Advisory Council
Deanna Minich
Dr. Deanna Minich is a nutrition scientist, health educator, and author with more than twenty years of experience in nutrition, phytochemicals, and functional medicine. She holds Master’s (M.S.) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) degrees in Human Nutrition and Medical Science, respectively, and has lectured extensively worldwide on health-related topics, teaching patients and health professionals about health. Dr. Minich is adjunct faculty for the graduate program at the University of Western States, the Advanced Practice Module in Environmental Health at the Institute for Functional Medicine, and provides continuing education seminars for the Institute for Brain Potential. She is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition (FACN), a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), and a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner (IFMCP), and former President of the American College of Nutrition. Presently, she leads the scientific and medical teams at Symphony Natural Health as Chief Science Officer.
Kim Ross
Dr. Kim Ross earned a Doctorate of Clinical Nutrition from Maryland University of Integrative Health, a Master of Science in Applied Clinical Nutrition from Northwest College of Health Sciences, and a Master of Business Administration from Utica University. She is a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN), Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist (CDN), Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), and Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP). Dr. Kim Ross has been in clinical practice since 2010, specializing in hormonal, mental, and gastrointestinal health, though she works with a broad range of health conditions. Additionally, she is the Director of Scientific Communications for Symphony Natural Health and serves as an Adjunct Faculty and Clinical Faculty member at Sonoran University of Health Sciences.
Mona Fahoum
As a naturopathic physician and owner of Meridian Medicine and Essential Wellness, Dr. Mona Fahoum focuses on preventive primary care, women's health, hormones, and digestive concerns. Dr. Fahoum graduated from Bastyr University in 2004 and has her certification in the advanced use of Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement (ABHRT). Outside her primary care practice, she is also the Director of Clinical Services at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health and has been adjunct faculty at Bastyr University. Dr. Fahoum is Past-President of the Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians (WANP) and is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP). She has provided lectures and continuing education seminars for these associations, other state associations and regularly appears on podcasts, webinars and interviews for women’s groups, hormone support influencers, and others.
Tori Hudson
Dr. Tori Hudson, Naturopathic Physician, graduated from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in 1984 and has served the college in several capacities, including: Medical Director, Associate Academic Dean, and Academic Dean. She is currently a clinical adjunct professor at NUNM), Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University and the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. Dr Hudson has been in practice for more than 39 years, is the medical director of her clinic, “A Woman’s Time” in Portland, Oregon, co-owner and director of product research and education for VITANICA and the program director for the Institute of Women’s Health and Integrative Medicine. She is also the founder and co-director of NERC (Naturopathic Education and Research Consortium), a non-profit organization for accredited naturopathic residencies. Dr. Hudson has been appointed as a faculty member of the Fellowship in Integrative Health and Medicine, Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine. Dr. Hudson was awarded the 1990 President’s award from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians for her research in women’s health, the 1999 prestigious Naturopathic Physician of the Year award, the 2003 NUNM Alumni Pioneer Award., the 2009 Natural Products Association Pioneer Award and in 2012 was inducted into the NUNM Hall of Fame. In 2016, she was the recipient of the annual Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physician’s “Living Legends” award. In 2021 she received the 2020 American Botanical Council’s prestigious Fredi Kronenberg Excellence in Research and Education in Botanicals in Women’s Health Award for 2020. She is a nationally recognized author (book: Women’s Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine second edition, McGraw Hill 2008) and the Menopause Companion (2023), speaker, educator, researcher, and clinician. Dr. Hudson serves on several editorial boards, advisory panels and as a consultant to the natural products industry. She also writes monthly columns and free lance articles for several publications.
Jan Roberts
Jan Roberts is a Pharmacist and Clinical Nutritionist. She has been in the field of health for over 50 years, during which time she has published six books including the Better Baby book series on preconception health, fertility, pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding. Jan was also the Australian Representative of the world leading preconception and fertility research and education group Foresight (based in the UK) and has been speaking about these topics and epigenetics for nearly 20 years at universities, health professional education events and to the general public.
Corey Schuler
Dr. Corey B. Schuler is a medical affairs professional in the dietary supplement industry. He is a family nurse practitioner, certified nutrition specialist, and licensed nutritionist. He received his chiropractic doctorate from Northwestern Health Sciences University, master of science in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, and master of science in nursing at Graceland University. He has additionally earned an executive MBA and an undergraduate degree in chemistry. Schuler authored a chapter in the textbook Integrative Medical Nutrition Therapy (Springer, 2020) and serves as an adjunct professor at Sonoran University of Health Sciences and Northeast College of Health Sciences. Schuler practices holistic primary care at Synergy Family Physicians in White Bear Lake, MN.
Marc Sklar
Marc Sklar is a Doctor of Acupuncture, Board Certified Herbalist, Oriental Medicine Practitioner, and President of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM). He is the founder and Clinical Director of the Reproductive Wellness Clinic in San Diego, California. He has extensive experience and expertise in treating and resolving the causes of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss with classical Acupuncture and Chinese Medicines and key nutraceuticals such as FemmenessencePRO HARMONY and RevolutionPRO. Marc also delves deeply into the mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of conception, pregnancy and birth, having studied world religions and ancient healing techniques, combined with extensive world travel.