I opened up Synergistiq Integrative Health 4 years ago.
Born out of chaos in my life at the time, it represents a rebirth and renewal for me.
As many of you know, I stress the importance of a natural and healthy lifestyle, with plant-based diet and exercise and meditation and good sleep.
I work organically, from the inside out, because peace and beauty and health must start from within, and only then is it reflected outwardly.
I choose to live my life as simply as I can, and that’s just a personal decision.
It may shock people that I have never gotten a professional haircut or manicure or pedicure.
I definitely love a good lipstick and eyeliner, but have never gotten my make-up done.
I use apple cider vinegar and organic shampoo to wash my hair maybe once a week and use only coconut and avocado oils on my skin.
If I spend more than 15 minutes getting ready for the day, that’s almost too long.
But as a physician seeing people who are concerned with aging and wanting more immediate change, I thought to myself, what can I do in my practice, and maybe for myself one day in the future, that naturally and instantly gives a youthful appearance without non-invasive surgery?
I was introduced recently to a natural hyaluronic acid filler for the face, and decided to look more into it.
Hyaluronic acid is naturally produced in the body and is a molecule that is present in skin and joints and connective tissue.
As we age, it diminishes, thus giving way to sagging skin and wrinkles.
Yesterday I was lucky to train with a woman who is a nurse with many credentials to her name, doing this for over 36 years, married to a plastic surgeon, and who drove all the way from Jacksonville to teach me how to use the fillers.
It was a great experience and though there is so much more to learn, I am excited that soon, Synergistiq will offer this service.
Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It is sanity. For men and women!