Prior to CCNH, what was your educational experience?
In 1984 I became a medical doctor, graduating from Fatima Jinnah Medical College in Pakistan. I began my practice here in family medicine in 1988, after completing internships within various medical departments.
How did you become interested in natural health/holistic nutrition?
From as early as my college days, I was fascinated by nature and what it provides for us human beings. My curiosity led me to study the intricate relationship between the human body and nature. As I discovered the field of alternative therapies, this revealed to me the mental and spiritual aspects of health and healing.
My quest for healing with nature led me to learn more about therapy with natural foods, acupuncture, reflexology, Feng shui, massage, color therapy, meditation, and aromatherapy.
How have your studies involved a career change and/or job enhancement?
Over the years I have tried treating patients by using a combination of alternative therapies and allopathic medicine — the latter of which was somewhat effective in treatment and prevention, but not in the reversal of disease. Not satisfied with these results, I have continued to study holistic nutrition, yoga and Sufism. Having learned the extremely important role of balancing the soul, mind/mood and body, this led me to what I see as the ultimate and the most sound base of science: quantum metaphysics.
Are you a mentor/coach or media author?
Recently I volunteered to participate in 13 episodes of Pounds, a reality-based health series on Geo TV in Pakistan. Its four participants achieved weight reduction through lifestyle modification. Thus I have found the print and electronic media to be powerful ways to convey the significance and importance of people’s intentional lifestyle choices.
In my work I conduct various lectures, workshops, and health shows within hospitals, health clubs and for community groups. I’ve created a “Holistic Health Awareness Movement” lecture series and my purpose is to serve humanity by sharing useful and inspiring messages of how to achieve optimal holistic health. My teachings are for professionals and community groups as well, because it is through abundant health that together we can build, within us, a bridge to the land of personal peace.
Within these teachings, I strive to remind audiences that reading something challenging every day is necessary to deeply energize the mind. It is so important to stimulate the mind by reading and learning about concepts that expand one’s thinking — and, of course, we may then teach others.
What would you like to convey about your applications of mind/body/spirit natural health?
Understanding the role of the human energy field in prevention and cure of disease through studies of quantum biology and quantum chemistry has given me direction to understand the root cause of many disease processes. Further intuition reveals to me an important relationship between the human energy body and our liver, a master organ that serves as our chief regulator of homeostasis or balanced biorhythms.
This journey of learning has led to my development of the SLIMS program — Shagufta’s Liver Specific Lifestyle Modification program — which is both a preventive and curative holistic healthcare approach in that it can actually help in the reversal of disease as well. The most important component is diet correction, which means giving correct foods, with correct combinations and at the correct time, for optimum functioning of the liver.
SLIMS is an integrative wellness program which demonstrates that we should mobilize full human body resources for healing. It is an individualized plan based on the rules of biochemical individuality. With a wholesome, holistic approach its goal is to help individuals bring their life style as close to nature as possible.
This article was based on an interview with the graduate.
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