If you and your child need to meet a lifestyle medicine doctor sooner than can ordinarily be arranged, you can arrange to meet us privately at our clinic in Rotterdam.

We will carefully listen to what’s been troubling you and ask you the questions that help us to better understand the nature of your problem.

We can then examine the patient so that we can give you an informed, expert opinion on your problem. If you need any treatment, we can discuss the options with you and make the necessary arrangements.

Sometimes you want to discuss your situation with an expert. If you want to speak to us without having to travel, you can request a telephone consultation. During this consultation with the lifestyle medicine doctor, together you will create a treatment plan and discuss any further steps needed.

Schedule an appointment online for a date and time that suits you.

Some people want to meet us but it’s not always convenient or time efficient for them to travel. So, for that reason, we are using modern technology to help you to talk to me face to face by using web cameras for us to hold a consultation. To help us discuss your situation and better understand what is going on with you.

Obviously, we won’t be able to examine you, but we will be able to help you understand what is happening to you. So, if you want to arrange a virtual face to face meeting, simply schedule an online consultation.

Use your food as your medicine! Healthy beginnings are crucial for lifelong well-being kids. Our kids are full of colors. Let us encourage them to eat the rainbow of fruits and vegetables.

A colorful mostly whole-food plant-based diet will make them stronger, smarter, and happier. It will protect them against infections and boost their immune system. Vegetables and fruits are POWER-food for your kids!

Unfortunately, most adults and kids nowadays have a sedentary lifestyle which is a huge risk factor for developing chronic diseases. Our body is designed to move. Therefore, a daily dose of physical activity is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle.

Encouraging kids to move their bodies is fun and has long term benefits such as: increased lean body mass, increased muscle and bone strength, brain growth and development, better quality of sleep, improvements in behavior, attention, and mood

Healthy sleep habit is a learned behavior, like talking. You can teach your kids to develop these habits by making sleep a priority in your home. Healthy adults are advised to get 7–9 hours of quality sleep per night. Besides, sleep and mood are closely connected.

Enough sleep improves your mood in a positive way. It also helps the body and mind to recharge in order to fight diseases appropriately. Sleep deprivation affects your mood and health. Which in turn could negatively affect your ability to be a calm and attentive parent.

Introduce healthy sleep habits for your kids and everyone will benefit. You deserve a good night’s sleep too!

Stress is unavoidable, but excessive stress could lead to serious health implications, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease and exacerbating medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and hypertension.

Again, stress is unavoidable, but learning to manage it effectively is critical.

Several healthy lifestyle activities could help to reduce stress such as connecting with friends, laughing more or going for a walk.

Social connections and love are important to humans. People were born to connect. Social connections are as important to a person’s survival and vitality as food, shelter and safety.

Unfortunately, loneliness and social isolation are not uncommon and has risen during the covid19 pandemic.

Social connection can lower anxiety and depression, help us regulate our emotions, lead to higher self-esteem and empathy, and actually improve our immune systems.

The well-documented dangers of any addictive substance use can increase risk for many cancers and heart disease.

Positive behaviours that improve health include cessation of tobacco use and limiting the intake of alcohol or better no alcohol at all. Substance abuse before the age of 25 can permanently change your brain development!

Smoking is number one most preventable form of disease and early cause of death in the world. Alcohol damage the organs and leads to heart problems and a fatty liver and weakens the immune system and gives neurological problems.