About Us

I was born and raised in Bulgaria. After graduating from medical school, I worked as a pediatrician. In the mid 90's I went back to school and graduated from the University of Paris, France with a diploma in allergy and clinical immunology. When I moved to the US ten years later, I went to school for a third time and I got a master degree in human behavioral sciences. For the last 15 years I have lived and worked in Atlanta, GA/USA. My southern accent however, is still a work in progress.

My affiliation with international non-profit organizations and volunteer work took me around the world and after practicing traditional medicine for over 20 years, my interest in health behavior, along with my personal experience with cultural diversity and health disparity, led me to a research position that involves the assessment of the effects of stress on obesity and blood pressure, sleep, heart disease, and diabetes.

In the course of my daily encounter with people (mostly baby boomers like me, born between 1946-64), I realized how important it was to talk with them about their lifestyle.

People are becoming increasingly immune to hearing such things as, ” You need to diet and exercise” or ”With good diet and exercise plan, you would be fine.” The problem is that people don’t know what that means. It is easy to throw out a phrase that won’t produce any results, but that’s not what I am about. Besides, healthy lifestyle is not just about diet and exercise. Many people are not aware of just how devastating the effects of chronic stress on health can be.

I started this website to convey a message. I want to answer questions such as, "Why don’t I lose the belly fat even if I run 3 miles every day and stay on a low-fat diet?" I want to help people understand why they do what they do.

This is how I came up with the idea to start my own website about the effects of stress on health. I hope to help baby boomers identify the specific sources of stress in their lives. My goal is to provide some great tips about how to stay stress free over 50 and enjoy what could be the best time of your life.

Turn your life around and benefit from my expertise. For individual guidance sessions or to schedule a public speaking event use the Contact form or email at drnstoyanova@gmail.com

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