Ray Sahelian, M.D. biography
Dr. Ray Sahelian, M.D., is one of the world's top expert on the topic of natural supplements and is one of the most well known medical doctors in the United States. His website is read by hundreds of thousands of people each month. He is internationally respected for his balanced viewpoint, pointing out the benefits of herbs and nutrients, along with their shortcomings and side effects. Dr. Ray Sahelian is also a bestselling author, natural medicine expert, and supplement product formulator. Advance Physician Formulas is extremely proud to have Dr. Sahelian formulate products for us and he is our consultant regarding the latest research on natural medicine. Dr. Sahelian allows us to send his email newsletter called Supplement Research Update to our customers.

Education
Dr. Ray Sahelian obtained a Bachelors of Science degree in nutrition from Drexel University and completed his doctoral training at Thomas Jefferson Medical School, both in Philadelphia. After completeing a 3 year residency program in family practice, he became certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Bestselling author
Dr. Sahelian has written more than a dozen bestselling books on various health and nutritional topics, including books on melatonin, dhea, creatine, glucosamine, St. John's wort, and stevia. His latest two books include Mind-Boosters and Natural-Sex-Boosters. The former has also been published as Mind Boosting Secrets.

Expert developer of nutritional products
Dr. Sahelian is in private practice in Los Angeles, CA. He writes articles for several health magazines nad is regularly interviewed by the media. He also offers his consulting and formulating services to medical and nutritional companies. His newest formulations are Eyesight Rx for vision improvement within hours or days, Passion Rx, one of the most popular herbal sexual enhancement products on the market. Mind Power Rx for enhanced mental focus and concentration, Joint Power Rx, MultiVit Rx for more physical energy and stamina, Prostate Power Rx, Good Night Rx, are additional popular formulations. His newest formulation is Diet Rx, a natural and safe appetite suppressant. See the images on your right.

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Newsletter
His email newsletter, called Supplement Research Update, reaches more than 100,000 individuals and is one of the most respected health newsletters in the nutritional industry. His website is the most visited in the world on the topic of natural supplements maintained by a medical doctor. See www.RaySahelian.com.

Benefits and risks of supplements
In his books, articles, and website, he honestly discusses both the benefits and risks of supplements. He thoroughly evaluates both the published research and has hands on experience with patients. In addition, he has gained valuable information on the role of supplements in heatth by reviewing the hundreds of emails each week that supplement users send to him and his research staff discussing their experiences with herbal and nutritional products.

Doctor takes his own medicine, or supplement
What makes Dr. Ray Sahelian stand out even more than other experts in the nutrition field is that he constantly tests on himself various herbs and nutrients in varying dosages to determine what kind of effect they have. Almost all other doctors who write about supplements do so based mostly on published research.  It is through this experimental and experiential method that has provided him with significant insights into herbs and supplements that few other medical doctors have discovered. In addition, Dr. Sahelian, over his many years of medical and nutritional practice, has had personal feedback from thousands of his patients who take supplements, along with tens of thousands of supplement users who have emailed him writing about their experiences, both positive and negative. There's hardly anyone else on this planet who has gathered this type of nutraceutical information from so many varied sources.

Media interviews
Dr. Ray Sahelian has been seen on television programs including NBC Today, NBC Nightly News, CBS This Morning, Dateline NBC, and CNN, quoted by countless major magazines such as Newsweek, Modern Maturity, Health, and newspapers including USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Le Monde (France). Millions of radio listeners nationwide hear him discuss the latest research on health. Many of his books have been translated into several languages, including Japanese, Korean, Italian, German, Russian, French, and Chinese. He has been featured in Vitamin Retailer magazine.

On a personal note:
Dr. Sahelian enjoys hiking, yoga, bike riding, travel, reading, history, philosophy, learning about human behavior, observing nature and animals, engaging in interesting discussions with friends, and any type of new ways to think and explore. He tries to keep an open mind and an open heart. He was born in November, 1957.

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