Expert Series: Jonny Bowden The Rogue Nutritionist

Renowned nutrition expert Dr. Jonny Bowden didn’t necessarily have a childhood interest in healthy eating, or a teenage obsession with weight to thank for his career choice. Instead, drunken, drug-filled parties of the 70s, Woodstock and adventures touring in a rock band are what ultimately led to Bowden’s transformation.

“I was at one point addicted to every single drug out there,” said Bowden. “Nutrition was the furthest thing from my mind.”

But it wouldn’t be far from his mind for long. While touring in a rock band, Bowden often encountered new, unique people. In one city, Bowden met some actors who stayed in shape and worked out – a concept that was at the time quite foreign to Bowden.

Fascinated, Bowden decided to try his own hand at exercise. It wasn’t long before he found that his true interest in life went far beyond late-night dive bars and rock band groupies.

“The transformation in my life was so profound and so dramatic, I became kind of a zealot about it,” said Bowden.

He soon enrolled in a personal training program and got his first certification.

“I’d never been so interested in something,” said Bowden – adding that over the next few years he amassed a total of six personal training degrees.

And his career blew up from there. He obtained two related degrees, in psychology and nutrition.

The Rogue Nutritionist

He quickly gained notoriety for his off-the-mainstream attitude about nutrition, earning him the title “The Rogue Nutritionist.”

“I like to fight back when I feel like people are given bad advice,” said Bowden.

Bowden wrote 14 books to do just that, including two bestsellers, The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth and Living Low-Carb.

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