TOWN & COUNTRY Interview with Juhi Singh

In this Q&A with Town & Country, Juhi shares which products and practices she has relied on personally while at home as well as what she does on a daily basis to help keep herself healthy and sane.

What services do you offer - are your services offered virtually, in-person or both?

We are an Integrated Medical Center. But far more we are a family of Physicians, Healers and patients. Yes, I consider my colleagues and patients my extended family. I developed the center because I wanted to create an oasis for healing and prevention that had the best in class with all disciplines under a single roof. So that, one, you’re not doctor-shopping yourself because we have vetted the best for you already and two, all of your practitioners are in communication with each other. Your functional practitioner, your specialists, your pain management, your Western and Eastern nutritionist, your acupuncturist, your Ayruvedic practitioner, your massage therapist, your Vedic healer. You get the idea. No cracks in the foundation to slip through. We are committed to the preventive. I completely believe the paradigm of how we approach healthcare needs to shift from sick-care to well-care. Because we have focused so much of our attention on taking care of “sick” we have neglected what we need to do to prevent getting sick in the first place.

Whether a service is offered virtually or in-person of course depends upon the service. I can do an ayruvedic diagnostic for you virtually but as an acupuncturist I can not stick the needle through the screen or guide you to administer needles to yourself. And please, do not go to anyone who suggests this is a perfectly fine idea.

Let me simply say this about pricing. It is a range particular to your needs. What services and their frequency is much like purchasing a home. There is the base purchase price and then there is what you put into it, to be of optimal comfort for you, that creates its’ true value. Why do we spend more money on material things than on the health of our mind and bodies? For me, a balanced person looks great in H&M and a Channel Suit, lovely as it is, will not camouflage imbalance.

What is the suggested regiment or treatment that gives your patients the most bang for the buck OR the most transformation?

I would suggest a consultation first. You have to look into the jewel box before you can determine what is of value and what is paste. A consultation is a reasonably priced diamond. For transformation, I created the Accu-Facelift. Perhaps that sounds like a procedure simply for a glowing visage. It is not. It is an Acupuncture treatment of the whole body to address imbalances. Imbalances show on your face like one too many martinis or an all-nighter with a teething baby. Correct the internal flow and you will, well, glow. You will see a softness in your face after the first treatment. I am of the mindset that coupling treatments is where you get the best initial result and bang for your buck. Then, as anything, maintenance is the key. The frequency of treatments depends upon age and the results you want to achieve. You polish your car more than once during ownership, right? The most direct and pleasant ride to health is consistence.

As we come out of COVID what aspects of your work/specific services do you think will be most necessary for your patients and why?

I consider myself an educator. To use my mistakes and my discoveries to help others is my life’s work. I have had the pleasure of lecturing and leading health retreats when that was possible. And I look forward to them again one day. Your health is continuous but I find that an immersive experience is a good kick-start. The one thing you need to know - pre, during, or post COVID is that your immune system is your most valuable asset. Many things affect your immune system: diet, lifestyle, the environment. Even the most diligent can fall short in its support. That is the reason supplements are so important and is why I added the PURE ESSENTIALS supplement line under my umbrella.

I’ve witnessed the benefits of PURE ESSENTIALS for myself and my patients and I want to take that knowledge and help people understand the differences in supplements and vitamins in what is now a very large and muddied playing field, largely unregulated. I feel great pride in acquiring the brand. Nothing gets under the Juhi umbrella unless it’s integrity has been one hundred percent investigated. The two most important criteria for vitamin and mineral supplements are safety and absorption. Very few supplements reach this gold standard. I know PURE ESSENTIALS exceeds it. I would not attach my name to anything I would not give to my family, my son or myself. One more thing I would highly suggest is a review of your health. In numerous specific ways, each of us has gone through mental and physical changes this past year. It was unavoidable. Those changes require assessment and tweaking to sustain you and to flourish in the years to come.

What products, practices have you relied on personally while at home? What do you do on a daily basis to keep yourself healthy and sane?

For me, I do my best to keep a routine. Without a routine or even a semblance of one, everything becomes more difficult. A free for-for-all always ends in a fall. This is easier said than done, I know. We are re-learning work/life balance because the lines have converged even more now. For many of us, work and merriment have become a seamless stream of screen-time. I back away from the screen as much as possible. My routine begins everyday with meditation, then journaling my thoughts immediately after. Journaling, following meditation, grounds your thoughts. It’s easier to spot untruths on paper and to release them. I drink warm lemon water every morning and every morning take my PURE ESSENTIALS in a combination specific to my needs. I am always searching for good, clean products that actually work. I would rather use five buck-vitamin-E on my skin than a chemically-laden cream that drains my wallet. A product has to prove itself to me. Or I don’t use or recommend it. Recently, a friend sent me some products from Soma Ayruvedic to try. I was so blown away by the change in my skin after a week that I called the founder to express my delight with the efficacy of such a pure line rooted in a science I know a few things about. The essence of Ayurveda is going back to basics. Honoring the body that is your home. So moving my body is essential as well. Some form of exercise every day. Do I intensely practice yoga everyday? No. A walk with my son is often enough. Plus that walk has the added benefit of asking my son what is in his mind. I focus more on what I do have than what I don’t. I remind myself that greed is much bigger than need. I am grateful for my life. I am grateful that those in my life are healthy. With that gratitude I have come to realize things I may not have before, things I took for granted. If I exist in the moment, pleasure is found everywhere. Soft clean sheets, the feel of warm water on my skin in the bath, my sons’ laugh, the savoring of food. These are things to be grateful for. Food is pleasure and sustenance. It is also medicine if you let it be. As for sanity? I try not to repeat something that is not good for me in the hopes that it will become so, simply because I like it. That is the definition of insanity. I’m not perfect. I can repeat a mistake. I just try to keep the number of repetitions down. There is nothing more disheartening to me than a Spiritual Fraud. I don’t profess to be all the way to the right or left on what’s healthy. I’m right in the middle. Because the middle is where the basics are and the basics, my friend, is where contentment lies.

What’s the one piece of wisdom you’d like anyone who comes in contact with you to take away with them?

Leave people happier than when you found them.