Great news: New Hanya House health professionals joining us in 2025
As a collective it gives us great pleasure in welcoming four new health professionals to the Hanya House Wellness Collaboration in 2025. While our professions and areas of specialty may differ, we all share a deep belief in…
I became a life coach specialising in nervous system regulation when my daughter got Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
When you’re searching for answers to an unexplained medical condition, life can feel bleak and overwhelming. You’re constantly coping with symptoms, flare-ups and at a loss for answers and wondering who to turn to next. I’ve been there…
Our recent Women’s Health Talk: 3 Insights I want to share with every woman
Womanhood used to feel oddly scary and isolating. I grew up feeling (and still sometimes feel) so shameful about natural bodily processes. I believed periods must be gross since they couldn’t be spoken about in public. Many women…
Let’s Play the “What’s Controversial in Health?” Game
Apparently heating ready-made meals in plastic containers in microwaves generally isn’t seen as controversial. Margarine and seed oils aren’t seen as controversial. Taking pharmaceutical drugs for life (in cases where there are other ways) isn’t seen as controversial.…
Food is Medicine Season 3 | Episode 3: Tahini
Functional Medicine doctor at Hanya House, Dr. Rav James, is back in The Remedy Bar, this week discussing Tahini or sesame paste - an ingredient that packs huge medicinal value, but is not often used outside of the…
Food is Medicine Season 3 | Episode 2: Cabbage & Herbs
Functional Medicine doctor at Hanya House, Dr. Rav James, is back in The Remedy Bar talking about the huge medicinal benefits of the humble cabbage. PLUS, she shares her way of preparing a fresh cabbage salad without store-bought…
Food is Medicine with Dr. Rav James & The Plantsman Eatery
Kristen Hearne (Founder of The Plantsman Eatery) and Dr. Rav James (Founder and Medical Director of Hanya House Integrative Wellness Centre) both believe that food is the original medicine, capable of fundamentally shaping the quality of our lives.…
Reset Your Metabolic Health
What is it? A 4-week online doctor-led and community-centric journey to manage your weight, reverse disease processes, optimise energy levels, sleep better, and live with more vitality simply by understanding your body’s glucose responses. Next Start Dates: 5…
Food is Medicine Soups
I'm so excited to bring you this compilation of Food is Medicine soups that I cook in our house almost every month. Just a quick (and important) note before we start: I don't use stock in all my…
Ketamine Assisted Therapy for Depression, Anxiety, PTSD & Alcohol Use Disorder
Recently we've been receiving questions about Ketamine Assisted Therapy and its use for treatment resistant mood disorders, especially depression, debilitating anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and alcohol use disorder (AUD). We have used Ketamine Assisted Therapy at Hanya House…
Simpler IV Therapy Options For Your Wellness Journey
As part of her Functional Medicine approach, Hanya House Medical Director, Dr. Rav James, incorporates intravenous (IV) vitamin therapies into the health plans of many patients. IV Therapy & Health Coaching in One Consultation Dr. Rav sees these…
A Parenting Expert & Functional Medicine Doctor Team Up to Share Small Steps For a Healthier Family
Hand-in-Hand Parenting Expert, Kelly van Rooyen, and Functional Medicine Specialist, Dr. Rav James, recently teamed up in a series of four short videos to discuss the vital importance of nutrition, and food culture for healthy families. They discussed…
