Fairhaven Health works with respected
medical consultants to establish - and then meet - the most rigorous benchmarks
for product development, supplement formulation, quality assurance, and
scientific research consultancy. Our advisors represent a wide constellation
of health specialties, including fertility (reproductive medicine), maternal-fetal
medicine, obstetrics and pediatrics, as well as contemporary herbalism
and preconception nutrition.
The medical health professionals we work with are uniquely "hands-on"
when it comes to both researching established clinical data and assisting
in product formulation. All of our nutritional supplements are cooperatively
developed by doctors, nutritionists, and herbalists to ensure both product
safety and maximum efficacy. That's why Fairhaven Health is among the
most trusted providers of non-prescription fertility solutions and pregnancy
health products.
Our Advisors:
Amos
Grunebaum, M.D. – Dr. Grunebaum is the Director of Obstetrics
and the Chief of Labor & Delivery at the #1 University Medical Center
in New York and double-board certified in obstetrics/gynecology and maternal-fetal
medicine (high-risk pregnancy). He is recognized as one of New York's
foremost Ob/Gyns as evidenced by his regular inclusion in Castle Connolly's
"Top Doctors: New York".
Dr.Grunebaum is the former director of
WebMD's Fertility Center and is one of the Internet's leading authorities
on fertility and pregnancy (where he has helped thousands of couples conceive
through his pioneering educational websites). As a researcher, Dr. Grunebaum
is the author or co-author of more than 45 peer-reviewed scientific articles
and book chapters and he has written a best-selling pregnancy guidebook
with Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
Through over thirty years of medical practice,
Dr. Grunebaum has personally delivered more than 3,000 babies and supervised
more than 10,000 deliveries. As part of Fairhaven Health's research and
development team, Dr. Grunebaum is responsible for the innovative and
highly-regarded Pregnancy Plus, FertilAid, and FertileCM formulas. His
FertilAid for Men formula was recently shown, in a double-blind clinical
study, to be effective in improving key male fertility parameters, including
sperm motility and count.
Suzanne
Munson, M.S., R.D. - Suzanne Munson's passion for natural health
and whole foods nutrition led her to Bastyr University, one of the world’s
leading academic centers for natural health sciences. After earning a
Masters of Science in Nutrition, she completed the required coursework,
internship and exam to become a Registered Dietician. Suzanne has served
as adjunct faculty at Bastyr University, as clinic supervisor at the Bastyr
University Natural Health Clinic, and has published several articles on
nutrition and natural products.
Professionally, Suzanne has worked with the American Institute of Biosocial
and Medical Research whose clients include Natrol, Country Life and Costco
(in-house Kirkland brand). She has extensive experience within the health
supplement field working as a consultant to the natural products industry,
specializing in product formulations and consumer education.
Anna
Davis, Ph.D., RYT – Anna Davis has a doctorate in Physiology
and Biophysics from the University of Washington where she has taught
Physiology, studied the role of electrical activity in embryo development
and co-authored educational software to teach cell physiology, now one
of the leading educational simulation packages in neurophysiology used
on campuses worldwide (NerveWorks). Her scientific research is published
in top tier academic journals including Journal of Neuroscience and Journal
of Physiology. Dr. Davis is also a certified yoga instructor.
Dr. Davis’ passion is the cross pollination of Western science with
the ancient wisdom of yoga, using concepts from both to promote health
and happiness. She recently completed a yoga DVD that incorporates scientifically
proven yoga and relaxation techniques to promote optimal reproductive
health for couples with fertility challenges, Bend, Breathe and Conceive.
She holds yoga/science workshops and is developing a research program
similar to those run by Harvard’s Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body
Medicine where contemplative practices are used in conjunction with Western
medicine and scientific insights to develop programs to promote health.