YOU & YOUR HEALTH
Gemma Newman
A doctor’s journey
TOWARDS
HOLISTIC
HEALTH
Dr. Gemma Newman has been a GP for 16 years. Here she explains why she’s a firm believer in a holistic approach to health…
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S a GP, I see people from cradle to grave. My role is mostly chronic disease management, so I began to seek out other ways to help my patients. I became interested in diet, exercise, psychology and solution- focused therapeutic approaches. I also learned CBT for use with my patients. Over the years, I have incorporated holistic approaches to wellness, including sleep, exercise,
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mindfulness, flow, meditation and more. There is more emerging research coming out about the role that ancient healing practices can have on overall health, from Reiki for pain relief to yoga for PTSD. Meditation has also been shown to be very helpful; it has been found to improve brain function, reduce inflammation, change your genes’ expression, reduce anxiety, improve gut health and also reduce the amount of day-to-day stress hormones that we deal with.
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