Fitness By Maggie is pleased to announce the formation of our Fitness & Nutrition Advisory Board. We are proud of the talent that we’ve been able to attract to Fitness By Maggie. I believe that you, our valued client will benefit greatly from their advice and guidance. I will be inviting a few other professionals to provide their expertise in the near future. They will be providing articles of interest and comments in support of our quest to bring you the best in Fitness and Nutritional Counseling, and of course, always ‘From the Heart‘.
Fitness By Maggie is pleased to announce...
Dr. Rezvan Habibian
Dr. Rezvan Habibian received her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Isfahan University in Iran, her M.S. in Life Sciences from Indiana State University, and her Ph.D. in Human Genetics from the University of Pittsburgh. After doing her post-doctorate, she worked for two years as a research associate at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. She joined Alfigen/The Genetics Institute in 1988 as a Technical Director, and was a member of its Board of Directors from 1999-2004. She was a part time faculty member co-teaching cytogenetics to graduate students at School of Science, California State University, Northridge from 1998 to 2008. Currently, Dr. Habibian is working at Genzyme Genetics as the Director of the Cytogenetics Laboratory and is board certified since 1993 in Clinical Cytogenetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics.
Dr. Habibian will be providing Maggie’s clients insight into some of the more common things Mother Nature has to offer and how they can have a dramatic effect on your body. Here’s the first little tidbit. Dr. Rezvan says,”…An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has low vitamin content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhance the activity of Vitamin C there by helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke. As most of us know, we see Maggie with an apple all the time!”
Sheherezad Shashaani
Sheherezad Shashaani is a Jungian oriented psychotherapist in private practice in Ventura and Los Angeles. She received her BA in Human Development with emphasis in Child Development and Family Life from Purdue University, and BA in Music from University of California Irvine. She earned a Masters in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute.
Years of volunteer internship at non-profit clinics put her in touch with people from different walks of life, ethnicity, and socio-economic status, which brought her face to face with wide variety of cultural, emotional and psychological issues. Her areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, personal awareness and growth, relationships, communication, self-esteem, anxiety disorders, dual diagnosis disorders, depression, adolescent rebellion, parenting, midlife crises, major life transitions, and vocation. Her interest and involvement in art and music has made it possible to help bridge the gap for those who find this an inseparable part of their life journey and psychological well-being. Her overall goal in therapy is to help create a meeting place within the individual where one could feel a sense of harmony between life’s stressful conditions – whatever they may be, and an inner sense of fulfillment.
Sheherezad has a special ability to relate to her clients on a personal level, with an understanding of how difficult life’s issues can be for each of us. Her ability to understand the mental and physiological issues behind our weight, eating, appearance, and general self-esteem has brought a deeper understanding, relief from unbearable pain, and a better life to her clients.