I am an Integrative and Functional Medical Doctor based in Cape Town South Africa.
Dr Leah Murray
We aim to find long-term solutions.
Qualifications
- MBChB (Stellenbosch 2008)
- Emergency medicine (Private / state / UK) 2009 – 2016
- Integrative Medicine Post Grad Course – Stellenbosch University 2015
- Integrative Medicine Course by Dr Bernard Brom 2013
Medical board registrations
- Health Professions Council of South Africa
- General Medical Council, UK
- South African Society of Integrative Medicine
Integrative Medicine is my focus
Areas of special interest include
We aim to bring long term solutions
About Integrative Medicine
Integrative medicine is the best of both worlds – It is not ‘complementary and alternative,’ it is the professional practice of evidence based medicine that takes into account the entire being and aims for optimum health and wellness.
In my opinion, the best way to grasp the concept of Integrative Medicine is to think of it as BRINGING ABOUT BALANCE in order to stimulate the body’s innate healing potential.
Integrative practitioners see ‘disease’ as the end point of a system out of balance. This ‘unbalance’ was brought about due to dysfunction in the system.
This dysfunction is where Integrative practitioners focus.
The dysfunction can be brought about by many different ‘things’ – diet, stress, environmental toxins, emotional reactions, amongst others.
The focus is not only on symptom relief, but finding and reversing the dysfunction that lead to the symptom in the first place.
We aim to find long-term solutions.
More about Integrative Medicine01. Integrative medicine
Integrative medicine is the best of both worlds – It is not ‘complementary and alternative,’ it is the professional practice of evidence based medicine that takes into account the entire being and aims for optimum health and wellness.
02. Holistic health and wellness
- It allows you to be involved in your health.
- Educate and empower yourself.
- Be informed.
- It’s a shift away from pharmaceutically driven health care toward less toxic, safe and effective alternatives.
03. It’s all about balance
- Healing orientated approach
- Evidence based medicine
- First, do no harm principle
- Holistic: addresses bio-psycho-social-spiritual aspects
- Looking at, and seeing, the ‘bigger picture’
- Focus on the relationship between patient and practitioner
- Focus on the DYSFUNCTION that lead to the reason the patient first sought help
- Enable the body’s innate healing potential
My Pricing
Guidance on basic pricing listed below but please get in touch with your specific enquiry. Prices effective 1 February 2020.
Please note: The practice is not contracted in to any of the medical aids and you are requested to kindly settle the account immediately after the consultation. You will be provided with a receipt in order to claim back from your medical aid, as applicable.
Please find my contact details below to arrange an appointment.
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