Nava adding locations to Chevy Chase, Columbia offices
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Published: Tuesday, April 21, 2015
A holistic health practice with a location in Chevy Chase expects to open soon in White Flint, with plans to expand to other parts of the country as well.
Nava Health and Vitality Center, which also has a location in Columbia in addition to Wisconsin Circle in Chevy Chase, plans to open an office on Old Georgetown Road in the Pike & Rose development in September, according to CEO Bernie Dancel.
The company also plans to open an office on M Street in Washington, D.C., in May.
The four offices are the first of what Dancel hopes will be a nationwide chain, offering a holistic approach that Dancel called “the best of East-meets-West medicine.”
He said he thinks the Washington-Baltimore area could support 15 to 20 locations, and he is also eyeing South Florida, Texas, Arizona and the New York-New Jersey region.
The company looks for communities of health-conscious, higher-income areas with aging populations, usually 40 years and up, Dancel said.
It also seeks out locations near higher-end retail stores where its customers would likely shop, such as Whole Foods Market, he said.
Nava offers physicians, chiropractors, massage therapists, acupuncturists and other practitioners in what Dancel said is an attempt to treat the root causes of patients’ afflictions in addition to their symptoms.
Dancel said Nava focuses on treating symptoms of aging, such as menopause, andropause — aka “male menopause” — anxiety, fatigue, “brain fog” and low libido. It also tries to help patients deal with obesity and weight loss, plus pain and recovery from injuries, he said.