Meet AFSOON GHAZVINIAN | Doctor of Pharmacy & Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner

We had the good fortune of connecting with AFSOON GHAZVINIAN and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi AFSOON, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
My calling in life is to help busy professional women maintain their healthy and vitality, and dare I say, substantially boost their energy and performance as they transition to midlife.

I received my education as a Doctor of Pharmacy at Temple University in PA, while mothering two teenagers. I experienced the intensity of student life on the side of raising a family, with all the responsibilities that we as women hold on our shoulders.

After graduation, I had a privilege to work as a senior pharmacist in Singapore. And this beautiful city became my second home for over a decade. And there, as a hard working single mother, I so closely felt the struggles that professional women go through in their everyday lives, yet keeping their image with the smile of their face as they literally drag themselves out of bed and to work at times.

On top of that, for me, a very challenging perimenopause caused sleepless nights, intense night sweats, depression, weight gain and anxiety. Through the struggle to reclaim my health, I learned about functional and integrative medicine, completely different from my conventional outlook as a healthcare professional. This was a new way of seeing every symptom as a calling for changes in lifestyle and for self-care as well as looking for the root cause of the symptoms to arrive at a sustainable solution for life.

With these life-changing information that I diligently incorporated in my life, I had outstanding results and the same was true for hundreds of patients and clients that I guided and worked with.

I decided to start my business and share my science-backed methodology that was created and designed to fit the lives of busy professional women.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Through the years, I have been in awe of the amazing women leaders that I have had the privilege of working with. They are brilliant at what they do, however, they need guidance when it comes to practical and sustainable lifestyle changes that affects their wellbeing in the next almost half of their lives. And this is where I come in. I work with my clients in one on one basis if needed for a more tailored plan, also, group accelerated sessions are always a favorite and brings the joy of being a part of a supportive community.

I offer a blend of biohacking solutions that had been set aside for men through the last decade, and I have modified them to fit the needs of women in midlife and beyond. These are effective strategies from intermittent fasting with specific protocols for women, building muscle mass and an amazing body composition in short daily practices and powerful strategies to handle stress and aid with recovery.

It had been a long and challenging road as with any other creative journey in life. However, the transformation that I see in my clients, makes every single day of work, a pleasure.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
A morning hike at the Griffith Park Trails Calabasas Farmers Market is one of my favorite hang outs with fresh food, coffee and pastries, plus lovely veggies and fruits
A visit to République Café Bakery & République Restaurant
I would love to take them to Din Tai Fung to try an amazing assortment of dumplings since I enjoyed this place in Singapore so much
A visit to Shamshiri Restaurant in West Wood since I am Persian and we have to try Persian food one day
Beaches in Santa Monica and Malibu for walks and sunsets
Vibrato Grill Jazz for a night of lovely dinner and live jazz

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My shout out goes to the pioneers of functional medicine practices that inspired me to step into this life-changing path. I am grateful to Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. David Perlmutter, Dr James Dinicolantonio and Dr. Cindy Pelz to name a few.

Website: afsoon@reivas.com

Instagram: @drafsoonghazvinian

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-afsoon-ghazvinian/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reivaswellness/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ3yv5-k-IYWDHSw1YAgDXA

Other: My website is under re-branding and will be ready in a couple of week 🙂