THE TRUTH

Thanks to the latest research, we now understand the link between the stressor of exercise, the importance of proper recovery and why the athlete needs to be viewed as a patient. In addition, science has gained extraordinary insight into how the foods we eat, effective training techniques and safe nutritional supplements can successfully address the damaging effects of intense activity and help athletes recuperate and be better prepared for the next workout or performance. The new mantra — in order to perform better, you need to recover better!

Join Carl Germano, RD, CNS, CDN and his contributing team — Donnell Boucher, CSCS, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for The Citadel Bulldogs; Rikki Keen, RD, LD, CSSD, CSCS, Sports Dietitian for Coach Tom Shaw, NFL Training facility at ESPN's Wide World of Sports; Michael Roberts, PhD researcher in sports nutrition, exercise physiology, and exercise biochemistry; and Beeta Little, BS, MBA, PMP Sr. Director of Research & Development at Bluebonnet Nutrition — as they detail a smarter, healthier, "21st century" nutritional program for optimizing athletic performance.

THE AUTHOR

Carl Germano, RD, CNS, CDN, Chief Science Officer for Inergetics, Inc., is a registered, certified, NY State Board certified clinical nutritionist and has developed hundreds of clinical and sports nutrition products - notably Surgex® (www.surgexsports.com) and Amino Vital® line extensions. He holds a master's degree in clinical nutrition from New York University and has over 30 years experience using innovative, complementary nutritional therapies in his private practice (www.nutritherapycenter.com) and in product devel-opment for leading nutritional companies (www.nutritherapyconsulting.com).

Carl's efforts in research and product development for the nutritional/supplement industry (medical foods, functional beverages and dietary supplements) have been instrumen-tal in bringing cutting-edge nutritional substances and formu-lations to market. He has served as Vice President of Prod-uct Development & Research for Solgar Vitamin & Herb Company, Nutratech Inc. and Country Life Vitamins and presently guides new product development for Bluebonnet Nutrition. Today, he continues his efforts in product develop-ment and research, dedicated to providing the industry with the next generation of clinically important nutraceutical ingredients.

In addition, he has authored a number of best selling supplement industry trade books including:

• Nucleotides: The Building Blocks To Optimal Health
• SOD/Gliadin: The Ultimate Cellular Defense Against Ageing and Disease
• Natures Pain Killers
• The Osteoporosis Solution
• The Brain Wellness Plan
• Rhodiola rosea: Natures Answer To Stress

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