PRESENTERS, SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, PRESENTATION TOPIC AND DESCRIPTION
| ESTELLE BRETTENNY
B. OT.; M. OT.; PDME
Estelle Brettenny is an occupational therapist in private practice and an independent trainer and consultant with 38 years of clinical experience. For the past two decades, she has been specializing in meta-cognitive therapeutic intervention for older primary school learners, high school learners and adult learners. She is an experienced and certified trainer in the mediation of thinking skills and has been a board member of The International Association for Cognitive Education (IACESA) for about two decades. She has developed a keen interest and passion for Functional Medicine since 2015 due to personal health problems. In 2017, she contributed a chapter titled, Critical Thinking on the Road of Life (For optimal Health and Well-Being), to a book on Critical Thinking (edited by Prof. Mary Grosser).
PRESENTATION: 8 Thinking Mistakes that even Smart Professionals make that can lead to Chronic Disease and Prevent Optimal Health
Good thinking must go on the road of life with us. Paul and Elder (2014) argue that no matter what your circumstances or goals are, no matter where you are or what problems you must deal with, you are better off if you have skilled thinking. If you cannot think critically your survival is in peril. Optimal well-being on the road of life is one of the most important topics that require high quality critical thinking as our health span (length of time an individual lives a disease-free life) might not equal our life span (total amount of time spent living, regardless of health status) (Bland, 2014). Our daily decisions on the road of life about diet, exercise and other lifestyle behaviours have a direct effect on our optimal well-being and the optimal well-being of other people. Even smart professionals make thinking mistakes that can lead to chronic disease that is the biggest challenge of the 21st century. This presentation will aim to create a deeper awareness of the importance of critical thinking (and non-critical thinking) and optimal well-being. The presentation will also briefly contextualize the conference.
| DR. OSSIE VAN RENSBURG
BSc. MBChB. M.Med.(Clin Path), Dipl (Clin.Nutri)
Clinical Pathologist.
PRESENTATION: The Dynamic Brain: Revealing the Potential of Neuroplasticity to Reverse Neurodegeneration
Ossie van Rensburg recently attended The Institute for Functional Medicine's 2017 Annual International Conference in Los Angeles, USA. In this presentation, he will share some of the latest research about The Dynamic Brain and the Potential of Neuroplasticity to Reverse Neurodegeneration (e.g. cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s Disease) as presented at the conference.
| DR. LOUISE LINDENBERG
MB.ChB. (Stell.), MF Hom (UK)
Louise Lindenberg runs an integrated medical practice based in Durbanville, Cape Town and she also consults Johannesburg on a regular basis. She incorporates dietary intervention, supplementation, nutrition, phytotherapy/herbal medicine, and allopathic medicine in a holistic health care environment. Her passion is working with children with developmental challenges, including Autism, ADHD and behavioural problems. She has had extensive training in the biomedical approach to treating children on the Autistic Spectrum to be able to optimise the outcome for children with developmental delays.
PRESENTATION: Optimising Neurological Development in children.
In this presentation Dr Lindenberg will discuss important strategies to optimise general health relating to lifestyle and supplementation in children and look at a few functional treatment options regarding special neurological needs.
| DR. FRIEDA BADENHORST
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B., Ch.B.) 1980, University of Stellenbosch
Frieda Badenhorst has done various post-graduate certified courses related to the practice of alternative and complementary therapies as well as courses related to the practice of Integrative and Functional Therapies. She is a registered member of the HPCSA (Health Professions Council of South Africa). She practices as a general medical practitioner in Somerset West since 1991. She has been practicing with an integrative healthcare approach for the last 23 years. Together with her husband, Dr Carel Bredell, they run a successful practice where she attends to a wide range of medical problems.
PRESENTATION: The role of the gastrointestinal lining in overall health and wellness and how to support and maintain just that
In this presentation, you will learn about how your gastrointestinal tract function and understand how to repair and keep it clean, to achieve and maintain vibrant, long-lasting health. Prevention is the best cure.
| DR. CAREL BREDELL
M.B., ChB. 1983, University of Stellenbosch
Carel Bredell is a registered member of the HPCSA (Health Professions Council of South Africa). He has been in private practice since 1991 but has worked in England and Mali periodically. He practiced Western Medicine for 10 years but gradually shifted to lifestyle medicine, herbs, homeopathy, energy medicine and bio-puncture. For the last 8 years he has focussed on Functional Medicine and is primarily interested in the regaining of total health and maintenance of optimal health.
PRESENTATION: Brain-Gut Interaction and the Effect of Stress
This presentation will build on the previous one and focus on:- The five basic functions of the gastro-intestinal tract;
- The gut as the second brain;
- The importance of the micro-organisms in our bodies and the effect on our health;
- The gut-brain connection and the brain-gut connection;
- The effect of stress on the brain and the gut;
- And how to use all this information to promote general health and mental health
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DR. ADELE PELTERET
Dr. Adele Pelteret is a qualified Naturopath, Nutritional Therapist, Teacher, and Functional Medicine Lifestyle Consultant – with BSc degrees in both Complementary Medicine and Naturopathy. She practices as a natural ‘GP’ in Pinelands, Cape Town, where she uses an individualized approach to diagnose and treat patients. Dr. Adele is the National Secretary for the SA Naturopathy Association, and has a special interest in Physical therapies, Ergonomics, Epigenetics, Public speaking, and Corporate wellness.??
PRESENTATION: COPING with Work and Other Stress in a Healthy Way
Stress affects all of us, but how we "handle" or deal with it, is ultimately how it is going to influence our health. Dr Adele Pelteret briefly explains how stress affects our body's and what simple and natural ways - like nutrition, acupressure, breathing etc. - we can use to help alleviate and cope with the stressors in our lives.
| DEANDRA CATRY
BSc. Hons Nutr & Diet (UCT)
Deandra completed her Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Psychology with a distinction in Human Kinetics and Ergonomics (2011-2013). She then went on to study her Bachelor of Medical Science Honours in dietetics at The University of Cape Town (2014- 2015). During her community service year in rural KZN she completed numerous courses including: Six day practical course on cerebral palsy for therapists, treating the emotional eater and infant feeding programs. She is currently working as a health coach at The Centre for Translational Genomics and is doing further studying: Diabetes postgraduate through the University of South Wales and The Manuka Translational Nutrigenomics Course.
PRESENTATION: Nutrition made Personal
We are all unique. We are different to our siblings, our parents and our friends. We each require different nutrients to get our bodies working efficiently. The way we look at chronic illness is also changing. There is no more one solution for all! Chronic illness is on the increase in our society. Instead of just treating the symptoms, we are now looking deeper into the cause of chronic illness! In this regard, the power of food is finally being given the recognition it deserves. Eating according to our own genotype has become a reality. In this presentation, we will explore what it means to target your nutrition according to your cellular defense pathways and how to optimize your health.
| DR. MARGARET BLACKIE
Margaret has worked at Stellenbosch University since 2010 in the department of chemistry and polymer science. She is also a qualified spiritual director with nearly 15 years of experience. She worked full time as a spiritual director from 2003-2006 at Loyola Hall, Jesuit Spirituality Center, Merseyside, UK. She is the author of Rooted in Love, Integrating Ignatian spirituality into daily life.
PRESENTATION: Living a Conscious Life
Mindfulness has become the new ‘must-have’ in self-help. Being present to oneself and one’s surroundings is necessary for an integrated and healthy life. We need to learn to ‘be present’ but cannot just be present and let life happen to us; we must make choices. Discernment is an embodied tool which we can use to make more conscious decisions. This presentation will give some of the key ideas around discernment. Most important is the practice of noticing. Noticing what happens when I encounter something. Noticing what draws me and what repels me. Noticing the sense of resonance in my body. Discernment gives the embodiment to mindfulness - allowing mindfulness to shift from being a 20-minute daily practice to a real connection with the source of life which permeates through all activity.
| VICKY HINDMARCH
Doctor of Chinese Medicine
Vicky gained an honours degree in Clinical Psychology from Rhodes University in 1992. In 1998 Vicky graduated with a licence to practice TCM from the College of Traditional Acupuncture in the UK. She returned to Cape Town with her husband Barry and started the Forest Drive Acupuncture Practice in Pinelands in 1999. Vicky is registered as a Doctor of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa. In 2011, she initiated and continues to host a group of Chinese Medicine practitioners who meet each month to share and discuss cases, to look at the latest research and to stimulate new thinking and solutions for the benefit of patients. In 2012 Vicky studied with Dr Colin La Grange, completing his course, A Complementary and Alternative Medical Approach to Reproductive Health. In July 2014, she completed 'The Functional Medicine Education Series' and continues to attend Functional Medicine lectures and training. Vicky’s current interest is DNA testing and translational nutrigenomics offered by the CTG centre in Cape Town.
PRESENTATION: The Daily Check-in App - A framework for noticing.
The Chinese developed the theory of the Five Elements through close observation of how their own beings and nature were intimately governed by the same rhythms. Vicky & Margaret Blackie have developed an App based on Five Element Theory. It is designed to assist anyone who needs a quick easy guide to start noticing how they are from day to day. The Five Elements correspond directly to the ‘personalising life-style factors’ used in Functional Medicine. |
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