Herbalife Nutrition Advisory Board

Julian Alvarez Garcia

Julián Álvarez García, M.D., Ph.D.

Julián Álvarez García, M.D., PhD. is a member of Herbalife’s Nutrition Advisory Board, made up of leading experts around the world in the fields of nutrition and health who educate and train Herbalife independent distributors on the principles of nutrition, physical activity and healthy lifestyle.

Alicante-based Álvarez specializes in sports medicine and sports physiology. Over the past 20 years he has advised a number of professional and Olympic sports teams in weightlifting, triathlons, mountain biking, football and basketball.

Álvarez served as head of medical services to the Spanish Federation of Weight Lifters from 1992 to 1995, and acted as advisor to the Association of Olympic Sportsmen and Women at the Atlanta Olympics 1996. He was team doctor of a professional basketball team in the Spanish Major League (ACB) from 2000 to 2004, served as team physician of Second and Third Spanish League football teams in 2007 and 2008, respectively, and acted as the head of the medical services of sports medicine in the High Performance Training Center in Alicante between 2009-2010.

As an academic, Álvarez has lectured in sports medicine and physical education throughout Spain, coordinating study programs and lecturing to masters programs in sports physiotherapy at the European University in Madrid and on postgraduate courses in sports nutrition. He is currently Associate Professor of Sports Medicine in Miguel Hernandez University in Alicante, Spain, and is directing and teaching special courses about fitness at Alicante University.

An active researcher and publisher both at home and internationally, Álvarez has also contributed to or written books on the physiology of exercise, supplements in sport and the biological aspects of an athlete’s education.  He is a regular contributor to both radio and television broadcasts on health, nutrition and sport.

Álvarez is a founder member of the Spanish Association of Specialists in Sports and Physical Education Medicine and a member of the Spanish Association of Basketball Doctors.  He also holds memberships to the American and European Colleges of Sports Medicine.