THE MEANING OF AFIYAH
Health. Wholeness. Wellbeing.
Afiyah is a place to be listened to with care, understood in context, and supported with clear guidance that respects who you are.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Traditional wisdom and modern knowledge, held in one thoughtful conversation.
Afiyah begins with the person, not a checklist. East Asian medicine helps us recognize patterns and relationships in the body. Naturopathic principles inform our attention to prevention, nourishment, daily habits, botanical knowledge, and the conditions that help health flourish.
We also consider your health history, current care, environment, stress, sleep, nutrition, movement, and everyday responsibilities. Modern clinical knowledge supports safe decisions, honest conversations about evidence, and timely referrals when another healthcare professional should be involved.
Dr. Quanon’s naturopathic medical education enriches her clinical perspective and patient education. Afiyah’s services are provided within her Pennsylvania acupuncture license and applicable professional scope.
What you can expect from us
- Time to speak without feeling rushed
- Questions asked with curiosity, not judgment
- Explanations that are clear and useful
- Respect for culture, identity, and lived experience
- Honesty about benefits, risks, and limitations
- Recommendations shaped around your needs
- Coordination with appropriate medical care
To create a trusted place where whole-person care is responsible, culturally meaningful, welcoming, and easier to understand.
MEET DR. QUANON
Dr. Edgelyn Quanon
Afiyah grew from Dr. Quanon’s vision for care that feels refined, restorative, and deeply personal. She earned a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine and a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from National University, with additional study in botanical medicine, kinesiology, acupuncture, East Asian medicine, and healthcare informatics.
Read Dr. Quanon’s full background
As a Pennsylvania-licensed acupuncturist, Dr. Quanon uses acupuncture and appropriate supportive techniques within her professional scope. Her naturopathic medical education informs how thoroughly she listens, how she considers nutrition and daily life, how she teaches, and how carefully she thinks about safety, evidence, and coordination with primary or specialty care. It does not expand the legal scope of the services Afiyah provides.
Dr. Quanon is naturally curious. She enjoys asking deeper questions and exploring the patterns and contributing factors that may shape how a person feels, rather than treating every concern as isolated. Her training as a pelvic steam facilitator, birth and postpartum doula, and childbirth educator also brings tenderness and practical understanding to reproductive wellness and major life transitions.
Her Liberian heritage, work with diverse communities, and love of herbs, food, family, travel, and culture shape the warmth of Afiyah. Every client arrives with a different body, history, culture, set of responsibilities, and hope for the future. Dr. Quanon’s role is to meet that person with respect, explain options clearly, and provide safe, personalized acupuncture and wellness care that complements appropriate medical treatment.
ND · MSOM · L.Ac.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Pelvic Steam Facilitator · Birth & Postpartum Doula · Childbirth Educator
CREDENTIALS + CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE
Training you can understand at a glance.
Dr. Quanon’s education adds depth to the conversation while her Pennsylvania acupuncture license defines the clinical services provided at Afiyah.
Pennsylvania Licensed Acupuncturist
Acupuncture and supportive East Asian medicine services are provided within applicable professional scope.
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
Informs whole-person history taking, wellness education, safety awareness, and thoughtful care coordination.
Master of Science in Oriental Medicine
Supports individualized East Asian medicine assessment, acupuncture planning, and patient education.
Clear guidance and appropriate referrals
Afiyah helps you understand your plan and recognize when primary or specialty medical care should be involved.
“True integrative care begins when we stop reducing the person to a diagnosis and begin understanding the full story of their health.”DR. EDGELYN QUANON
COME AS YOU ARE
Your story deserves time. Your questions deserve thoughtful answers.
Begin with a private consultation where you can speak openly, feel heard without judgment, and leave with clear next steps shaped around your needs.
