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Doctor-led holistic and personalised health optimisation protocols for you! Live Better, for longer, from today!

20/12/2025

Longevity isn’t a trend, it’s a personalised, data-informed lifestyle.
And at Expand Health, no two journeys look the same.

Every protocol is rooted in science, guided by medical expertise, and shaped around your biology, goals and life.
Here’s what your personalised longevity journey could look like:

1️⃣ Functional Doctor’s Consultation
Your foundation: real data, real understanding.
Dr Dan uncovers the hidden drivers of health - stress load, symptoms, metabolism, inflammation, hormones, lifestyle and goals.

2️⃣ Functional Assessments & Personalised Testing
We look beneath the surface.
Depending on your needs, this may include VO₂ max, functional assessments, genetic testing and a comprehensive nutrition assessment with Maryke Gallagher.

3️⃣ Your Personalised Longevity Blueprint
A phased roadmap that finally makes sense.
Your report outlines your biological priorities, nutrition strategy, lifestyle shifts, recommended therapies, supplements and targeted health goals.

4️⃣ Your Therapy Stack - Designed for Your Biology
A curated combination of:
• HBOT (oxygenation + healing)
• Red Light Therapy (mitochondria + hormones)
• PEMF (nervous system balance)
• IV Therapy (precision nutrient support)
• Sauna, Cold plunge & Ozone (detox + metabolic resilience)
This is longevity medicine in motion.

5️⃣ Nutrition & Lifestyle Support
Practical, personalised nourishment with Maryke to fuel your biology, not restrict it.

6️⃣ Ongoing Measurement & Optimisation
Longevity is dynamic. We re-test, refine, and adjust your protocol as you and your health needs evolve.

Longevity isn’t a product or a quick fix. It’s a partnership with your body.

16/12/2025

If you’re struggling to recover, think clearly, or feel energised - it might not be your training, diet, or stress. It might be your sleep.

Research shows that poor or inconsistent sleep doesn’t just make you tired, it accelerates biological ageing:
• Slower recovery & healing
• Higher inflammation & weaker immunity
• Cognitive fog & mood instability
• Increased risk of chronic disease
• Up to 40% shorter lifespan with long-term sleep loss

Sleep is your body’s repair system and when it’s disrupted, every other system works harder.

At Expand Health, we support sleep from the cellular level up using science-backed therapies that help your body restore its natural rhythm:
🧬 HBOT for inflammation reduction & enhanced neural recovery 🔴 Red Light Therapy for circadian balance & melatonin regulation
⚡ PEMF Therapy to calm the nervous system & deepen restorative sleep

Combined with nutrition, lifestyle guidance and personalised care, these interventions help you sleep deeper, recover faster, and improve your long-term healthspan.

When sleep improves, everything improves.
📍 Visit Expand Health for Personalised sleep & recovery protocols.

12/12/2025

Nutrition shouldn’t shrink your life. It should expand it.
Maryke’s approach goes far beyond meal plans or food lists. She understands that real life requires real, sustainable nourishment. Nutrition isn’t about restriction, rules, or chasing perfection.
It’s about living fully.

Her philosophy:
🍎 Food should bring pleasure, not pressure
⚖️ Health is not perfection - it’s balance
🍽️ Nutrition must feel personalised, achievable and life-enhancing
🏃🏼Your habits should support your goals, not stress your system
🔋Your body is always communicating, knowing how to listen is powerful.

At Expand Health, Maryke blends evidence-based nutrition with human-centred care through nutrigenomics & personalised nutrition, integrative protocols with our longevity modalities and guidance that adapts to your phase of life, your goals and your reality.

If you’re ready to support your body better, Maryke is here to walk the journey with you.
Book your consultation on +27 66 448 0238

10/12/2025

Most people track their age.
Longevity medicine tracks something far more meaningful - the health of your cells and the systems that keep you alive.

In longevity science, a handful of biomarkers consistently stand out as the strongest predictors of lifespan and healthspan.

These are the metrics that genuinely move the needle:
1️⃣ VO₂ Max - The #1 Predictor of All-Cause Mortality
Your cardiovascular capacity is the strongest scientific indicator of how long you’ll live.
Higher VO₂ max → lower mortality → better performance → healthier ageing.

2️⃣ Inflammation Markers (hs-CRP)
Chronic inflammation is the “silent accelerant” behind most age-related diseases.
Lower inflammation = longer, healthier life.

3️⃣ Mitochondrial Function & Oxidative Stress
Your mitochondria power every cell in your body.
When they decline, energy drops, ageing accelerates and recovery slows.

4️⃣ Mineral Balance, Heavy Metals & Glucose Control
Micronutrient depletion, toxicity and unstable blood sugar quietly drive fatigue, sleep issues, hormone imbalance and metabolic decline.

These markers offer a window into how fast or slow you’re ageing at the cellular level. Not only are they measurable and trackable but most importantly, they are improvable.

At Expand Health, we use these biomarkers to build personalised, science-led longevity protocols that support your energy, resilience and long-term health.

Because you can’t optimise what you don’t measure.
📍 Book your Health Insights Test in De Waterkant and discover your baseline.

03/12/2025

Health isn’t just what happens in your body, it’s what happens in your life.

At Expand Health, functional medicine isn’t about treating isolated symptoms.
Dr Dan believes true medicine looks at the whole person. It’s about understanding your habits, your environment, your stress, your nutrition, your movement, your story.

Our approach combines daily practices with science-backed longevity modalities to support your body at every level.

The purpose of health isn’t perfection.
It’s having the energy, clarity and resilience to live the life you love - fully, joyfully, and for longer.

If you’re ready to explore what your personalised longevity journey could look like, we’re here to walk it with you.

📍 Visit us in De Waterkant, contact us on +27 66 448 0238 or learn more about Dr Dan at expandhealth.co.za

01/12/2025

Healthspan > Lifespan

Most people are trying to live longer.
At Expand Health, we’re far more interested in helping you live better - with energy, clarity, resilience and joy for as many years as possible.

That’s the difference between lifespan and healthspan:
🕰 Lifespan is how long you live.
🌱 Healthspan is how well you live.

And the truth is this:
Healthspan doesn’t extend itself.
It’s built, intentionally, at the cellular level.

Every modality at Expand Health is designed around one goal:
To keep your cells functioning at their highest capacity for as long as possible.
Because when your cells thrive, you thrive - mentally, physically, hormonally and emotionally.

This isn’t wellness as a trend.
It’s longevity as a lifestyle. Your healthspan is the most important investment you’ll ever make. And it starts with one choice: to value your years of quality as much as the years you count.

📍 Visit Cape Town’s first Longevity Hub in De Waterkant

26/11/2025

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is one of the most researched longevity tools in the world.

If you’re curious (or a little nervous), you’re not alone.
Here are the real answers to some of the questions we hear every week:

“Will I feel claustrophobic?”
Most clients say the opposite - the chamber is spacious, quiet and deeply calming. Think restorative nap, focused work zone, not confinement.

“How safe is it?”
HBOT is used by hospitals worldwide and is FDA-approved for more than a dozen conditions.
At Expand Health, your session is adapted to your personal needs and supervised by experienced practitioners in a serene, controlled environment.

“What actually happens in there?”
Inside the chamber, the pressure increases gently (like taking off in an airplane), allowing your plasma to carry up to 15x more oxygen.

“Who benefits?”
Clients choose HBOT for:
Post-surgery healing, Brain fog + cognitive performance, Immune support, Longevity + cellular repair, Injury + wound healing, Stress recovery + burnout pr even Athletic performance.

HBOT isn’t a trend, it’s cellular medicine.
A scientific, deeply restorative tool that gives your body what it’s been missing: oxygen-rich healing.

DM us “HBOT” to start your journey.

20/11/2025

The $3 billion wellness industry has convinced us that symptoms ARE the problem. They're not, they are the signal. The real issue: cellular dysfunction.

Think of your body like a phone that won’t charge properly.
You can close apps (meditation), dim the screen (better sleep), or carry a power bank (supplements)…but none of that fixes a faulty charging port.

That’s where traditional wellness falls short.
It treats the surface while the foundation continues to crumble.

Yes:
→ Ice baths can reduce inflammation temporarily
→ Supplements give your system a boost
→ Meditation helps regulate stress

All helpful, however none repair why your cells stopped functioning optimally in the first place.

This is where longevity medicine changes everything.

When you optimise the body at a cellular level using integrated, science-backed therapies, you’re not just managing symptoms, you’re restoring your body’s ability to repair, regenerate and thrive.

Wellness shouldn’t be a cycle of chasing symptoms.
It should be a personalised, root-cause approach that rebuilds your health from the inside out.

At Expand Health, this looks like:
🩺A data intensive session with our integrative medical doctor to find the root cause to your signals.
🧬 Functional testing (genetics, inflammation markers, mineral balance) to identify where dysfunction begins — and how to reverse it.
🔋 PEMF Therapy to recharge cellular energy and improve circulation
💡 Red Light Therapy to support ATP production and tissue repair
🔵 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to boost mitochondrial function & reduce inflammation
🩵 Ozone Sauna Therapy (HOCATT) for detoxification & cellular oxygenation
💧 Medical-grade IV Therapy to replenish nutrients essential for cellular processes

P.S. If “cellular optimisation” is new to you, you’re not alone.
Send us a message - we’d love to show you what becomes possible when your body functions at its designed capacity.

📍 Expand Health: +27 66 448 0238

18/11/2025

🌿 Meet Dr Daniel Blanckenberg

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr Dan to the Expand Health team - a compassionate, purpose-driven integrative medical doctor with a passion for helping people reverse chronic disease, reclaim their vitality, and live long, vibrant lives.

Dr Dan takes a whole-person, evidence-based approach to uncovering the root cause of illness. His philosophy?

Longevity is not just about living longer – it’s about staying strong, active, and fulfilled well into your later years.

From metabolic and hormone health to lifestyle optimisation, mindfulness and personalised longevity plans, Dr Dan is here to walk alongside you on your journey – with intention, empathy, and a deep respect for the human body.

Available for Longevity-focused and GP-style consultations
📍 De Waterkant, Cape Town
📩 WhatsApp us on +27 66 448 0238 to make your appointment.

11/11/2025

Find your balance, naturally.
Serotonin isn’t just the “happy hormone” - it’s the foundation of calm, focus, sleep, and overall wellbeing.
About 90% of your serotonin lives in your gut, where it quietly influences everything from digestion to mood. When levels drop, you may feel flat, anxious, or restless.

Your body already knows how to make serotonin. You just need to give it the right signals.

Here’s how to boost serotonin naturally:
☀️ Step into light - Morning sunlight or Red Light Therapy stimulates serotonin production, improving mood and energy.
🏃‍♀️ Move daily – Aerobic and resistance training increase tryptophan uptake in the brain — the amino acid your body turns into serotonin.
🥑 Eat smart – Combine tryptophan-rich foods (salmon, eggs, tofu, turkey, nuts) with complex carbs for steady energy, hormone balance and serotonin production.
🧘 Calm your nervous system – Meditation and gratitude practices, or sessions in our Somadome pod - nudge your brain to produce more serotonin.
💨 Breathe in balance – Studies show that Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) enhances oxygen flow in the brain, supporting serotonin and dopamine regulation.
🤝 Connect deeply – Shared laughter, conversations, and community raise serotonin naturally.

At Expand Health, we try to bring together science-backed therapies and human connection to help you feel balanced - from cell to self.

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