Master Herbalist (AHG) & Author

Sara Chana Silverstein is a master herbalist (AHG), classical homeopath, board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC), businesswoman, wife and mother of seven children.

She is the author of the recently released and wildly successful book MOODTOPIA: Tame Your Moods, De-Stress, and Find Balance Using Herbal Remedies, Aromatherapy and more. It has been #1 on Amazon and received praise in quotes from Deepak Chopra, acclaimed Yale MD and herbal specialist, Dr. Avia Romm,actress/neuroscientist, Mayim Bialik and Christy Brinkley.

Sara Chana grew up in Los Angeles, California, as a precocious child with an inquiring mind and very high energy. At age five she became an actress, appearing in national commercials, TV shows and film. Simultaneously she was a gymnast, competing at national and international levels. She was an AAU Junior Olympic champion. She seized the opportunity and was given a co-starring role in “Nadia,” a major motion picture about the Olympic champion, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci.

After she graduated from UC Irvine, she was invited through Yale School of Drama to spend a summer at Oxford University in England to study Shakespeare. True disclosure? Most of her time was spent in the Oxford library reading books about herbs and not Shakespeare. With apologies to Will.

Sara Chana is known as New York's “moodiness expert.”Sara Chana has enchanted and regularly appears on ABC, CBS, NBC & FOX news discussing how people can integrate alternative with conventional medicine. She is a favorite on the arguably number one nighttime radio show – Coast to Coast – and speaks at their fan luncheons.Her dissemination of information regarding life longevity and dealing with everyday life situations and stress is welcomed by audiences everywhere.

Sara Chana is a consultant to many pediatricians, surgeons, obstetricians, midwives and general doctors, and is currently guest lecturing to residents at a New York medical school. She is also an adult education teacher, radio personality, and community advocate for women and children. As a columnist Sara Chana writes for national magazines and is regularly quoted by and interviewed for publications such as Huffington Post, Parents, American Baby, iVillage, SheKnows.com, ModernMom.com, Cosmopolitan and Green Child.

She is animated, humorous, articulate and very knowledgeable. Sara Chana has worked with over 20,000 clients, over 25 years, helping woman birth naturally, teaching how to have babies breastfeed pain-free, and educating parents on how to safely treat their children with homeopathy and herbs.

She empowers her clients giving them the tools they need to keep themselves and their families healthy and confident to make proper medical decisions. Sara Chana does this by teaching parents how to understand current research and ask the proper questions of their doctors, to ensure that they and their family receive the most appropriate and comprehensive healthcare.

Her workshops and lectures are dynamic and captivate audiences with current research that shows how to build one's emotional health as well as incorporating ancient wisdom that is relevant today. The gamut of information runs from Cannabis to St. John’s Wort. She provides hands-on learning; easy-to-use tips and she is wildly funny!

Sara Chana is featured in lifestyle and health magazines and is a popular guest on podcasts discussing how people can safely integrate alternative with conventional medicine. She is a consultant to pediatricians, surgeons, obstetricians and midwives. She is currently guest lecturing medical students at New York City medical schools. As an adult education teacher, radio personality and community advocate for women and children, she knows how to embolden people to make the healthy changes they need to harmonize their lives and feel successful.

Sara Chana is the mother of seven children and we are exhausted just writing about her.