{"id":14202,"date":"2023-02-01T12:24:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T10:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/?p=14202"},"modified":"2023-02-01T12:24:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T10:24:33","slug":"a-whole-lot-of-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/blog\/2023\/02\/01\/a-whole-lot-of-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"A whole lot of healing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever visited the doctor and left with a prescription to set firmer boundaries? Maybe not if you\u2019ve gone to the GP. But her extensive studies have taught Functional Medicinal Homeopath Dr Joanne Pautz that healing can take many forms.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Although Joanne didn\u2019t always see healing in her future, it\u2019s no stretch to say that her interest in health stretches all the way back to childhood. Her mother worked at Vital Foods, and she says she remembers that her supply of vitamins filled the basket in the centre of the eight-seater table in her boarding school\u2019s dining hall.<\/p>\n

Today, Joanne is very selective about the supplements she takes … she believes that \u201cindividualised, goal oriented, root cause medicine is the way of the future\u201d. And that\u2019s exactly how she approaches her patients. \u201cNo two cases are the same,\u201d she points out.<\/p>\n

Even the nature of the conditions Joanne treats vary wildly: in one day, she might see a couple struggling to fall pregnant, a child with an ear infection, someone wanting to lose weight, a business executive battling with insomnia, an athlete who would like to improve their performance and a teenager grappling with social pressures at school.<\/p>\n

One case may require a physical exam followed by blood, urine, saliva or DNA testing before further treatment is required. Or it could be that Joanne\u2019s extensive consultation reveals that the root cause of a client\u2019s condition lies in emotional trauma, in which case she\u2019ll work to release stuck emotions with techniques like Acudetox (auricular acupuncture) or a Life Alignment, a modality which leverages the principles of quantum physics and kinesiology. \u201cOften, patients leave this type of session with tools to help them cope, like coaching notes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trying to shift a few kilos? Joanne would assess your body composition using an InBody Scale, analyse your diet, hormonal status and exercise regime, then load an app-based eating plan (including recipes, shopping lists and calorie goals) onto your phone.<\/p>\n

Whatever her approach, Joanne\u2019s goal is always the same … to empower patients to make sustainable changes. \u201cI\u2019m always trying to teach my patients how to make changes in areas that are holding them back from living an inspired, healthy, energetic and balanced life,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n

Her unwavering belief in the power of her multi-modal approach comes not only from her training (a hard-earned Master\u2019s degree in Homeopathy followed by a year at the UK\u2019s Regents College of Homeopathy, qualifications in several modalities, a Fellowship in Anti-Ageing, Metabolic and Functional Medicine from the USA in her forties, but also through experience. Joanne gave birth to her daughter, Sage Siena, at home, completely drug-free, with the help of a doula as well as midwife Sharon Marsay. \u201cI had an innate knowing that if anything went wrong with the birthing process, we had a natural solution that could fix it,\u201d she says. Now 13, Sage Siena still has never been treated with anything other than natural medicine.<\/p>\n

Although Joanne says that she believes in tackling a problem from many angles, she admits that homeopathy remains her first love. \u201cI\u2019ve seen it work miracles,\u201d she enthuses.<\/p>\n

She finds working holistically extremely rewarding. It\u2019s not only about healing – although it is, of course, wonderful to witness the changes patients go through, for many, the mere fact of being seen and heard by Joanne makes an enormous difference to their emotional and physical wellbeing. \u201cMy hope is that my prescribed interventions will help them feel emotionally more secure, confident and centered, mentally sharper and physically more robust and resilient.\u201d Joanne often relies on her intuition to solve patients\u2019 issues. She describes each new case as a journey or a puzzle to be solved in the quickest time possible \u2013 and to do this, she needs to connect with her patient fully from a grounded heart space. At the same time, she has to be able to disconnect fully, otherwise she will carry their trauma and pain with her.<\/p>\n

As much as Joanne teaches her patients about living life to their full, they teach her too. \u201cOne of the things that inspires me about my work is that there\u2019s always the chance to learn something new.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her passion for learning comes from Joanne\u2019s firm belief that \u201cthere is always a well-researched, natural solution for every disease process. If there isn\u2019t one, it\u2019s only because it hasn\u2019t been found yet \u2013 but one day we will!\u201d<\/p>\n

Details: Visit www.drjoanne.co.za<\/a> or contact Dr Joanne Pautz on 011-326-2131 or email info@drjoanne.co.za<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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How to be healthy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow Joanne\u2019s tips for ultimate wellbeing:<\/p>\n