About Dr. Michael Venter

I have been in the health industry since Jan 1997 – Present · 26 years 3 months and practice in Cape Town, South Africa.

I am an Integrative and Functional Health Practitioner, as well as a Specialist Wellness Counsellor with ASCHP (Association for Supportive Counsellors and Holistic Practitioners), and I am registered as an Associate member of SASIM (South African Society of Integrative Medicine). I have attained a Master of Science in Exercise and Sport Psychology, a Master Certificate in Herbalism and Therapeutic Nutrition, a Ph.D. in Alternative Medicine, and a Ph.D. in Natural Medicine.

I don’t specifically diagnose or treat disease allopathically; I build health by focusing on identifying biochemical imbalances that are at the foundation of dis-ease. Real healing requires a wholistic approach that focuses on all aspects included in wellness: emotional, occupational, physical, social, intellectual, and spiritual.

Although my approach can easily integrate with modern medicine, it also stands alone as a scientific modality that supports the body’s innate natural healing system in a holistic health promoting way. As such it is not a disease centred approach but a health centred approach that begs to understand the underlying biochemical imbalances that lie at the foundation of disease promotion in people.

The customised medications used consists of essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, herbals, and specialty nutritional products as deemed necessary to build homeostasis and rectify biochemical imbalances that lie at the foundation of disease formation.

I specialize in the management of all Chronic Disease with a specific interest in the roll of various stressors such as toxicity and lifestyle in disease formation. I focus on treating the underlying cause and not the symptom and in the process would select from a variety of diagnostic tools to ascertain the underlying biochemical imbalances that lie at the root cause, such as Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis, Fatty Acid Profiling and Inflammation markers, Amino Acid Balance, Functional Diagnostics Nutrition, Testing of Allergens and Re-activities through Electro Acupuncture as well as Biochemical, Nutritional, Hormonal and Endocrine Balance.

I am passionate about Educating patients and the public how to play a proactive role in managing disease and in promoting their own Health and Wellbeing. Prevention is much cheaper than cure.

The foundation of depression is NOT just a state of mind, engaging with both ones internal and external environment. At its foundation also lies the body’s biochemistry which can destabilize the human Psyche. This too needs to be balanced and can be done through several Natural means which are worth considering, that don’t entail pharmaceutical medicines. In fact, they can be used as alternatives to psychiatric medicines and can allow individuals to get off pharmaceuticals.

I also have experience in working with International, Olympic and National Athletes having attained a Master in Sport Psychology in the UK.