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Lioness Launch / Feelgood Health, South Africa’s leading natural remedies company, launches new website for the holistic treatment of ADHD in children

April 6, 2025 Melanie Hawken

Michele Carelse, Founder, Feelgood Health and Clinical Psychologist (South Africa)

Feelgood Health is a natural remedies company that specialises in herbal and homeopathic remedies and essential oils for babies, children, adults, and even the family pet. The company’s mission is to make natural alternatives widely available to everyone and to promote the use of safe, natural holistic alternatives for better health outcomes. Feelgood Health products are available online as well as in health shops, pharmacies, vet shops and retail stores throughout South Africa.

Michele Carelse, the Founder of Feelgood Health and a Clinical Psychologist, has always had a special interest in the holistic treatment of ADHD in children, realising the need for safer treatment alternatives to help children concentrate and succeed in school. She has now launched a new website dedicated to providing advice, natural remedies, resources, counseling and support for parents who are investigating options for their children. You can find it at www.adhdfocus.co.za

ADHD is a growing problem with limited alternatives available to parents who want to do the best they can to help their children. What makes adhdfocus.co.za different is that it offers not only natural remedies that can help, but also holistic advice and resources for parents. The aspiration for this new web resource is to make natural, effective and safe alternatives easily available to assist children achieve brighter futures and realise their potential, while supporting them and their parents in this journey.

Speaking about the importance of this new dedicated website launch, Michele says, “ADHD treatment is not just about getting children to sit still and behave themselves. It is about harnessing the child's strengths and enabling concentration towards helping them to realise their potential. It is also about supporting and helping parents and teachers with best practices in raising an ADHD child.”

To find out more, visit www.adhdfocus.co.za  for more info, to purchase remedies, to sign up for the community, and also discover stores near you that stock the remedies.

You can also find out more about Feelgood Health by contacting Michele Carelse via email:  michele.carelse@feelgoodhealth.co.za or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FeelgoodHealthSA

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