Nutritional Case Studies of Youth Athletes
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In this one-hour webinar, Dr. Cindy Howard will discuss the youth athlete and challenge in nutrition and internal medicine. Precaution of a concussed athlete, GI infection and anorexia will be discussed and treatment protocols given.
Learning Objectives:
After viewing this webinar, registrants will be able to:
- Discuss athlete's nutritional needs,
- Explain how care along with MSK treatment can help performance, and
- Discuss clinical benefits in nutrition for athletes.
The following states require the participant to enter the course approval number on their certificate:
Cindy M. Howard
DC
Board Certified Chiropractic Internist
Dr. Cindy M. Howard is a Board-Certified Chiropractic Internist and Nutritionist in private
practice and the owner of Innovative Health & Wellness Center in Orland Park, Illinois and also
holds a license in the state of Florida. She speaks nationally, presenting on topics including
Pre- and Post-Concussion Nutrition, Neuroadrenal Dysfunction and Infection in sport, Male and
Female Pelvic Disorders, Pediatrics, Immunology, GI Disorders, Endocrinology, Nutritional
Blood Analysis Interpretation and Genetics.
She is also the owner of DC consulting; assisting private practices improve their
communication skills and improving patient adherence while building a better functional
medicine and nutritional practice.
She is the co-founder of Advanced Education; an entity that runs CE programs for the Internal
medicine diplomate.
For the last 8 years she has served as the Illinois delegate for the American Chiropractic
Association and as the alternate for 6 years prior to that. She has served on the membership,
professional development, clinical guidelines, bylaws and grievance committees. She was
the recipient of the Flynn/Lynch award in 2015 for outstanding service.
She is a past president of the ACA Council on Diagnosis and Internal Disorders and currently
serves as the Vice President of the College of Pharmacology and Toxicology. She also serves
on the medical advisory board for the Functional Medicine University, serves as a board
member for Before the Hit and Djor Intelligence Guards. Dr. Howard is an associate editor of
The Original Internist and a regular contributor for the Illinois Chiropractic Society online
newsletter.
In 2020 Dr. Cindy Howard was award the Chiropractor of the Year from the Illinois Chiropractic
Society.
Locally Dr. Howard serves as a board member for the Frankfort Falcons Youth football
organization, the concussion oversight team for the local school district and is the team
chiropractor for the Natural Wrestling Club.