Herbal medicine practitioner Maria Shahin has been recognised with a Best Brand Identity award for her clinically focused and evidence-informed approach.
Drawing on a decade of professional training and practice, she helps patients manage hormonal transitions and maintain long-term wellbeing.
The award from Big Business Events highlights her commitment to credibility, safety and transparent patient care.
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 clinic utilises hundreds of medicinal plants in customised preparations.
“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.”
She has developed a particular focus on men’s midlife health.
“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.
Maria believes awareness of andropause remains limited.
“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”.
Her services extend beyond individual consultations to include workplace training and public education.
Her clinical focus includes hormonal balance, metabolic health, fertility, stress management and sleep for men, and reproductive health, PMS and menopausal support for women.
Maria said: “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 stresses that herbal treatment requires professional knowledge and accountability.
“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.”
Enquiries can be directed to [email protected].