Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a wife, mom, physician, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women's health. As a Board Certified OBGYN near Houston, Dr. Haver delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and did everything an academic professor and OBGYN could do.

As her patient population aged, Dr. Haver was overwhelmed with the number of complaints and concerns her patients had with weight gain while going through menopause. For years, she told her patients to eat less and exercise more. It wasn't until she, too, experienced the changes of menopause and mid-life weight gain that she realized this advice didn't work and ultimately led to her creating and developing her online program, The Galveston Diet, which currently has over 100,000 students.

The book version of The Galveston Diet was released by Penguin Random House in January 2023.

The Galveston Diet helps women reach their health and wellness goals through an anti-inflammatory approach to nutrition. Dr. Haver believes in the power of nutrition and anti-inflammatory foods to combat midlife inflammation and highly recommends the unique benefits of intermittent fasting.

As part of her ongoing research, she became certified in Culinary Medicine in 2019, specializing in medical nutrition. In 2021, Dr. Haver opened Mary Claire Wellness; the clinic was born out of repeated requests from the Galveston Diet students and Dr. Haver's social media followers for personal guidance and a potential patient relationship. Mary Claire Wellness is a unique practice that integrates a patient's medical history, symptomatology, the Galveston Diet nutrition program, exercise, supplements, and possibly hormone replacement therapy.

Dr. Haver is a leading voice on social media in the realm of menopause education. She has over 2 million followers on TikTok, and is very engaged on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Dr. Haver lives with her husband and two daughters in Galveston, Texas.

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