Introducing the new IFPA Certification: IFPA Certified Military Fitness Specialist. For over 15 years, the members of our “Warrior Class” have relied on the IFPA to provide them with the knowledge, skills and abilities in fitness, nutrition and sports conditioning to prepare themselves for the emergencies that arise due to the hazards of their jobs.

There are over 3000 varieties of tea from around the world. It was discovered by accident around 2700 B.C., when the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung was resting beneath a shade tree as his servant was boiling some drinking water and the leaves from a wild tea tree fell into the pot. The Emperor sipped what he thought was water and to his delight the beverage tea came to be. All true tea derives from a single plant, the Evergreen Camellia Sinensis. Note * Herbal teas are not really “tea” at all, but rather beverages brewed from roots, herbs and other sources.

You are probably already aware that I just recently completed the first workshop for the Medical Fellowship in Preventative Medicine, Nutrition and Sports Medicine. Throughout the three day workshop the doctors kept asking variations of the same question: “Why did we not learn about these exercise, nutrition and sports medicine prescriptions, protocols, and treatments in medical school?!?”