Healthcare professionals

I am Dr Alexander Angerer – a doctor for Complementary Medicine. For me, holistic also means combining scientifically valid medicine with naturopathy. Often, one treatment method alone does not lead to the desired success. As a conventional and complementary doctor, I find it important to combine both treatment methods to be able to provide you as a patient with the best possible treatment. Just as conventional medicine remains indispensable in many cases, complementary medicine can help and cure the cause in many cases. Science is seeing more and more clearly that a disease is not exclusively a matter of the human organism. Holistic means not looking at the body in isolation, but also including the mental and emotional processes, feelings and thoughts of a patient in the therapy. “Only if the human being is grasped in its entirety can the cause of disorders or illnesses be recognised and addressed therapeutically.”  

Medical studies in Innsbruck and Freiburg i.B., specialist training in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine in Innsbruck. 2006-2009 senior physician at the hospital in Bolzano, an emergency physician in Innsbruck and South Tyrol and emergency physician at Pelikan 1 for many years. Specialisations in high-altitude medicine, acupuncture, neural therapy and orthomolecular medicine. Since 2009 freelance anaesthetist in private clinics in South Tyrol and since 2016 also in the private clinic Hochrum. Co-founder, anaesthetist and president of the CityClinic in Bolzano.

Dr. Verena Mutschlechner prescribes medicinal plants from our and the Eastern medical tradition. Medicinal plants contain not just one active ingredient, but a variety of substances that not only have an effect on our body, but also on our energy and our mind. As Paracelsus said: “All meadows and meadows, mountains and hills, they are God’s pharmacy.” The doctor has been prescribing medicinal cannabis since 2015 for chronic pain that does not respond to the usual painkillers. The combination of cannabis with opiate therapy has proven to be effective. She has noticed a significant increase in the quality of life of cancer patients, as cannabis alleviates the nausea, loss of appetite and weight loss that do not respond adequately to the usual therapies. The Paracelsus quote “All things are poison, and nothing is without poison. It is the dose alone that makes a thing not a poison.” applies particularly to psychoactive hemp. For medicinal cannabis in particular, it is important to find the right individual dose and form of preparation. The combination of therapeutic cannabis with CBD oil reduces the risk of side effects from the psychoactive THC, the main active ingredient in medicinal hemp. Dr. Mutschlechner also practices Hildegard von Bingen medicine, which has passed on the rich treasures of our monastic medicine to our time. The canonized Hildegard recommends bloodletting for all people with an “overabundance of blood”; she recommends cupping to everyone. The doctor also offers aromatherapy, treatment with essential oils and medicinal mushrooms. She is currently studying yoga therapy. She has an outpatient clinic in Bolzano, Brennerstr. 2 a. Registration by email: verena@mutschlechner.org or Monday 15-16.00 and Wednesday 12-13.00 by phone 0473 420630

I am Ruth Niederkofler, menopause counselor and hormone coach, health trainer, fitness instructor, an expert with first-hand experience in addictions, an EX-IN coach for the recovery of people with mental disorders, and author. My decades of experience as a social worker gave rise to my desire to grow old healthy. For this reason, I have attended numerous training courses, acquiring additional qualifications on topics for which I could not find comprehensive answers. Today, I pass on my knowledge mainly to women who wish to understand their bodies and find the answers they seek. My experience as a menopause counselor has shown me that it is not the menopause itself that is the real problem. It is the physical and emotional changes caused by hormonal changes that cause great insecurity in many women. Above all, however, in addition to my awareness-raising work, I want to encourage women to see menopause as an opportunity to recognize and accept their desires and needs. My motto: ‘Be the heroine of your life, not the victim.’ – Nora Ephron