Panorama Dietitians

Panorama Dietitians Panorama Dietitians | Berna Harmse Registered Dietitians
Premium clinical nutrition practice at Panorama Medi-Clinic.

Dietary interventions for oncology, post-operative recovery, and complex clinical care led by Berna Harmse About:

Panorama Dietitians is committed to providing the best evidence based nutrition support and patient care possible.

2 enthusiastic and experienced dietitians are available to help you with specific dietary counseling, depending on your needs. Each patient receives a file with dietar

y advice and guidelines on their first visit. Thereafter follow up sessions are made, according to your needs. Fun topics are also discussed in follow up sessions, such as up-to-date shopping lists, nutritional content of food, and more! Services:

Some of the well known conditions managed with nutrition therapy:

• Diabetes
• Heart disease (high blood pressure, high cholesterol)
• Liver disease
• Kidney disease
• Cancer
• HIV / AIDS
• TB
• Throat, stomach and intestinal disorders (IBS, Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis,
constipation, flatulence, diarrhoea)
• Food allergies and intolerances
• Eating disorders
• Sports nutrition
• The various stages during a person’s lifecycle i.e. pregnancy, infancy,
childhood, adulthood right through to old age

What you eat during treatment matters as much as the treatment itself.Yet nutrition is one of the most consistently unde...
19/06/2026

What you eat during treatment matters as much as the treatment itself.

Yet nutrition is one of the most consistently under-addressed parts of patient care.

Whether you’re going through cancer treatment, recovering from GI surgery, managing diabetes, or living with a chronic condition — what you eat directly affects how your body responds, recovers, and functions.

This is not wellness advice.

This is clinical nutrition. And it belongs in your treatment plan.

If you’ve been told to “just eat healthily” without any specific guidance for what your body is actually going through — you deserve better than that.

📍 Panorama and online - Referrals welcome
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This is what a real clinical nutrition consultation looks like.Not a printed meal plan. Not generic advice about cutting...
09/06/2026

This is what a real clinical nutrition consultation looks like.

Not a printed meal plan. Not generic advice about cutting carbs or eating less sugar.

A full clinical conversation — your diagnosis, your medication, your bloodwork, your life.

At Panorama Dietitians, we see patients navigating some of the most complex health challenges. Cancer. GI surgery. Chronic illness. Unintentional weight loss. Conditions where nutrition is not optional — it is part of the treatment.

Every consultation starts from scratch. Because the plan that works for one patient is completely wrong for another.

This is where that work happens. Quietly. Consistently. Every day.

20 years at Panorama Mediclinic — and this work still matters more than ever.

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Nobody tells you this before surgery.You receive instructions about fasting. You are told what medications to stop. You ...
05/06/2026

Nobody tells you this before surgery.

You receive instructions about fasting. You are told what medications to stop. You are given a date and a time.

What you are rarely given is guidance on what to eat in the days before — or a structured plan for what comes after.

Yet your nutritional status going into a procedure directly affects your complication rate, your wound healing, your immune response, and how quickly you regain strength.

Most patients lose significant muscle mass during hospitalisation. Many leave hospital more malnourished than when they arrived. This is not inevitable — it is preventable, with the right nutrition support in place before and after your procedure.

Swipe through for what the evidence actually recommends.

💾 Save this if you or someone you love has a procedure coming up.

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Pre- and post-operative nutrition support for complex surgical cases.

Many people come to us wanting to fix their gut.Fix the bloating. Fix the discomfort. Fix the unpredictability.And we un...
02/06/2026

Many people come to us wanting to fix their gut.

Fix the bloating. Fix the discomfort. Fix the unpredictability.

And we understand that completely — gut symptoms are exhausting, disruptive, and often deeply personal.

But the most effective approach is rarely about elimination or restriction. It is about understanding what your gut needs to function well — and giving it that, consistently.

Your gut is one of the most complex systems in your body. It responds to what you eat, how you sleep, how stressed you are, and what medication you take.

We help you work with it — not against it.

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Most people wait too long to see a dietitian.They try to manage it themselves first. They Google. They eliminate food gr...
27/05/2026

Most people wait too long to see a dietitian.

They try to manage it themselves first. They Google. They eliminate food groups. They start over after every setback.

By the time they sit in our rooms, they are often frustrated, confused, and exhausted.

Here are 5 signs that what you need is not another diet — it’s a clinical conversation.
👉 Swipe through all 8 slides.

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Clinical nutrition for oncology, gut health, surgery recovery and complex conditions.

One of the things I enjoy most about clinical nutrition is helping people move away from unnecessary fear around food.Ma...
22/05/2026

One of the things I enjoy most about clinical nutrition is helping people move away from unnecessary fear around food.

Many patients are surprised to learn that nutrition support is often:
• more flexible
• more individual
• more practical

than they expected.

Good nutrition care should support real life — not make life harder.

— Berna Harmse
Panorama Dietitians

Health was never meant to feel like punishment.Real nourishment is not about perfection, guilt, or constantly starting o...
18/05/2026

Health was never meant to feel like punishment.
Real nourishment is not about perfection, guilt, or constantly starting over. It’s about learning to care for your body consistently, gently, and sustainably. 🤍

When we shift the focus from restriction to nourishment, food becomes less stressful — and health becomes more sustainable.

✨ Add instead of remove
✨ Support instead of punish
✨ Nourish instead of restrict

Small, balanced choices repeated over time will always matter more than extremes.

High-protein snacks don’t need to be complicated.A balanced snack with protein can help support:• fullness between meals...
15/05/2026

High-protein snacks don’t need to be complicated.

A balanced snack with protein can help support:
• fullness between meals
• blood sugar stability
• energy levels
• muscle maintenance and recovery

Simple ideas often work best:
🥚 Boiled eggs
🥛 Double-cream/plain yoghurt
🧀 Cheese with wholegrain crackers
🥜 Nuts and fruit
🍗 Chicken strips or biltong
🥤 A high-protein smoothie

Nutrition doesn’t have to be “perfect” to be effective. Small practical changes can make a meaningful difference over time.

— Berna Harmse
Panorama Dietitians

💘 Love at first bite?If it loves your heart back 😉This Valentine’s Day we’re crushing on:🍓 Strawberries (rich in antioxi...
14/02/2026

💘 Love at first bite?
If it loves your heart back 😉

This Valentine’s Day we’re crushing on:

🍓 Strawberries (rich in antioxidants that support heart health)
🥑 Healthy fats (avocado, nuts, olive oil help improve cholesterol profiles)
🍫 70%+ dark chocolate (flavanols may support blood vessel function)
🥦 Fibre (helps lower LDL cholesterol — aim for ±25–30g per day)

✨ Educational nugget:
Just 5–10g of soluble fibre daily can help reduce LDL cholesterol.
Translation? Oats, beans, lentils & fruit = heart love in real life ❤️

At Panorama Dietitians, we believe healthy eating shouldn’t feel restrictive — it should feel empowering.

Because real love is:
💓 Stable blood sugar
💓 Balanced hormones
💓 Long-term habits that protect your future self

Tag your healthy habit Valentine below 💕

LoveYourHeart

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