Expert Biographies
Alan Agins, PhD
AJ Fourcault
Lynn Laboranti, MS, RD
Meghan Mateus
Adam Perlman MD, MPH, FACP
Shannon Wright, MS, RD
Alan Agins, PhD
Pharmacologist
Alan Agins is an award winning pharmacologist and author who has held faculty appointments at Brown Medical School, Northeaster University of Pharmacy and the University of the Virginia School of Nursing.
Dr. Agins is an accomplished speaker who has spoken nationally to more than 50,000 healthcare professionals upon all topics of pharmacology including dietary supplements and drug / nutrient interactions. Alan is the author of “Pharmacology Principles: Roadside Assistance” and has provided continuing education monographs for the Comprehensive Natural Database.
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AJ Fourcault
Product Specialist
AJ has a BBA in Marketing and an MBA in Product Management. She brings her passion about consumer relations and health and wellness to the SAM-e Complete® team. She’s had an array of jobs, though— including a stint as a birthday party attendant at McDonald’s in her high school years, as well as a buyer for a candy store chain— where she had no lack of candy samples. Needless to say, her office was the most popular place in the building. Now, in her role as Nature Made SAM-e Complete® Marketing Manager, AJ knows the brand and product inside and out.
In her personal life, AJ loves to bake and share her freshly made goodies with family and co-workers. It’s one way she maintains her good mood naturally, but she also enjoys the company of a gray rescue cat named Mo, who loves to get his head stuck in discarded SAM-e boxes. AJ also enjoys reading authors like David Sedaris and Lorie Notaro, and is preparing for an April wedding to her best friend of 11 years, Doug.
AJ is happy to be on the marketing team here at Nature Made SAM-e Complete®. She’ll answer any question you have about the business behind bringing SAM-e Complete to stores nationwide.
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Lynn Laboranti, MS, RD
Professional and Consumer Education
As a registered dietitian at Pharmavite LLC, Lynn Laboranti gives accredited lectures to medical professionals on dietary supplement research and related health issues. Lynn has been instrumental with the creation and on-going maintenance of Vitamin Herb University, an on-line educational resource for health professionals. In addition, she writes articles for consumers on various nutrition related topics and dietary supplements, and as part of an expert panel on www.naturemade.com and www.sam-e.com, answers email inquiries daily on nutrition and wellness related topics. She has also discussed SAM-e with many health care professionals, including physicians. Recently, Lynn was selected to speak at The American Dietetic Association’s Food and Nutrition Conference on “Drug Supplement Interactions and Nutrient Depletions: Applications for the Dietitian.” She has been with Pharmavite since 1999.
Prior to joining Pharmavite, Lynn was a wellness/fitness specialist and consulting dietitian for ProHealth, Inc. She developed and conducted fitness-based programs and created health assessment profiles of its members.
Lynn’s previous clinical dietitian expertise in both acute and long-term care included nutritional screenings, patient assessments, and education and counseling at community medical centers, hospitals, and nursing homes. Her work as an outpatient dietitian focused primarily on counseling patients on weight management, diabetes, and also sports nutrition.
Lynn earned a bachelor’s of science in Nutrition with a minor in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. She earned a M.S. degree in Foods and Human Nutrition from Marywood University in Scranton, PA. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association, Sports Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists Dietetic Practice Group, and Nutrition and Complementary Care Practice Group. She is also certified in Adult Weight Management through the American Dietetic Association.
Her favorite nutritional supplements are Nature Made Multi for Her, calcium, vitamin D, coenzyme Q-10, and fish oil.
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Meghan Mateus
Professional and Consumer Education
As a Professional Education Specialist, Meghan Mateus provides friendly, knowledgeable and encouraging advice to those who seek nutritional guidance and support for living a healthy lifestyle. She enjoys helping others reach their health goals by making a balanced diet, physical activity and a positive attitude part of daily life.
Meghan earned her BS in Nutrition from Cal Poly in 2005 and is currently pursuing her Masters degree in Nutrition from California State University, Northridge. Upon completion of her MS, she will proceed to fulfill her Registered Dietitian requirements and maintain her duties as a responsible nutrition education. She is currently a student member of the American Dietetic Association
As an undergraduate student, Meghan realized her interest in and passion for the promotion of nutrition education and awareness. During her junior year, she accepted an internship opportunity with Creative Nutrition Concepts (CNC), a non-profit organization dedicated to community-based nutrition education programs for school-aged children. Meghan prepared and taught lessons to seventy 4th grade students concerning the importance of eating well and being active. She engaged the students in fun activities in which they learned to cook, taste new foods, and explore fun outdoor pastimes with friends and family. Since her internship with CNC, Meghan has attended seminars on how to feed children and foster healthy eating habits early in life.
To stay healthy and maintain a positive outlook on life, Meghan enjoys a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, lean meats, nuts and whole grains. She is very conscious about what goes into her body and equally mindful of keeping well through exercise, particularly running and yoga. Meghan takes omega-3 fish oil, vitamin D 1000 IU, B-complex, and calcium as part of a healthy diet.
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Adam Perlman MD, MPH, FACP
Internist
Dr. Adam Perlman received his BA from Tufts University and his MD from Boston University School of Medicine. He completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine as well as a General Internal Medicine Research Fellowship at Boston Medical Center. In addition, he earned a Masters of Public Health with a concentration in biostatistics and epidemiology from the Boston University School of Public Health.
Dr. Perlman became Director of Integrative Medicine for the Saint Barnabas Health Care System and founding Medical Director for the Carol and Morton Siegler Center for Integrative Medicine, in Livingston, New Jersey in 1998. In that role, he had primary responsibility for developing and overseeing the Complementary & Alternative Medicine Program, including both the Integrative Medicine Center and the Center for Health and Wellness, for the largest healthcare system in New Jersey.
Dr. Perlman lectures widely and is a frequently featured media expert. His scholarly activities include numerous grants and publications. His research has been published in the Archives of Internal Medicine and featured in the New York Times.
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Shannon Wright, MS, RD
Professional and Consumer Education
Shannon Wright has worked as a Registered Dietitian for 20 years. She has extensive experience counseling patients and their families. She recommends SAM-e to patients in her private practice who have had excellent results. Shannon is part of an expert panel on www.naturemade.com and www.sam-e.com, answering email inquiries daily on nutrition and wellness related topics. Ms. Wright is also a member of the Nature Made education panel that is responsible for consumer and health care professional education regarding the proper use of SAM-e for mood, joint and liver health.
Prior to joining Pharmavite, Shannon worked as consulting dietitian, conducting one on one client consults and leading group classes in healthy lifestyle, diabetes, weight management, behavioral motivation, post-cancer diets, family nutrition, post-bariatric surgery eating plans and heart health.
Shannon has worked with her local school district’s wellness policy to encourage teachers, students and parents to work together in order to educate children concerning proper nutrition and healthy food choices. She enjoys volunteering to help under-resourced people with their food preparation and choices. Shannon is the mother of three and understands the challenges involved in teaching children to eat well.
Shannon received her Bachelors of Science degree from Pepperdine University and her Master’s degree from California State University at Northridge. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association, and the dietetic practice groups: Nutrition and Complementary Care and Oncology Dietitians.
Shannon is a former college basketball player and coach; playing at Pepperdine University. She currently enjoys playing basketball, and has added mountain biking and hiking to her exercise routine.
Shannon’s favorite Nature Made supplements are Multi Complete, SAM-e, Calcium, Vitamin D, Fish Oil and Organic Flaxseed Oil.
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