Jim LaValle, R.Ph., CCN, DHM, author of Cracking the Metabolic Code, Nine Keys to Optimal Health and Vitality and nationally recognized expert in metabolic performance. Jim is also the consultant in charge of metabolism and nutrition education with Life Time Fitness, a 1.2 million member fitness organization with 3,000 trainers and dieticians.

Jim LaValle was 2011 Clinician of the year from the Natural Product Association and the author of 18 books and hundreds of articles. He is the founder of LaValle Metabolic Institute in Cincinnati. He is a nationally recognized authority in dietary supplements and metabolic medicine. Jim teaches thousands of clinicians and fitness trainers yearly about nutrition and metabolism. To learn more about Jim go to www.jimlavalle.com.