The way you think and metabolise mental stress can, for example, lead to increased anxiety, which can manifest as hypertension or insomnia, says Ballito’s natural medicine guru Dr Beryl Bazley.

Plantmed, a supplier of natural and ayurvedic health supplements, heeds the call of Dr Bazley’s advice and is right next door to her practice in Ballito Business Park where customers can pick up all of their natural healthcare needs.

Dr Bazley believes issues that lead to physical ailments often begin with our history and response to events in our lives, and more often than not, the common medical industry does not have a definitive answer to tackle a diagnosis that is hard to pin down the roots of.

“Many physical ailments start out as mental or emotional imbalances that manifest as sicknesses,” said Dr Bazley, who has seen patients with incredible hormone polarities fix more than one symptom by merely regulating their natural endocrine function.

Natural plant-based medicine has been around as long as people have existed, and while the regulated industry around medicinal dispensaries does not over-arch herbal and ayurvedic medicine – the claimed effects and improvements in health are plain for people to see.

The testimony of Plantmed‘s customers speaks volumes to how their products have been able to provide genuine relief to serious ailments.

“I was there on Friday, bought a number of products to help me with weight loss and blood pressure that you suggested to me for all the different treatments,” says one customer, whose name has been withheld due to doctor-patient confidentiality.

“Thank you again for the kindness I got when I walked into the store.

“To be honest, I was in tears afterward because lately my doctor has just been making me feel like am a customer, and not a patient that needs help. The energy in your shop is amazing.”

Another client of Plantmed‘s and Dr Bazley’s was a patient diagnosed with stage three breast cancer, which after three months of natural treatment, experienced the tumour shrinking incredibly.

“Seeing her from having a tumour in her breast the size of a tennis ball, and seeing it shrink over the last three months to the size of a golf ball is truly a God send,” said the patient’s partner.

Dr Bazley is doctor of natural medicine and consults at the I Move Fitness (IMF) Medical Centre for Plantmed.

Plantmed offers a host of plant-derived remedies in the form of tablets, creams, rubs and even edible snacks safe for children’s consumption to make giving supplements easier.

Just one seed

Plantmed has also teamed up with Karla Brink from Simply Graphic to spearhead a non-profit initiative called ‘Just One Seed’ – where local business are invited join in sharing a fraction of their profits towards planting indigenous and other fruit-bearing trees in townships and public places for people to enjoy.

Contact Karla on info@simplygraphic.co.za, or pop in to see store manager Zora Kingston at Plantmed under the IMF gym in Ballito Drive and browse through their range of natural products that bridge the gap between medicine and healthcare.