About Stephanie El-Chakieh
Professional experience and journey
Owner of a Doctorate in Pharmacy, Stephanie pursued her education to complete a Master’s degree in advanced pharmacotherapy, graduating from the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Montreal. Since her graduation, Stephanie has welcomed and thrived upon new challenges.
Having practiced in over sixteen hospitals and many retail pharmacies in Quebec, Stephanie has become renowned for her clinical judgment and expertise. She is also a speaker and consultant for various international companies within the business and health sector. Stephanie was also on the board of Pharmacists Without Borders Canada and is a mentor for several entrepreneurs.
Embracing change and technology, Stephanie started HealthyVoyage, a startup innovating in the field of travel health and medicine. The startup was challenging, and COVID-19 hit, which impacted its activities. After numerous startup challenges, Stephanie decided to pause the activities of HealthyVoyage, and wrote The Thin Lines, an entrepreneur’s guide to avoiding potential mistakes and building self-worth.
Following her first startup journey, Stephanie took a trip to Portugal to reconnect with herself. During that trip, Stephanie experienced a frustrating acne flare-up which was the turning point of her professional pivot toward integrative and functional medicine. As a pharmacist, she had first-hand knowledge and access to every new drug on the market, and she tried them all with no results. She consulted countless healthcare professionals and was repeatedly told that diet had no impact on acne. Once she dived into personal research on nutrition, she finally uncovered the many types and causes of acne and found a solution. Her findings will be shared in her upcoming book on acne. Following this experience, Stephanie discovered a skill and passion for science investigation. She is relentless in her pursuit to find truth. Stephanie is now an independent researcher and founder of Joulance, a nutraceutical and skincare product line you can trust.
Stephanie is also a certified yoga teacher and wellness advocate.
Stephanie was also on the board of Pharmacists Without Borders Canada for almost 3 years. Please donate if you can.
My Beliefs
I question everything. I don’t necessarily have the conventional pharmacy or medical beliefs or mindset. I believe we live in a society that wants quick fixes, over-consumes, and does not really treat underlying causes. (I’m generalizing). We prescribe medication and treatments for diseases of unknown cause.
I am also fascinated by the power of influence, unconscious biases, psychology, and deep understanding of the human being. I’m an independent researcher who does literature reviews on different topics of interest for my own knowledge and understanding.
I value prevention over treatment. I also believe food is our best medicine. Feel free to reach out to share your thoughts!
Enjoy.