Clinical herbalist Maria Shahin has received a Best Brand Identity award acknowledging her structured and science-informed approach to patient care.
With more than ten years of clinical education and practice, she works with both men and women to support hormonal health, energy levels and long-term wellbeing during midlife transitions.
The recognition from Big Business Events reflects her emphasis on safety, research-based methods and transparent communication with clients.
Maria said: “I am humbled to win this award – I think it is always heartwarming when a third party advocates for your work.
“I assess clients, I physically examine them, formulate a personalised herbal medicine prescription, and dispense it. I go over all their medical conditions, prescribe drugs, and take full responsibility for all the drug and herb interactions.”
Her treatments are prepared using a wide range of medicinal plants in different delivery formats.
“We work with over 400 medical plants, formulated into alcohol tincture, aquas extracts and oil-based preparations. We could make a powder mix for someone, we could make a tincture mix, we could make capsules, even suppositories if we need to.
“I qualified as an accredited and insured Clinical Herbal Practitioner and had a general herbal medicine practice at first, but I have since build up several years of specialised experience in male and female midlife transitional health.”
Her specialism in male midlife health developed as a response to an unmet need.
“In the past few years, I have specialised in men’s health first, more specifically men of age from 40-55, because males have the andropause, just as women have the menopause.
She notes that many men are reluctant to seek support.
“I found it very under-evaluated,” she said. “Men don’t tend to speak about their problems and are not eager to confess that they are struggling or say what is happening. They do need a lot of help and support”.
In addition to consultations, she delivers corporate sessions and community education programmes.
Her work covers areas such as hormone balance, fertility, prostate health, stress, sleep and metabolism in men, and reproductive health, PMS and menopause support in women.
Maria added: “I will also provide guidance on health-related nutrition and fitness habits. I feel confident to do that through 25 years of healthy nutrition and maintaining a fitness routine regardless of her location, with consistent training at least 2-3 times a week.”
She underlines the importance of qualified clinical oversight.
“I don’t treat symptoms – I assess clinically, personalise formulations and take full accountability for safety, “she said.
“I believe in evidence- informed herbal medicine and proper physical assessment.
“Nature is powerful, but it still needs a qualified adult in the room.”
Further information is available by emailing [email protected].
