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Personalized Hormone Solutions

Regain Energy, Confidence and Wellness With Happy Hormones & Beauty Cabin

Meet Happy Hormones & Beauty Cabin, a wellness facility in Richfield dedicated to personalized, root-cause-focused care. The practice is led by board-certified nurse practitioner Shahnaz El Jaouhari, whose approach blends clinical expertise with compassionate patient-centered treatment.

Throughout her career, Shahnaz has seen far too many women struggle with symptoms that are often dismissed despite being told their labs are “normal.” She has faced these same challenges herself and after finding little relief through conventional treatments, she became passionate about helping other women restore balance, improve their energy and feel confident in their bodies again. Her focus goes beyond symptom management — it’s about optimizing health from the inside out.

At Happy Hormones, the goal is to uncover the factors that disrupt the body’s natural harmony. Shahnaz evaluates hormonal, metabolic and lifestyle imbalances that can prevent patients from feeling their best, taking a deeper and more personalized approach than conventional care. She prioritizes time, attention and customized treatment plans built around each individual’s lab results, physiology and long-term health goals, ensuring care is both effective and sustainable.

With advanced training in bioidentical hormone therapy and functional weight management, Shahnaz specializes in natural bioidentical hormone therapy designed to work in harmony with the body. This is often combined with targeted support for insulin resistance, stress, thyroid health and other metabolic factors that can make weight management and overall wellness feel like an uphill battle.

Hormone therapy at Happy Hormones is delivered with safety and precision as the highest priority. Bioidentical hormone therapy, when prescribed appropriately and monitored through regular lab testing and follow-up visits, is considered a safe and effective option for many patients. Shahnaz carefully evaluates each patient’s health history, risk factors and lab results before beginning therapy and continues to monitor progress to ensure treatments remain both safe and effective over time. 

Shahnaz works with patients navigating a variety of challenges, and her approach is not just about symptom relief but about helping patients feel vibrant, strong and fully themselves again through science-backed strategies, compassionate care and highly personalized treatment plans.

Some of her focus areas include:

  • Weight gain and cardiometabolic issues: stubborn abdominal fat, weight loss resistance, unexpected weight gain, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood sugar and insulin resistance.
  • Sleep and mood: insomnia, trouble staying or falling asleep, mood swings, irritability, anxiety, low energy and chronic stress.
  • Hormonal symptoms: perimenopause, menopause, PMS, irregular cycles, hot flashes, incontinence, hair loss, dry skin, muscle loss and joint pain.

Clients at Happy Hormones begin their journey with a complimentary discovery call. During this call, Shahnaz explores current health challenges, past treatments and the goals each patient hopes to achieve. These findings are then used for an initial consultation. For those who already have a clear understanding of their health challenges and next steps, the discovery call can be skipped in favor of scheduling the initial consultation.

The initial consultation is an in-depth session that costs $150 and includes a detailed review of medical history, current challenges and health goals. General labs are ordered and reviewed, and Shahnaz determines whether advanced testing is needed to uncover deeper underlying issues. This consult sets the foundation for a personalized treatment plan that prioritizes fast symptom relief while supporting long-term wellness.

Treatment plans at Happy Hormones typically fall into one of two categories: Health Reboot or Health Maintenance.

The Health Reboot program is an intensive four-month plan designed to resolve long-standing health and wellness issues. At $399 per month, it includes four monthly extended visits to optimize health, access to a virtual health coaching program, unlimited email communication for support, a customized supplement plan, 15% off supplements at Happy Hormones, lab review (lab testing not included) and prescription management.

The Health Maintenance program is a one-year subscription starting at $99 per month. It includes two extended visits with lab review, management of prescriptions including bioidentical hormones, thyroid medications or other medications, access to a virtual health coaching program and 15% off supplements.

Because Shahnaz believes that feeling good and looking good go hand in hand, she can also incorporate advanced aesthetic treatments to support healthy, graceful aging into either program. These include chemical peels, microneedling, neurotoxin treatments and skin-rejuvenating therapies such as Profhilo®.

Shahnaz explains that many patients begin with the four-month Health Reboot program and then transition to Health Maintenance to continue receiving ongoing support with their health and hormone goals. This approach allows patients to maintain the progress they achieve during the Reboot while continuing to optimize wellness, hormone balance and overall vitality.

By combining advanced medical knowledge, a focus on root causes and a compassionate, personalized approach, Shahnaz helps patients regain control of their health. For more information or to book a free discovery call, visit HappyHormonesBeautyCabin.com or call 330.333.2394.