Webinar: Ensuring Herbal Integrity: Gaia Herbs' Legacy of Testing & Quality Standards, Featuring Select Product Highlights* by Gaia Herbs PRO

About This Webinar

Join Dr. Tim Murray, PhD, Chemistry, for an in-depth exploration of identity methods and quality testing in supplement production. Dr. Murray will discuss Gaia Herbs’ longstanding commitment to rigorous quality standards, covering the latest advancements in testing methodologies and the industry concerns they address. Understanding the importance of testing and what questions to ask of supplement companies is essential for practitioners to verify the safety of herbal supplements when recommending supplements them.*

Susan Hirsch, CNS, MS Herbal Medicine, will highlight herbs that illustrate the importance of rigorous quality controls, diving into specific Gaia products. This webinar is an opportunity for practitioners to deepen their understanding of Gaia's trusted approaches to herbal integrity, safety, and potency in supplement development.*

This webinar is for healthcare professionals and students only.

This is a product focused webinar and will not offer CE

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This webinar and/or products is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Tim Murray, PhD, Chemistry

Director of Quality and R&D • Research & Development

Tim Murray currently serves as the Director of Quality and R&D at Gaia Herbs where he oversees the the lab, quality assurance, regulatory, and R&D teams. Previously, Tim was over the Operations portion of Gaia Herbs – including all manufacturing and bottling lines. A problem-solver by nature, Murray brings his background in ensuring that all lines of Gaia Herbs products meet regulatory requirements and testing specifications, to the Quality and R&D team to focus on Gaia’s ability to produce the highest quality supplements. Murray played an integral role in earning the prestigious International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification for the Gaia Herbs Lab as well as ensuring the Operations Department maintains the NSF:ANSI 455 accreditation. Murray’s goal is to develop a roadmap not only to compliance, but also efficiency in equipment and herb use, and to set the standard for top-tier quality dietary supplements. Murray started at Gaia almost 14 years ago as Lab Manager moving into Quality Assurance soon after his arrival. Before his time at Gaia, Murray earned a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from University of Michigan and a doctorate in synthetic organic chemistry from the University of Minnesota.

Susan Hirsch

Formulation Manager

Susan Hirsch is the Formulation Manager for Gaia Herbs. She is passionate about exploring the intersection between traditional herbal wisdom across all cultures and modern herbal research. She received her Master of Science in Herbal Medicine from Maryland University of Integrative Health, and she practiced in Maryland as a Certified Nutrition Specialist and Clinical Herbalist. She originally spent several years at Gaia as a Product Information Specialist, which gave her a strong foundation in understanding the uniqueness of Gaia Herbs products, and recognition of the importance of consumer feedback and education.

Susan believes in the profound wisdom of the body and the ability of food and herbs to connect to that wisdom. Her theory is that plants help us heal by reminding us of our connection to something greater than ourselves, a view which aligns with Gaia’s mission vision and values. She was personally inspired to become an herbalist while standing in the amazing Gaia Herbs Echinacea fields many years ago, and is extremely happy to be able to continue a relationship with those beautiful fields and the products derived from them that have helped so many people.

Valery L. Greene

Medical Sales Manager, Gaia Herbs PRO