DR. NADIA MUSAVVIR, ND
My educational background before medicine was in kinesiology and nutrition (and before that, makeup artist!). I LOVED nutrition but when deciding what to do after graduating I didn’t want to pursue the conventional path becoming a dietitian because it just didn’t appeal to me. I had always been raised with a more holistic approach toward eating and living.
Being Pakistani and Mexican, I was fortunate that I had a lot of tried-and-true botanical wisdom passed on to me from both cultures so taking prescription medications/pharmaceuticals was a last resort. As such, I regularly took herbs and I went to acupuncturists in lieu of conventional doctors.
During my final year of undergrad, I learned of a school that offered a doctorate of naturopathic medicine where I would learn about nutrition in a holistic manner, learn acupuncture, homeopathy, botanical medicine, acupuncture AND conventional medicine curriculum—I knew that was the route that would be perfect for me.
Now, I run my own virtual practice because it felt like it was my only option with the way I envisioned practicing. That said, my cultural background and my mini stint as a makeup artist and beauty advisor with Lancome, are very key to my journey and the way I practice medicine.
I learned that the mind-body connection is real and healing years of suppression does wonders for wellbeing and beauty. I also learned of my obsession with skin (and that I hated doing makeup for others lol).
I remember wondering: why did some people have perfect flawless skin and others not, yet both were using the same products? Why were some people exhibiting incredible results upon starting a topical regimen that I would sell them and others not?
This same thought later extended to hair: I was consulting for a hair company, when I started losing my own hair (the irony right?) I had access to the newest hair products and supplements based on latest research yet it wasn’t working for me!
I knew there had to be more than was meeting the eye; I was reminded of the importance of factoring in the connection with everything going on within our minds, bodies and environment. Real change doesn’t come from a product!
It is now my goal to help people make these connections to what may be blocking their healing and empower them to address the issues going on inside to have the effect they want on the outside.
I learned that the mind-body connection is real and healing years of suppression does wonders for wellbeing and beauty.
—Dr. Nadia
Dr. Musavvir is a licensed naturopathic doctor using Eastern and Western methods to get to the root of medical concerns. A large part of her practice focuses on the holistic approach to hair and skin concerns. She has training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, has completed additional training in Mind Body Medicine from the Benson-Henry Institute at Harvard and is currently training in Psychedelic Assisted Therapies and Research from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She believes stress and trauma are the drivers of most chronic and physical degeneration [and which manifest aesthetically]. Her passion for finding the root cause gives her a unique approach to hair and skin; balancing hormones, digestive function and immune system as well as unresolved trauma to address aesthetic concerns. She uses measures beyond symptom control and cosmetic treatments, instead, she draws from her multiple areas of studies and traditional wisdom to provide patients with the necessary tools to create healing that starts from within and reflects outward. She has a virtual concierge consulting practice where she offers customized solutions for health optimization and supporting aesthetic concerns from the inside out.
Alongside her Naturopathic degree, Dr. Musavvir holds a bachelor’s of science in kinesiology as well as a health-coaching certificate. She has pursued additional training in her particular areas of interest allowing her healing protocols to encompass health coaching, functional lab interpretations, vitamin therapy, high powered medical laser therapy, craniosacral therapy as well as PRP facial & hair restoration treatments.*
Conditions seen: PCOS, PMS, aging/skin concerns, fatigue, weight management, IBS, digestive concerns
*Vitamin infusions, Craniosacral therapy and PRP treatments available in Southern California only.
Laser therapy available in South Florida.
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
Doctorate
Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Holistic Health Counselor
AFFILIATIONS
Naturopathic Medicine Institute, Member
California Naturopathic Doctor's Association, Member
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