Dr Lauren K Cawood

01/05/2025

Please take note that we will only be open on Wednesday & Thursday this week - we apologise for the inconvenience!

31/01/2025

29/01/2025

Good morning
We are having problems with our phone lines.
Please call 0684243772 to get hold of reception.
Apologies for the inconvenience. 🌱

15/10/2024

POS IS GEVUL!

Dankie aan elkeen wat hul CV ingestuur het.

12/10/2024

Let asb op dat die nommer wat u skakel na ons tak in Langebaan deurgaan. Maak dus seker u spesifiseer dat u die dokter in Paternoster wil sien.

General Medical practitioner based in Langebaan. Offering primary health care services.

23/09/2024

PATERNOSTER: opwindende nuus!

Ons maak ‘n tak oop langs die nuwe The Local Choice apteek in Mosselbank straat. Datum & tyd sal binnekort bevestig word. Watch this space! 🌱

31/07/2024

In recognition of women's month, and our effort to raise awareness about the importance of cervical cancer screening, we're offering LBC Pap smear testing at a 50% discount.

27/04/2024

Good morning
Due to unforeseen circumstances we will be closed today.🌱

05/04/2024

Saturdays for April:

6 April = CLOSED
13 April = OPEN 08:00-11:00
20 April = OPEN 08:00-11:00
27 April = OPEN 08:00-11:00

Please remember to call us early on the days that we are open to ensure an appointment! 🌱

02/03/2024

Good morning!
Please call early on a Saturday to avoid disappointment. If there are no patients booked or the phones are quiet we may leave early. Please don’t wait until after 10:00 to call / come in. 🌱

16/02/2024

Unfortunately we will not be available for consultation tomorrow. (Saturday 17 Feb)
We will be back on Monday!🌱

16/02/2024

Dietitian vs Nutritionist - what's the difference?
To put it simply, dietitians work with individuals while nutritionists work within the broader community and focus on public health. Furthermore, dietitians are medically trained whereas nutritionists are not.

When I say "nutritionist", I'm not talking about people who do a course that takes 3 weeks - 6 months to complete then call themselves experts in nutrition. In that case, anyone can call themselves a nutritionist. No, a nutritionist needs to receive a qualification from a higher institution, which is listed on the HPCSA website, and be registered with the HPCSA.

You can easily identify a dietitian or nutritionist because they will have a registration number linked to their name on the HPCSA website (for example, my number is DT0049069 and a nutritionist will start with NT).

It is so important to understand these differences, because those who are not dietitians should not be giving nutritional advice to individuals, especially those with medical concerns, because it can lead to nutrient deficiencies and other medical complications (No, I'm not exaggerating, this does happen).

And just as a side note, I love and appreciate doctors and nursing staff with all my heart, but they are also not experts in nutrition and also tend to give the wrong/ inappropriate advice a lot of the time (I have personally seen a patient who had had a heart attack because a medical doctor gave him incorrect dietary advice - scary stuff).

Lastly, Google is also not a platform for nutritional advice and is often misinterpreted by laymen. Some dietitians do have blog posts and such, which will be reputable information, but you must also then understand that EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT and what might work for one person may not work for another.

There you have it, just as you wouldn't receive a medication script from a dietitian, you shouldn't be receiving nutritional advice from anyone else but a registered dietitian. Stay healthy!🍓