John Berardi, PhD, CSCS is a founder of Precision Nutrition and is an advisor to Apple, Equinox, Nike, and Titleist. He has columns on About.com, Livestrong.com, and The Huffington Post.com. And was recently selected as one of the 20 smartest fitness pros in the world and one of the 100 most influential people in fitness. In the last 5 years, Dr. Berardi and his team have personally helped over 30,000 people improve their eating, lose weight, and boost their health through their renowned Precision Nutrition Coaching program. They also teach fitness professionals how to bring this level of quality coaching to their own clients through the Precision Nutrition Certification program.

Dr. Berardi received his PhD in Exercise Physiology and Nutrient Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.  He's currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Eastern Michigan University and the University of Texas.

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We all realize that nutrition can play a role during injury recovery. But most fitness, strength, and rehab professionals don't know how to use nutrition this way.  By understanding how the body repairs itself after injury, we can target specific biochemical systems to speed up healing. In this session, Dr. Berardi shares practical tips for helping your injured clients get back in the game more quickly and completely using very specific nutrition and supplement strategies.