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I have spent the better part
of a quarter century learning, researching, and teaching people about health and fitness. I began as an athlete in England
where as a youth my passion was spent playing rugby in the winters and tennis in the summers. This passion led me to
pursue a degree in Sport Science at the world-renowned sporting “academy”, Loughborough University of Technology,
England, where sporting greats such as Sebastian Coe - the former world record holder in the mile and gold medal olympian
- attended. After completing a teaching certificate after my degree in Physical Education and Mathematics, also at Loughborough,
I traveled to the United States to begin a Masters degree in Exercise Physiology at Colorado State University. Following
my education in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science I transferred to the Department of Physiology, where I completed
my Doctorate in Physiology with an emphasis in Cardiovascular Disease Research. Obtaining my Doctorate had a tremendous
influence on how I approach health and fitness today. My research involved generating atherosclerosis (the build up
of plaque that leads to the occlusion of arteries and cardiovascular disease) in swine (considered an effective animal model
for human cardiovascular disease) and then looking at methods of intervention to attenuate the development of the atherosclerosis.
Despite some interesting findings with regard to attenuating this disease, the most striking and obvious learning experience
was to not get the disease in the first place! Despite sounding simplistic, it is a fact that we created the disease
by feeding the pigs an atherogenic diet and the pigs that did not receive this diet simply did not develop the disease. Upon finishing my Doctorate, I reconnected with my advisor from my Masters degree, Dr. Loren Cordain, who was well
into his research of paleolithic nutrition. Although Loren’s thinking was questioned at that time by traditional
nutritionists, it made perfect sense to me, and, more importantly, Loren was researching areas of nutrition of which the average
nutritionist would be extremely unaware. Further, every point that Loren was making was backed up by a reference from
a scientific paper. Along with Dr. Lynn Toohey, Loren and I spent an incredible amount of time discussing, lecturing,
and working with individuals that might benefit from implementing the paleolithic diet. In particular, we ended up talking
with individuals with autoimmune diseases who wanted to implement the diet. The exciting discovery, to what was nothing
more than a theory at the time, was that every individual who followed the diet either improved or went into complete remission
with their condition. Since that time, a significant body of research has shown that the paleolithic way of eating provides
the most effective nutritional template to optimize health and prevent and even reverse disease. I have also continued
to help individuals improve their health by applying paleolithic nutrition for more than ten years; the success rates for
those that have consistently employed the principles have continued to remain at 100%. At the same time that I began working with
Dr. Cordain, I also began working with Dr. Juris Terauds, the former department chair from the Department of Exercise and
Sport Science at Colorado State University. Dr. Terauds was the founder of the International Society of Biomechanics
in Sport and was a world-renowned sports biomechanist. At that point in time, Dr. Terauds was working on perfecting
exercise equipment that could be used for short-duration, high-intensity exercise. As a researcher at numerous Olympic
games, it was Dr. Terauds’ observation that the sprint athletes, as compared to the endurance athletes, were healthier
and even lived longer. For me, this observation turned into a research pursuit in both the laboratory as well as the
scientific literature. It has now become a mission that has also lasted over ten years. What was discovered was
that because the early sport science research focused almost exclusively on low-moderate intensity, continuous activity, this
became the recommended mode of exercise for overall fitness and in particular, cardiovascular health. This recommendation
rang loud from the research, medical, and fitness communities. Although this type of training clearly has a training
effect, it has since been shown, in the scientific literature as well as within the fitness community, that Dr. Terauds’
initial observations held significant validity. As well as successfully improving ones cardiovascular health and fitness,
short-duration, high-intensity exercise has far more health benefits than one sees engaging in what I now think of as an old
fashioned way to train, namely, low-moderate intensity, continuous exercise. Ironically, it is the sprint interval training
that is old fashioned as it is this form of activity that shaped our exercise requirements during primitive times. We
didn’t “jog” for 20 to 60 minutes at a time to get our food or to avoid becoming some predators food! Further,
if we had not got so caught up in the early sport science research we would have realized that the vast majority of athletes
out in the sporting world gain their incredible fitness levels by engaging in sprint interval training. The most significant
aspect of this clarification of exercise training is that sprint interval training requires significantly less time to be
invested as compared to the continuous endurance training. And, of course, what do we complain to have less of in our
hectic modern lives! Although nearly all respected conditioning coaches in the field now support this thinking toward
exercise, it is still amazing how mis-informed many in the medical and fitness communities still are. Anyway, just as
with nutrition, it turns out that paleolithic exercise is also the best exercise template! Some individuals may complete a Doctoral degree
in human physiology and come away feeling that they have mastered nearly all that there is to know. Although I learned
a great deal, I came away from my experience realizing how little we actually know about the miracle we call the human body.
I learned more about how to evaluate information rather than the information itself. This thinking has helped me become
better at helping people achieve optimal health and vitality by keeping an open mind to the information that regularly comes
before me. It has afforded me the opportunity to work with some incredible individuals that are realizing success in
areas of health that traditional approaches have not. If I hadn’t had this approach to listening about human health,
I would have dismissed so much information that has clearly benefited many, Dr. Cordain’s work with paleolithic nutrition
being the most obvious example. At that point in time, his thinking was very much against the grain, pardon the pun! There are millions of health care professionals
worldwide and a growing segment of this industry is now focused on the prevention of disease and optimization of health and
vitality. Otherwise known as the Wellness Industry, this segment of the healthcare industry has a vast array of ideas
and concepts when it comes to implementing a program of disease prevention and wellness with no firm consensus as to the correct
way to achieve that goal. So, it is probably worth knowing a little bit about me and my background before listening
to my way of approaching a lifestyle modification toward the goal of enhanced health and vitality.
James Proodian, DC
Dr. James Proodian, president and founder of Natural Healthcare Center, holds five degrees. As
he favors an integrated approach to treating the individual as a whole, he chose an extensive field of study to prepare himself
for his life’s work.
Dr. Proodian earned undergraduate degrees in Public Health and Nutrition from Southern
Connecticut State University, and a Doctorate of Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College. His post-graduate work includes
a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP) degree from the National College of Chiropractic, and a Certified Strength
and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) degree from the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Dr. Proodian
is passionate about helping people achieve better health through natural methods by combining nutrition, exercise physiology,
and education with his Chiropractic care. He partners with his patients, providing a collaborative and accessible doctor-patient
experience. He stands for consistency, focus, and loving his work.
Dr. Proodian communicates his message (and the
mission of NHC) through frequent speaking engagements at corporations, schools, and community groups. Dr. Proodian lives in
Red Bank with his wife Stacy and four children.
Sandy Giacobbe, DC
For over 20 years, Dr. Giacobbe has used natural health care and the Chiropractic Wellness Philosophy that
"the body can heal itself given the right opportunity." His mission is to support you back to health. He offers
advise and solutions for lifestyle changes that can restore and optimize health. His goal is to go beyond "asymptomatic"
to help you reach vitality. His office is proud to offer you the best natural solutions to support you mind, body and spirit.
Oscar Coetzee
Oscar Coetzee is an "Holistic
Healthcare Educator" and out to bring credibility to an industry that is sometimes surrounded by a lot of "quackery".
There is no greater organization striving for the protection of the field of Holistic Nutrition than the National Association
of Nutritional Professionals. Visit their website to see what educational organizations are accredited, and which holistic
nutritional professionals have credibility in their field. www.nanp.org Oscar Coetzee holds a PhD in Holistic Nutrition from CCNH; he
is currently educating clients with a very integrative approach through therapeutic measures and orthomolecular
science. Oscar Coetzee spent the first half of his clinical
career in drug and alcohol counseling and co-depencency counseling - he also served as a phone counselor on a national drug
hotline and depression hotline. He served in this capacity at Fair Oaks Hospital in Summit, New Jersey. Sports intrigued Oscar Coetzee his whole life,
being a very accomplished golfer himself. With this passion he focused on “Performance Enhancement Development”
in sports. He worked with professional athletes in tennis, golf, equestrian teams, swimming, and race car drivers on both
the mental and nutritional aspects. He became quite a house hold name in the metropolitan area with his work on “Focal
Dystonia” (Yips) – a neurological affliction that seems to strike professional and high level amateur athletes
under severe levels of competitive stress. This was the spring board for him to investigate neurochemical, muscular and orthomolecular
connections in all his clients.
Currently Oscar Coetzee owns
OCPHD & Associates div. of TGLLC, a firm that is out to put science behind the Holistic/Integrative/Alternative approach.
He has teamed up with selected Healthcare Centers where they specialize in weight loss resistance, delayed food reactions,
chronic conditions (CFS, Fibromyalgia), Focal Dystonia
and more. All clients are taken through a very progressive protocols which starts with evaluating each client’s
standard blood panel from an “optimal range perspective” in relation to nutritional status. From there further
metabolic nutritional testing might be implemented in searching for the underlying causes of conditions. Once all this is
achieved the client will receive their "preventative"protocol to follow. Oscar Coetzee believes that the ultimate approach to preventative care is to strive for “Optimal Health Ranges”, as put out
in his protocol. Oscar Coetzee is
a well respected public speaker, educator and author he can be contacted at: e-mail: oscar@ocphd.net
Ph.D.: Clayton College of Natural
Health Major: Holistic Nutrition Specialization: Psychodietetics Graduation: 2004 www.ccnh.edu (Read CCNH and NJ document below) N.A.N.P: National Association of Nutritional Professionals formerly (Society
of Certified Nutritionists). Registered Nutritionist (NANP) Professional Member Board Member (Legislative Committee/Business Development Committee) www.nanp.org PRACTITIONER FLT-CERTIFIED: First
Line Therapy Certified through Metagenics Labs. as Practitioner and a Center of Excellence. NATIONAL COUNSEL ON STRENGTH & FITNESS
TRAINERS Member CPR
- CERTIFIED: American Heart Association: Heartsaver - AED
CONTINUING EDUCATION: | Oscar Coetzee | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2000 | BERNARD JENSEN
INTERNATIONAL | | | | | | | "Certification Course in Iridology" | | 3-Day Seminar | | | 1 | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | Bernard Jensen, PhD,DC,ND. Ellen Tart, D.Sc. Larry R.Johnstone, DC. | | | | Location: San Diego, CA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2002 | ASSOCIATION
FOR APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY | | | | 2 | | "AASP - Annual Conference" | | 3-Day Seminar | | | | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | David Coppel, PhD; Marshall Mintz, PsyD; Joan Duda, PhD; Scott Goldman, PhD; | | | Heidi Perkins, PhD; Sam Zizzi, MA. | | | | | | | Location: Tuscon, AZ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2004 | CLAYTON COLLEGE
OF NATURAL HEALTH | | | | 3 | | "CCNH - Annual Conference" | | 4-Day Seminar | | | | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | Elson Haas, MD. Rudolph Ballentine, MD. Daniel Gagnon, AHG. Steven Horne, AHG. | | | Susan Kramer, PhD, AHG. Darryl Patton, BS Ed, Herbalist. Linda Page, PhD, ND. | | | Ellen Tart, PhD, D.Sc.,
Roger Murphree, DC, CNS. Matthew Wood, AHG. Susie Hale, | | | PhD, ND. Phyllis Light,
BS, CNC, AHG. Ann-Louise Gittleman, PhD. | | | | Location: Atlanta, GA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2005 | CLAYTON COLLEGE
OF NATURAL HEALTH | | | | 4 | | "CCNH - Annual Conference" | | 4-Day Seminar | | | | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | Stewart Mitchell, B.Phil. Michael Tierra, DMD. Caroline Walrad, PhD. Denise Lamothe, | | | PsyD. Susie Hale, ND, PhD. Phyllis Light, AHG. Darryl Patton, ND. Ellen Tart, PhD, D.Sc. | | Kim Dalzell, PhD, RD. Groesbeck Parham, MD. Elson Haas, MD. Wendy Arthur, MD. | | | Roger Murphree, DC, CNS. Matthew Wood, AHG. Ann-Louise Gittleman, PhD. | | | Location: Atlanta, GA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2006 | DESIGNS FOR
HEALTH - EDUCATIONAL SERIES | | | | 5 | | "Overcoming Weight Loss Resistance" | 2-Day Seminar | | | | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | JJ Virgin, PhD. Mark Smith, PhD. | | | | | | | Location: Long Branch, NJ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NUTRITIONAL PROFESSIONALS | | | 6 | | "NANP - Annual Conference" | | 3-Day Seminar | | | | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | Ed Bauman, PhD. Thomas Cowan, MD. JJ Virgin, PhD, CNS. Rebecca Katz, | | | Nori Hudson, NC. Ann-Louise Gittleman, CNS, PhD. Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS. | | | | Gene Bruno, MHS, AHG. Karen Spencer Dees, PhD. Lynn Keller, NC. | | | | Sylvia Timberlake, MS. Elizabeth Redmond, Ph.D. | | | | | | Location: Sonoma, CA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2007 | CLAYTON COLLEGE
OF NATURAL HEALTH | | | | 7 | | "CCNH - Annual Conference" | | 4-Day Seminar | | | | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | Wendy Arthur, MD. Stewart Mitchell, B.Phil. Groesbeck Parham, MD. Phyllis Light,
AHG. | | Ann-Marie Colbin, PhD. Susie Hale,
ND, PhD. Linda Page, PhD, ND. Darryl Patton, ND. | | | JJ Virgin, PhD, CNS. Janet Starr Hull, PhD. Gloria Gilbere, PhD, ND. Daniel Gagnon,
AHG. | | Location: Atlanta, GA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DESIGNS FOR HEALTH - EDUCATIONAL SERIES | | | | 8 | | "Molecules of Behavior" | | 1-Day Seminar | | | | | Diagnosis and treatment of neurotransmitter imbalances | | | | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | Roger B. Billica, MD | Catherine Willner, MD | | | | | | | Stamford, CT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DESIGNS FOR HEALTH - EDUCATIONAL SERIES | | | | 9 | | "Core Concepts of Nutritional Medicine" | 1-Day Seminar | | | | | Role of toxicants | | | | | | | | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | David Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACN. | | | | | | | Hartford, CT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NUTRITIONAL PROFESSIONALS | | | 10 | | "NANP - Annual Conference" | | 3-Day Seminar | | | | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | Lynn Keller, NC; Rebecca Murray, ARNP; Julie Matthews, NC; Karen Spencer Dees,
PhD; | | Wendy Arthur, MD; Paula Bartholomy,
MS, NC; JJ Virgin, PhD; Isaac Eliaz, MD; Bob Timberlake; | | Sylvia Timberlake, MS; Lynne Conde, RN; Anasuay Batliner, NC; Sarah Bearden, NC. | | | Location: Sonoma, CA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | METAGENICS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | | | | 11 | | "The Next Revolution in GI - Health" | 1-Day Seminar | | | | | Restoration - Discovering novel tools for systematic GI - program | | | | | Speaker: | | | | | | | | | | Michael B. Wald, MD, DC. | | | | | | | | Location: New York, NY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2008 | METAGENICS EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS | | | | 12 | | "Optimizing Athletic Performance" | 1-Day Seminar | | | | | Gain the competitive edge in working with elite and amateur athletes | | | | Speaker: | | | | | | | | | | Robert Rakowski, DC | | | | | | | | | Location: New York, NY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | METAGENICS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | | | | 13 | | "Emerging Therapeutic Target" | 2-Day Seminar | | | | | | The new approach to integrative nutrigenomics | | | | | | Speaker: | | | | | | | | | | Jefferey Bland, PhD | | | | | | | | | Location: New York, NY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | METAGENICS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | | | | 14 | | "Centers of Excellence Seminar" | | 3-Day Seminar | | | | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | Jefferey Bland, PhD | Jeff Katke, doug Gainer, | Doug Gainer, Scott Burbank, | | | | | Matt trip, ND, Aaron Hoo, ND, Joe Lamb, MD, Jack Kornberg, MD | | | | | Location: Metagenics Labs. Gig Harbor, WA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLAYTON COLLEGE OF NATURAL HEALTH | | | | 15 | | "CCNH - Annual Conference" | | 4-Day Seminar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | Wendy Arthur, MD; Jonny Bowden, PhD; Sally Fallon; Ellen Franklin, PhD; | | | | Donna Carey, PhD; Gloria Gilbere, ND, PhD; Elson Haas, MD; Susie Hale, ND, PhD; | | | David Hoffmann, AHG; Cory Holly ND; Phyllis Light, RH; Edwin Marty; Stewrt Mitchell, B.Phil; | | Linda Page, PhD; Darryl Patton; MA, ND; Jane Patton, AFAA; Caroline Walrad, PhD;
| | | Julian Whitaker, MD; David Winston AHG; Matthew Wood, AHG. | | | | | Location: Lake Lanier, GA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | METAGENICS EDUCATIONAL PRORAMS | | | | | 16 | | "First Line Therapy - Certification Course" | 4-Day Seminar | | | | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | Mike Katke; Kristi Hughes, ND; Lyra Keller, MA. | | | | | | Location: NYC, NY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NUTRITIONAL PROFESSIONALS | | | 17 | | "NANP-Annual Conference" | | 3-Day Seminar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Speakers: | | | | | | | | | | Robin Nielson, NC; Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNC; Patty James, MS, CNC; Elizabeth Redmond,
PhD; | | Trudy Scott, CN; David Brady, ND,
DC, CCN, DACBN; Mikell Parsons, DC, CCN, DACBN; | | Linda Clark, MA, NC; Elson Haas, MD; Ed Bauman, Med, PhD; Rachel Albert-Matesz. | | | Location: Santa Rosa, CA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | METAGENICS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | | | | | | "Unlocking the Secrets of Gluten Sensitivity" | 1-Day Seminar | | | | Implications for Neurological, Musculoskeletal and Immune Health | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Speaker: | Thomas O'Bryan, DC | | | | | | | | Location: NYC, NY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NUTRITIONAL PSYCHOLOGY/PSYCHODIETETICS: AMINO ACID THERAPY | 19 | | "Eliminating negative emotions and false appetites that block
healing" | | | | Proven alternatives to antidepressants | | | 2-Day Course | | | | | | | | | | | | | Speaker: | Julia Ross, MA | | | | | | | | The Recovery Systems Clinic - CA | | | | | |
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