Nabella Health

02/13/2024

💤 Dreaming of that perfect night's sleep?

Here are some tips to help you catch those Zzz's:

1️⃣ Create your own zen during evening hours by dimming the lights, watching a TV show, listening to relaxing music, chatting with loved ones, or whatever soothes your soul.

2️⃣ Try adding a magnesium supplement 20 minutes before bedtime. Or you can try taking a bath with Epsom salt. The skin is the body's biggest organ that we absorb things through. Plus, taking a warm bath is a great way to unwind and decompress at the end of a long day.

3️⃣ If you are someone who experiences sleep disruption from stress and or anxiety, try using an herbal blend (can be done through essential oils) to combat any of these feelings that may be disrupting your sleep. This can help regulate your cortisol levels.

4️⃣ Try to keep your blood sugar balanced throughout the day to avoid nighttime disruptions. Your daily activities actually have an impact on your sleep quality. Ever notice those midnight wake-up calls after a heavy dinner? Yep, that could be the cortisol drop talking.

Sweet dreams await! 😴✨

01/16/2024

People often ask, how often one should see an integrative medicine physician.

Ideally, it would be best to work with an integrative medicine physician and perform comprehensive diagnostic blood testing two times a year or more.

Performing comprehensive diagnostic blood testing to look deeper at your blood counts, vitamin and mineral levels, liver and kidney function, heart health, hormones, toxin levels, etc.

I devise a supplement plan based on these concrete blood test results.

If you prefer to get started on your own, go to my Fullscript page and order the following high-quality supplements, the link is in my bio.

Here are 5 supplements to start taking daily:
💊 Magnesium citrate to help relieve constipation and promote relaxation and a deeper sleep
💊 Vitamin D3/K2 to boost immunity and preventative against inflammatory diseases
💊 Megasporebiotic or another high-quality probiotic to support gut health and increase bacterial diversity
💊 Collagen to support gut health and heal the gut lining
💊 Cod liver oil or omega-3 supplement to lower levels of inflammation in the body

12/11/2023

If you’re in Miami on December 26 please join me for an event on . There are so many aspects of life that we don’t have control over. But there are so many things we can do for . I focus on hormone balance, microbiome support and cortisol dysfunction just to name a few. Together at we can elaborate on a detailed plan for nutrition, supplements, medications, and other lifestyle modalities of treatment.

11/10/2023

Heart disease is a silent killer. 🫀

In his book and podcasts, explains that heart disease has few to no outward symptoms and the most common “presentation” of the disease is a sudden, fatal heart attack.

You know a patient has heart disease because they just died from it.

This doesn’t have to be you. Swipe to learn about my approach to heart disease prevention, and the one major thing you can do to protect your heart and boost longevity. ➡️

Questions? Let’s chat in the comments. ⤵️

11/02/2023

In this world, I am trying to help my patients and followers manage the intensity and stress. It’s truly about small steps because conquering can be quite challenging. If you have access to a , it’s an excellent way to clear your body of toxins. In as short an interval as 5-10 minutes you can promote detoxification within your body.

10/31/2023

So exciting to have my very own store with my favorite snacks, cleaning products, kitchen gadgets, exercise equipment, etc. DM me for specific requests. Link in my profile!

10/03/2023

When it comes to nutrition, ’s approach of “do what actually works for you” really spoke to me. 💡

We all know too well how challenging diets can be—restricting can often lead to yo-yo cycles of failed health kicks and poor habits. For optimal health and longevity, you must commit to a nutrition plan that you can easily execute, filled with healthy foods you actually enjoy. 🥗🥙🫐🍓

While everyone’s daily diets will look different, here are three principles of nutrition I believe everyone should follow. Swipe to see what they are. 👉🏼

Do you follow these 3 principles in your daily diet? Let me know in the comments! ⤵️

09/24/2023

Even a little bit of exercise can have a powerful impact on how long you live—it has the amazing ability to prevent chronic disease and delay or even reverse cognitive decline. Exercise improves cardiovascular health, builds muscular strength, and produces a molecule called BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) which helps with learning and memory. 🏋🏽‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️💪🏾🧠

So what kind of exercise should you focus on?

I turn to ’s four pillars of exercise time and time again, and often recommend his framework as a starting point for my own patients. Swipe through to learn about the exercises that will help you live a longer, healthier life. ➡️

09/21/2023

I first picked up Dr. Peter Attia’s book “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity” earlier this year and I’ve read it many times since. His perspective on living longer—and better—is a driving force behind my own integrative medicine philosophy at Nabella Health, and I turn to his teachings daily in my practice.

Here’s what really struck me:

In his introduction, Dr. Attia discusses the Hippocratic Oath of “DO NO HARM”, which he classifies as "Medicine 2.0". Too often, Medicine 2.0 intervenes with treatments too late to help, prolonging lifespan at the expense of healthspan, or sacrificing quality of life.

In short, Medicine 2.0 treats the symptoms, not the root cause. It’s time for Medicine 3.0.

Dr. Attia stresses the need for Medicine 3.0 to focus on the prevention of chronic disease, empowering you to optimize your health across five key pillars for maximal longevity:

🏃🏼‍♀️Exercise
💤 Sleep
🥗 Nutrition
💊 Medications & supplements
🧘🏽‍♀️ Mental & emotional health

Over the next few posts, I’ll break down Dr. Attia’s reasons and recommendations behind each pillar, and how I implement them into my own practice. Stay tuned…

Source: Attia, P. (2023). Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity.

08/10/2023

Are you getting enough Vitamin D? ☀️

This essential nutrient is vital for good health—it helps the body absorb calcium and build strong bones, plays a starring role in immune function, and can majorly impact autoimmune disease. Current and ongoing research is also exploring key links to cancer prevention, so suffice to say, it’s crucial to keep your levels in check.

Swipe ➡️ to learn about the signs and symptoms of a Vitamin D deficiency, and how I work closely with my patients to identify, test, and treat the root cause of their deficiency.

You can shop my full Vitamin D protocol on Fullscript here: tinyurl.com/NabellaHealthVitaminD

The protocol includes my go-to supplements for managing optimal Vitamin D levels:

✨Vitamin D3/K2: provides a more bioavailable form of Vitamin D3 with K2 to increase absorption

✨Megasporebiotic: spore-based probiotic that enhances bacteria in the gut

✨Megaprebiotic: provides nutrition for the good bacteria in the gut

✨Glutamine - enhances gut lining integrity

Take all 4 of these supplements daily! For more information, email gaby@nabellahealth.com.

07/24/2023

What a magnificent weekend exploring Maine. Life brings unexpected and incredible experiences. I am appreciative of sending my daughter to camp in such a stunning state.

07/14/2023

Looking forward to chatting about blood sugar and how better understanding your fluctuations in blood sugar can contribute to . Sign up in my profile and will provide address of event.

07/11/2023

Blood sugar (or glucose) is your body’s main energy source, so it’s important to keep your levels in check. ✅

While blood tests offer some insight into your body’s response to certain foods and lifestyle choices, it might not give you the full picture.

Enter: CGMs. Continuous glucose monitors.

A CGM is inserted under your skin—typically on your belly or arm—and features a sensor that measures your interstitial glucose level, giving you a real-time look at your body’s blood sugar responses.

CGM data can help you determine key diet and lifestyle adjustments needed to reach your target glucose levels, all while helping prevent diseases such as Type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s.

Ready to deep dive into your blood sugar and live your healthiest life yet? Join me and for a FREE live event in Sag Harbor, New York.

When: Thursday, July 20th
Where: Sag Harbor (Hamptons); address will be provided upon registration confirmation

Reserve your seat via the link in my bio. See you there!

06/30/2023

Weight gain or stubborn weight that will not come off? Symptoms of hormonal imbalance? Irritability? Mood swings? Headaches? Energy dips? It may be your blood sugar!

Please join Dr. Gabriella Safdieh and Health Coach Tracy Scott for an educational event about blood sugar as they discuss how blood sugar affects so many areas of our health and how to manage it.
Date: Thursday, July 20th, 10:30 AM -12:30 PM
Location: Sag Harbor (Hamptons) / address will be provided upon confirmation (Zoom will be available as well).
Please register with link in homepage.
Join us for this two-hour in-person event with Dr. Safdieh and Tracy where we will:
- Discuss blood sugar and various important markers in the blood to watch that Dr. S likes to test and monitor.
- Discuss why your standard blood work is not giving you a full picture of how your body is responding to various foods and lifestyle factors and how a CGM fills this gap by giving you actionable, real-time insight into your body.
- Understand why your blood sugar response is the major key to preventing the leading lifestyle diseases (Type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, etc).
- Understand how a variety of symptoms like weight gain or slow weight loss, irritability, headaches, mood swings, energy dips and more can have a root cause of the body slowly becoming insulin resistant.
- Education about what affects your blood sugar from a food and lifestyle perspective and strategies to mitigate this.
- Explain how a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) works, what we are looking for when we analyze your CGM data and the 3 pronged strategy we use to gaining actionable insights from your data
- Key takeaways we look for that you cannot get from blood and that show us that insulin resistance is on the horizon (or is already occurring).
- How to apply and use a CGM.
-Time for questions and answers!

06/18/2023