Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Stress Connection Written by Dr Arien van der Merwe MBChB FRSPH MISMA NHA Medical doctor, Author, Medical Specialist: Health & Wellbeing The connection between stress and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) The exact cause of IBS remains uncertain, but the following trends that might help people make sense in finding possible […]
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Five secrets for successful weight loss These secrets will make ANY weight loss plan you are on work successfully for you! 1. FATS Fats are essential! Do not leave out healthy fats from your diet! Fats make you full and satisfied. If you skip it, you will end up snacking and feeling hungry… Stick to
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Health Awareness The Importance of Health Screenings Health screenings can identify and assess the following health risks: diabetes, metabolic syndrome, high cholesterol, overweight and obesity, osteoarthritis, cancer, heart disease, chronic inflammation, depression, etc. Dr Arien herself is an example of why regular health screenings are so important. A very unpleasant surprise awaited her when she did
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Inflamm-Ageing It’s the current buzzword in the anti-ageing world. We explore the way chronic inflammation accelerates ageing and how to slow things down – Lynne Gidish The word “inflammation” comes from the Latin word “inflamatio”, which means “to inflame or set on fire”, explains Dr Arien van der Merwe, owner of Healthy Living Space in Pretoria (www.drarien.co.za). Click here for page 1 of Dr
Joyful Living Workshop Your song of joy: what is the inner milieu of your DNA? – Dr Arien van der Merwe The 6-D’s, 3P’s and 1 GNF to live life joyfully Understand how thoughts and emotions create health and happiness The cell membrane is the true brain of the cell! The heart as brain
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Three Keys to a Younger You Due to the great response of the Workshop held on 28 February 2015, we decided to do a repeat workshop on 28 March 2015. Click here to see some of the feedback of 28 February 2015. Morning workshop with international renowned holistic health expert and bestselling author Dr Arien
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Heart Healing in a Nutshell Sanskrit: Anahata, meaning flawless, unstruck or unbeaten (Joseph Campbell likens this unstruck vibration to the humming of an electrical transformer, or the unheard – to our ears – humming of atoms and molecules) And the day came when the need to remain closed became more painful than the risk to
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Work-Life Balance/ Family Career Balance Click here for the Work-Life Balance article in Pharmacy Focus
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Three Keys to a Younger You: Feedback Repeat Workshop: 28 March 2015 Feedback from some of the participants: Very interesting. Thank you very much!!! Learnt a lot and curious to know more i.e. life = style, destress, emotional wellness Interesting especially on natural remedies and release of emotions Fantastic! Very educational!!! Dr Arien is great!
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The Most Important Nutrients for Heart Health The most important nutrients for heart health include: An antioxidant combination with enough vitamins A, E, C and minerals zinc, selenium, chromium High dosages (50-100mg each) of the B-complex vitamins B1, 3, 5, 6, choline, inositol; 50 microgram of B12 and biotin; 400 microgram of folic acid Magnesium
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