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Niche Radio — This was a fun podcast because I got to use myself as a guinea pig! Last year I loaded a Botox (https://www.botoxcosmetic.com) video onto my insta page and I was surprised at how many messages I received in my inbox, either thanking me for being real about going for Botox or asking me a plethora of questions relating to the treatment. So here is an updated video and podcast with renowned SA plastic surgeon Dr Ridwan Mia (http://www.sandtonplasticsurgeon.com) In this episode, we go through the origin of Botox and whether or not it is ‘natural’. We talk about the Dos and Don'ts and we also bust some botox myths. I take you through the process on my Instagram page. If you’d like to book a treatment with him, use the code REALHealth+ when booking and do keep us posted on your experience! Contact Details: Suite G05, North block, Ground Floor, Mediclinic Sandton, corner Peter Place and Main Rd., Bryanston 2012 Bryanston 011 463 6591 Enjoy! Stace

Niche Radio — Today’s episode is a #DoctorSpotlight: an opportunity to get to know a doctor; what they believe in, what they stand for and to just develop a feel for who they are. I met Dr Laskery (www.icwcape.wix.com/icwcape ) at the Pan African Congress on Integrative Medicine (PACIM) in Cape Town. She was one of the younger faces in the audience of over 200 specialists and practitioners, which for me is quite exciting. Why? Well, the concepts in integrative medicine are based in age-old traditions and from my experience, the old guards of medicine acknowledge IM, its place and its numerous benefits to their patients but the challenge lies in convincing many of today’s doctors and specialists about the merits of including complimentary practices into their current model of treatment. The cohort of Baby Boomer/Gen X doctors have really been trained up in the disease diagnosis manner of treating patients and they’re from an era where patients somehow ceased to be considered people. Fortunately, that’s

Niche Radio — Interview with Dr Dalal Akoury This interview felt like I was chatting to a philosopher, a sage or a spiritual healer and not a doctor. It is very esoteric or philosophical in nature but then again I’m reminded that the word doctor means teacher and as you listen, you gather that that is exactly Dr Akoury’s heart. She is a doctor who clearly believes in empowering people, not just her patients. In fact, I found it alarming that when I initially heard Dr Dalal Akoury (http://www.awaremed.com) describe the position I should hold in my personal health journey as being the ‘captain of my ship’, I felt a powerful sense of empowerment. I had to ask myself where and when did I actually lose that power? When did you lose yours? Chances are you may have never felt in charge of your own health journey and hopefully, that changes today! Dr Akoury urges us to continue seeking our healing, to take charge and lead the journey, all the while remembering that medical professionals are there to guide an

Niche Radio — Heraclitus said that the only constant in life is change, yet it appears that we as humans are struggling to adapt to the constantly changing world we find ourselves living in. And as the speed of that change increases, we need mechanisms and hacks to help us adapt, slow down and respond to life as opposed to merely reacting. One of these hacks, believe it or not, is better communication! Ha! Who would have thought we can talk our way to better health?! Well, I absolutely loved my chat with the incredibly dapper and super intelligent, Dr Daniel Weber because his thoughts on diseases such as cancer are quite refreshing: he believes that cancer in the body is a breakdown of communication within the cells and that this is a mirror of current, modern-day life! He refers to social media as the ‘junk food of communication’ because it offers us all the bells and whistles, but with no real nutritional value! Isn’t that true! Now I’m not knocking social media, it certainly has its place and carrie

Niche Radio — Hey guys! I’m so excited to start podcasting about health topics for Niche Radio and to kick things off I attended the Pan African Congress on Integrative Medicine (http://integrativemedicinecongress.com) out at the Spier Wine Estate & Farm in Cape Town. Health and medical practitioners from all over the world descended upon the Mother City to discuss the future of healthcare: Integrative Medicine. According to the South African Institute of Integrative Medicine (http://integrativemedicine.co.za/about/), “Integrative Medicine recognises the holistic and unique nature of human beings, which encompasses physio-energetic information systems. It investigates the multifactorial causes of disease. In this approach the practitioner and the sick individual form a team working towards an integrated protocol of management best suited for that person. The priority is to support health using the least invasive and most natural approach; this does not exclude symptomatic treatment of disease, wher