With both of us being passionate about all matters relating to health, it is not surprising that our professional interests spill over into our personal lives. We love working with our patients who have consulted with us for over 25 years, from our Greenhouse Holistic Health Centre practice. We consider it a sacred privilege helping and guiding them to manage their illnesses in an holistic and integrative manner, whether face-to-face, or by distance. It is our professional philosophy to assist the inherent healing forces of nature, with treatments that incorporate nutritional and lifestyle adjustments, homeopathy, aromatic medicine, acupuncture, naturopathy, herbs, vitamins, minerals, and a range of other adjunctive remedies, to bring about optimal health.

We have both been actively committed to running organisations to further the work of these disciplines, such as the Association of Aromatherapists of SA, the AromaForum, the SA Naturopathic Association, the SA Society of Integrative Medicine, and the SA Complementary Medical Association. We have both been office-bearers in these and several other organisations, serving in non-remunerative capacities, in our spare time.

For the past 7 years Sandi has officially represented Therapeutic Aromatherapy and Naturopathy on the Allied Health Professions Council of SA [AHPCSA]. This is a government body that regulates the 11 complementary healthcare professions in South Africa. She continues to be an active Councillor even while we are travelling, returning for various AHPCSA meetings when needed.

Since we like to practise what we preach, we are passionately committed to our personal health, thereby hoping to provide a good example to our patients. We have taught our children the importance of physical and mental health, which they share with their partners. We eat healthily, without subscribing to fanatical and fad diets. It saddens us to see so many people who are unaware of how to eat healthily, with the resultant burdens that it places on their bodies.

We both subscribe to the maxim: “Reduce, Re-use, Recycle” as far as possible.

We both love walking in nature at every opportunity, be it seaside, field or forest. Sandi loves creative cooking, and preparing delicious food. Our extensive, and eclectic, library contains many cooking books, which attest to this passion.

Another of her passions is all things aromatic. Her alchemy skills are given expression via AromAfrica www.aromafrica.co.za, and Serendipity Quintessentials, two businesses that produce natural body products and aromatherapeutic remedies.

Sandi also loves flower photography, and has taken some fabulous pictures on our travels. She is an avid reader, and writes extensively for a variety of health-related journals.