Dr Santie van der Merwe

Tag: anxiety

  • Resilience – Part 2

    Get to grips with your emotions.Take time to understand yourself and your feelings. My colleague told me that the work-from-home situation caused her stress and anxiety. The sudden change to a home office took her away from valuable daily interactions with everyone at the office. Figuring out how all the technology works for someone that…

  • Hypertension

    Symptoms High blood pressure usually has no warning signs or symptoms, and many people do not know they have it. Measuring your blood pressure is the only way to know whether you have high blood pressure. Did you know? In South Africa more than 1 in 3 adults live with high blood pressure and it…

  • Stress

    Stress is an inevitable part of our everyday lives. A little bit can be positive, but too much stress takes a toll on the body and mind. The goal isn’t to eliminate stress (that would be impossible) but rather to reduce it where possible and take time to recover from the stressors of daily life.…