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Cliff Harvey

Dr Cliff Harvey is a registered naturopath, registered clinical nutritionist & accredited sports nutritionist, and strength coach. He is the founder of the Holistic Performance Institute, a private tertiary college that trains registered health coaches, accredited sports nutritionists, and registered clinical nutritionists, and is a researcher at AUT University. Cliff is a board member of the Sports Nutrition Association and the Health Coaches Association of New Zealand & Australia, and a member of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honour Society. He is a former Committee Member of the Clinical Nutrition Association of New Zealand and was recently named a Fellow of the Association for his outstanding service to nutrition in New Zealand, one of only three people to ever receive this honour. He is also the author of many peer-reviewed scientific papers, and books including The Carbohydrate Appropriate Diet, the Ashton-Wylie Book Award finalist Time Rich, Cash Optional and The Credo: 8 Simple virtues for living with passion and purpose in the post-truth era. Cliff has worked with many Professional, Olympic, Commonwealth, and World Champion athletes, along with thousands of people struggling with serious health concerns. He is also the founder of AoteaRomani and the Aotearoa Romani Language Preservation Project and is involved in social activism to support Romani people and other marginalised communities. As an athlete, Cliff is a former World Champion All-Round Weightlifter and World Record Holder and has competed at National Level in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Submission Grappling. He is a catch-wrestler and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt under Pedro Fernandes of Tu Kaha Jiu Jitsu.