What is unique about Health Insight?

Physiology
Biochemistry
Chemical Pathology
Genetic Screening
This unique approach has over time developed in a comprehensive and integrative model of all the factors that play a role in one’s health, aptly named “The Circle of Health.”
Our health always seems much more valuable after we lose it
What services do Health Insight offer?
Individual consultations
At Health Insight we firmly believe in the saying “Your health is your wealth” and we have over time developed the tools to enable individuals to take responsibility for the state of their health, their most precious possession.
Health Presentations
A wide range of presentations on health-related matters have been developed over time and presented to local and international audiences.
Corporate Interventions
Four different health interventions are available separately or as a comprehensive health improvement intervention, with benefits to both the employer and employees.
Personal Health – Circle of Health
An intriguing exploration of all the factors that affect one’s health. This unique approach has culminated in a unique model that integrates all of these factors.
Read our latest blogs
FRUCTOSE
Invisible to the eye, sugar is a disaccharide consisting of two molecules in equal amounts, namely glucose, and fructose. They get separated early in the digestive process and both get absorbed into the bloodstream but are processed quite differently. ...
TABLE SUGAR EQUALS GLUCOSE AND FRUCTOSE
Too much sugar in the diet has been referred to as “white death” and on closer inspection it boils down to the two ingredients in sugar. A single molecule of sugar consists of equal amounts of glucose and fructose, which gets separated early during the digestive...
DOPAMINE
The smell of freshly baked bread lingering in the kitchen adds to the delight from the first bite. The delight does not only come from our tastebuds, but mainly from a pleasure and reward function in the brain, which helps us to feel happy and even euphoric at...
COLLAGEN
In search of a magic bullet that would slow down the signs and effects of aging, collagen supplementation has in recent years been being promoted in a variety of products, from skin filler to muscle-building fiber to easing arthritis symptoms. Endorsements...
CANCER – A MITOCHONDRIAL METABOLIC DISEASE OR A GENETIC DISEASE?
The traditional view has been, and to a large extent still is, that cancer is a genetic disease, with its origin and treatment based on damaged “hardware”, implying the genetic material inside the human cell. However, research over the past decade has indicated...
VITAMIN B12
Vitamins are essential nutrients that the body requires in small quantities daily from our diet, since the body can’t make them. Vitamins are classified in two broad categories, namely fat soluble, such as vitamins A, D, E, and K, or water soluble, such as the...
ALLULOSE
The ever-increasing extent of overweight and obesity is highlighted by the World Health Organization, which found that worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. In 2016 more than 1,9 billion adults were overweight, of which over 650 million were...
FASTING
Ancient man’s lifestyle of walking long distances daily in search of food and shelter, typified by opportunistic eating and either fasting or feasting, also meant that they had to go for long periods of time without food when none was readily available. It makes...
BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR (BDNF)
“To function at its best, your brain needs neuron- and synapse-supporting factors, including certain hormones, trophic factors, and nutrients.” Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays an important role among these synapse-strengthening and neuron-boosting...
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Cape Town Practice
Address: 13 Hopeville Street, Gardens, 8001.
Email: info@healthinsight.co.za
Telephone: 082 9000 970
Pretoria Practice
Email: info@healthinsight.co.za
Telephone: (+27) 12 804 5282.
Betty’s Bay Practice
Address: 2777 Four Streams Road, Jocks Bay, 7141
Email: info@healthinsight.co.za
Telephone: 082 9000 970