Alexander G. Schauss, PhD, FACN, CEDS, is the Director of Natural and Medicinal Products Research, Life Sciences Division, American Institute for Biosocial and Medical Research, Inc., in Puyallup, Washington. Dr. Schauss is Adjunct Research Professor of Botanical Medicine at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and former Clinical Professor of Natural Products Research at the same institution. He has held academic appointments at other institutions, including: Associate Professor of Research at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, in Tempe, Arizona; Senior Director of the Southwest College Research Institute in Scottsdale, Arizona; Research Director, Graduate School, City University, Seattle; and, Lecturer in Biostatistics and Epidemiology at Bastyr University in Seattle. Dr. Schauss has been a member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM) Advisory Council (AMPAC) and the Developmental Planning Committee of the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS). He has been an invited reviewer on botanical standards and information monographs for the US Pharmacopoeia Convention (USP). Dr. Schauss has studied nutrition and botanical medicine for over 30 years. He is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition (FACN), an Emeritus Member of the New York Academy of Sciences, former Chairman of the Food Policy Council of the National Council for Public Health Policy, an Honorary …