John Maher, DC, DCBCN, BCIM

Dr. John Maher was the 1978 valedictorian of Cleveland Chiropractic College �¯�¿�½ Los Angeles and practiced in San Diego for 25 years. He co-founded and served as vice president of research and education for Doctors for Nutrition, and co-founded and served as director of education and research for BioPharma Scientific.He currently holds the position of director of education and research for Nutragen, Inc.; and can be contacted with questions or comments about this article at drjmaher@nutragen.com.

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