Juva Health & Wellness launched in May Under the Direction of Dr. Steve Salvatore
Since 1999, Juva Skin and Laser Center has set the standard for quality in cosmetic dermatology and plastic surgery. Founded by Dr. Bruce Katz, a world renowned leader in the field of laser dermatology and director of the Cosmetic Sugery and Laser Center at the prestigious Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, Juva continues that proud tradition, with the customized care of Juva Health and Wellness.
This new division focuses on maintaining optimum health and wellness through disease prevention, nutrition, weight management and anti-aging strategies all uniquely custom tailored to each individual patient.
By combining today's cutting edge medical science with integrative modalities that are well established and scientifically proven, Juva Heath and Wellness will help you rejuvenate your body from the inside out. This unique philosophy completes the circle of care you'll receive at Juva....making it an exclusive, full service practice for achieving optimal health, wellness and beauty while balancing the mind, body, and spirit.
Together with the Juva Skin & Laser Center and the Juva Medispa, rated the best medispa in the world by DaySpa Magazine 2004, Juva Health and Wellness brings you the quality medical care and professional experience you've grown to expect.
Juva Health and Wellness... rejuvenating your life from the inside out.
JUVA HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER
Since 1999, the Juva Skin & Laser Center and Medispa has set the standard for quality in therapeutic and aesthetic cosmetic dermatology and plastic surgery. Now this brand new Center will be Juva's third dimension, complimenting the cutting edge services you've grown to expect from Juva.
Under the direction of Dr. Steve Salvatore, the new Health and Wellness Center will offer a bevy of services devoted to physical and mental well being with nutrition counseling, acupuncture, weight loss, anti-aging strategies, smoking cessation, psychotherapy, hypnosis, personal training, yoga and pilates. Our nutritionists will even make house calls or take you shopping at your local market to help you make healthy choices in the store and clear up confusing nutrition labels.
At Juva Health and Wellness each patient is given a complete and thorough evaluation that far exceeds a traditional doctor visit. No one is ever rushed through the door. After discussing the patient's desired goals and needs, a custom tailored program is developed to maximize their overall health and prevent disease.
The goal of Juva Health and Wellness is to become partners with our patients in their battles against the aging process. We employ all that medical science has to offer in helping people rejuvenate their bodies from the inside out. With the help of our certified trainers we can accurately identify your Fitness age and recommend strategies to boost your energy and help you feel younger with more vitality.
According to Dr. Katz, The Health & Wellness Center is a logical progression for Juva. Our work in the therapeutic and aesthetic areas of dermatology has been praised internationally. We now expect to achieve similar success with services and programs that are devoted to the overall physical and emotional health of our patients.
We hope you embrace our programs and take full advantage of our team of experts so you can begin to rejuvenate your life from the inside out.
Medical Director
Dr. Steve Salvatore is perhaps best known for his appearances on television. He is currently a medical correspondent for WNYW-TV News in New York City, where he brings the latest cutting edge medical breakthroughs, treatments and research to millions of viewers every day.
His television credits are many, including medical correspondent for CNN and host of a number of health programs on the Discovery health Channel.
While successful as a journalist, Dr. Salvatore is a physician first. He is board certified in his field and trained at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York.
His combined talents and special interest in health, wellness and disease prevention are a unique asset to Juva.
Nutritionist
Tammy Lakatos Shames and Elysse ("Lyssie") Lakatos share more than identical features. The Lakatoses have been featured regularly as the nutrition experts on The Discovery Health Channel, WABC-TV, WPIX-TV, The Learning Channel and Fox 5's Good Day New York and have become sought-after contributors by many print and online publications, from Cosmopolitan, Self, Good Housekeeping, Woman's Day, Woman's World, Parents, First for Women, Muscle Media, Fitness, Glamour, Health, Lifetime, The New York Daily News, and Family Circle magazines to WebMD, WeightWatchers.com, Discovery Health Channel, The Learning Channel (TLC), msn.com, Choice and Fit to Be Ties websites.
The Lakatos sisters are Cum Laude graduates of the University of Maryland and received their post-graduate degrees in nutrition education at Emory University and Meredith College. They are ACE-certified Personal Trainers and are members of The American Dietetic Association, The Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition group (SCAN) and the American Business Women's Association.
Nutrition Services
Tammy Lakatos Shames, RD, LD, CDN, CPT, and Lyssie Lakatos, RD, LD, CDN, CPT, also known as The Nutrition Twins, are registered dietitians and co-authors of Fire Up Your Metabolism: 9 Proven Principles for Burning Fat and Losing Weight Forever (Simon and Schuster, February 2004).
Their customized nutrition programs include:
Psychologist/Hypnotherapist
Kathy Gantz is pleased to join the staff of Juva MediSpa. She is a licensed psychologist and certified hypnotherapist with 20 years of accomplishments helping thousands of people produce extraordinary results in their lives. She uses a mind-body approach to improve people's physical, mental, emotional and physical well-being. She employs an innovative combination of therapeutic counseling, hypnosis, relaxation techniques and imagery training.
Kathy is available to see individuals and groups for a wide variety of health and wellness issues, including: weight loss, smoking cessation, stress management, pre and post-operative counseling for plastic surgery, insomnia, skin disorders, and anxiety issues relating to cosmetic procedures. Sessions range from one extensive consultation to ongoing support according to each client's individual needs. Appointments are easily arranged in the Juva Health & Wellness Center.
Kathy Gantz is recognized and sought after by Fortune 500 companies and individual clients, who praise her compassion, creativity, and insight. She has an M.S.W in Industrial Social Work and Psychology from Hunter College and a B.S. in Psychology from Skidmore College. She is a member of the New York Society of Eriksonian Hypnosis and Psychotherapy and is an expert on the psychology of habit development.
Psychology/Hypnotherapy Services
Kathy Gantz uses a mind-body approach to improve people's physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being.
She employs an innovative combination of coaching, relaxation techniques, neurolinguistics, imagery training, hypnosis, and possibility thinking.
Kathy helps people to:
Kathy Gantz is introducing her successful smoking cessation program with hypnosis at Juva MediSpa. This cutting-edge program can be completed in one session, individually or in groups, and has helped thousands of people quit smoking permanently... without pangs of anxiety, severe withdrawal, or weight gain. You will emerge as a non-smoker: comfortable, relaxed, and in control.
With her guidance, patients learn to develop skills, strategies and more success-directed language to develop a moment-to-moment approach to life.
Personal Trainer
Nestor is the inventor of the Health Trac 2000; an abdominal machine that was marketed on a national infomercial. He was also awarded 2 U.S. patents on other fitness inventions. Former teacher at the NPTI school for personal trainers - he is a trainer to the trainers. Over 11 years experience training privately one-on-one and has worked with Ms. Olympia Cory Everson and directed the fitness programs for dozens of NYC socialites from Frederique Fekkai to Caroline Kimmel and Laura Steinberg.
Personal Training Services
With the launching of our new personal training services, it was essential that we offer a program that is both worthy of the Juva reputation and able to meet the standard of care that is expected of us. This was accomplished in several ways.
For starters, we have successfully recruited the most experienced and professional trainers possible. We have also implemented a unique model of care and delivery of services; while our trainers direct your fitness program in a highly personalized one-on-one setting, they will collaborate behind the scenes with a team of experts, such as the staff physician, nutritionist, physical therapist and others that will be working closely on your behalf. We are confident that we have assembled a group of professionals that will help you achieve your goals in the following areas:
After an initial consultation and fitness examination, our trainers will be available to come to train you in your home or residential gym. Our Head Trainer, Nestor Palacios, who has worked with Frederique Fekkai, Caroline Kimmel and Dr. Larry Rosenthal, all in their homes, observes, " I have found that very busy people struggle to find the time to exercise. However, the clients I see in their homes aren't burdened with having to rearrange their schedules to accommodate time for me, because I come to them, at their convenience." Our staff of experts caters to the busy client's schedule, allowing him or her to allocate time for something of paramount importance - improving on one's level of health and fitness.