Claremont Health Ministries

21/08/2023

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If you have not yet seen the latest episode of Bible Health Treasures, be sure to catch up before rhe next one on Wednesday.

P.s. let me know your thoughts - did you learn anything new in this video?

Dr Erasmus discovered that the Bible is not only a book for church, but a user manual for daily life. She discovered health information recorded in the Bible...

06/12/2017

If only getting this right in life, was a little easier...

17/08/2015

For sometime now I have been working closely with mental illness.
This week in particular, I am more and more aware that drugs and alcohol has taken our country by storm, destroying its victims like a tsunami.

No life is left unscarred from contact with this disaster.
No relative or friend is untouched by the addiction of an individual.
Rebuilding of a life can never begin during the raging storm.
Rebuilding is a loooong process.
Rebuilding requires a team.

The only way to have a life left "undestroyed" by the tsunami of drugs, is not be found in the pathway of the waves.

How can we protect our country and the community from this disaster?

16/07/2015

Medication...
The essential tablet and syrup and capsule and powder and inhaler and injection... our hospitals and clinics hand out by the bucket load every day...

The magic chemicals which solve all problems, cure all ailments, reverses all damage...

Is that truly what people believe?
I - of course - value medication. I see the good work it does and prescribe it daily. But man oh man, if only humans took responsibility for their choices and relied less on these medications to reverse the irreversible damage they do daily to their bodies.

Regular fatty foods
Regular fast food
Regular fizzy drinks
Regular sweet treats
Smoking
Drinking
Drugs
Excess salt
Daily insufficient water intake
White bread
White rice
White flower
Salty cheese
Refined foods
Insufficient fruit and veg
No exercise

Endless, permanent damage to bodies...
But...
"Dr, what tablets can you give to me for my black toes...? "

Sigh......

25/02/2015

So it has taken me ages to get around to adding a post. My apologies to those who came and found nothing new on the page.

Our statement a few weeks ago in the church bulletin pointed towards the fact that diseases of lifestyle: specifically hypertension and diabetes, account for greater morbidity and mortality than illnesses like HIV. To some, this is a surprise because of the increasing awareness in our country, and around the world, of HIV and its extensive effects.

The truth is, not all people are exposed to the HI-virus. Not all people come into contact with TB germs. But we are all faced daily with choices that could lead to hypertension and diabetes.

The question is: why does it matter? Are those illenesses? Are they dangerous? Do they have long term consequences?

The answer is YES to all those questions.
A YES that I wish I could shout from the mountains. Many patients of mine say "no" when asked: "do you have any chronic illnesses?". But then when asked which medications they are on, list 7 to 16 different tablets and injections for "just the high blood and sugar pills".

Those same patients who have "no chronic illnesses" join us in the wards for multiple admissions. Sometimes for treatment of heart attacks. Sometimes treatment of strokes. Often they are admitted for kidney failure for which there is no treatment anyway. Surgical wards see those same "healthy" individuals for treatment of sores that don't heal, and eventually amputate many feet and legs from people who continue to answer "no" to the question "do you have any illnesses or diseases?".

Friends, these two conditions account for and contribute to the vast majority of patients admitted to hospitals in SA and in many places in the world. Their complications are tremendous and sadly many sufferers don't understand even the basics of these illnesses.

If you have been told that you have high blood pressure or diabetes, have family/friends that suffer from these illnesses or simply want to know how you can prevent becoming diabetic or hypertensive, please reply to this post or email Claremont Health Ministries. We will set up a workshop date where details can be discussed and valuable information shared.

Today is the day to make a choice.
Be informed about your health!

May God continue to teach us how to build up the temples we call "our" bodies.

12/01/2015

2014 End Year Tenterden party

12/01/2015

Question:
Which topics on illness and/or preventing disease would you attend - even if you actually felt like sitting at home relaxing or visiting friends or going to the movies...?

Would you attend:
- lady logistics: understanding the workings of woman
- men's health: more than just the prostate...
- diabetes: a drastically damaging disease
- diabetes: how to level the highs and lows
- blood circulation: vital plumbing
- high blood pressure: diffusing disaster
- heart disease: attack vs failure
- strokes: understanding the brain attack
- cancers: a growing problem
- dental health: hygiene of the heart
- HIV: leaving you defenseless
- TB or not TB, that is the question
- lung disease: breath of life destroyed
- alcohol: messing with your mind
- the smoking gun
- substance dependence sorrows
- healthy skin: the wrinkle war
- beginners guide to quick easy meals
- vegetarian dishes
- vegan dishes
- food: the good, the bad and the ugly
- exercise: keeping fit on a budget
- weight loss: the do's and don'ts
- sleep: why you just can't get enough of it
- water, the fountain of life
- infant info: keeping your little one on the right development path
- prescription antibiotics & other medicines: what you really really need to know
- dealing with depression
- understanding ADD and other special needs children
- curbing cholesterol
- five a day fruit frenzy

Comment on this post by sharing which topics you'd be interested in and feel free to share others if not listed...

12/01/2015

Welcome to Claremont Health Ministries

The Bible says "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your body." (1 Cor. 6:19-20).

You need a healthy mind and body to:
1. optimally pray and speak to God;
2. optimally hear God's voice speaking to your heart; and to
3. optimally serve God in ministry and witnessing.

Start today to build your "temple" by making healthy choices.
We only get one body each...