Education
After graduating from UCLA in 1986, JJ went to graduate school in Biomechanics at California State University Northridge, taking one year off to do graduate work in Sports Medicine at University of Miami. She went on to pursue a PhD in exercise physiology, nutrition and aging at USC.
During her doctoral work at USC JJ discovered that her passion was in the field of nutrition and left USC to focus on nutrition research. She has been studying holistic nutrition and functional medicine for the past ten years both independently and at three separate graduate schools and recently completed her Ph.D. in Holistic Nutrition at Clayton College of Natural Health. She also attends professional conferences monthly.
JJ is a Board Certified Nutrition Specialist with the American College of Nutrition and certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health and Fitness Instructor with enhanced qualifications in nutrition, advanced personal training and exercise for the older adult. She took the Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice course through the Institute of Functional Medicine and regularly attends functional medicine and nutrition conferences. She is also a Certified Nutritional Counselor with the American Association of Nutritional Consultants, a member of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals, a member of MENSA and a member of the American Nutraceutical Association. JJ recently completed her Ph.D. in Holistic Nutrition at Clayton College of Natural Health.
Professional
JJ Virgin is a 25 year veteran of the health and fitness industry, and has worked in nearly every aspect of the business. She began as a dance teacher and aerobics instructor and quickly moved up to personal training, running gyms and aerobics departments, hiring and training other instructors, making videos and teaching and training internationally.
Today, JJ Virgin integrates her educational background of nutrition, exercise physiology, psychology, functional medicine and laboratory evaluation into her work as a nutritionist & fitness expert, writer, professional speaker and television & radio personality.
Various Media
JJ has made numerous network television appearances as a nutritionist, fitness expert and health show host, including and E! Modern Girl’s Guide to Life , NBC’s ivillage Live and Extreme Makeover, where she was part of The Extreme Team on the show’s season finale. She was also a Nutritionist on The Dr. Phil Show for two seasons, assisting the contestants of the Dr. Phil Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge with their nutrition challenges. She recently filmed two pilots for ABC for the international hit show, You Are What You Eat.
JJ has contributed to Dr. Phil’s magazine, The Next Level, and his website. She has appeared as the guest host of The Wellness Hour several times and is featured in magazine and newspaper articles on a regular basis. Currently JJ is the Nutrition and Fitness Editor for the radio show Waking Up in America.
JJ has produced a series of exercise videos with Dr. Diana Schwarzbein, best selling author of the highly touted The Schwarzbein Principle. JJ has also created The Fit Kit exercise program to help clients fit fitness in with ease.
Celebrity Nutritionist
JJ is co-owner of Nutrition on Location which works with celebrities to help them prepare for their performances and stay healthy and in shape while working. JJ has worked with former Heavy Weight Champion Razor Ruddock to help him prepare for his final title match and worked with rock star phenomenon Gene Simmons of KISS to help prepare him for the KISS 2003-2004 World Tour. She recently worked with actor Brandon Routh in preparation for his starring role as Superman in the movie Superman Returns released June 2006, and has coached celebrities and well known business moguls including Ben Stiller, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tracie Thoms, Janeane Garofalo, Stephen Bishop, Robert Lorsch and Fred Deluca. She is currently working with Benny Mardones, of “Into the Night” fame, to help him make his comeback.
Spokesperson
In July 2004, JJ appeared in Washington D.C. on behalf of Subway as a leading expert in nutrition and fitness to help launch their F.R.E.S.H. Steps campaign against childhood obesity. She has appeared in PR spots for the Tanita Corporation’s national educational campaign on body composition testing. She recently helped Subway win QSR’s Best of Health 2006 award with her healthy video campaign on www.subway.com.
Professional Speaker
JJ has spoken for groups as large as 1000 on fitness and nutrition. She regularly speaks to health care professionals on topics such as Overcoming Weight Loss Resistance, Marketing & Practice Development, and Developing a Detox Program. She speaks to the public on a variety of topics including How to Drop Body Fat, Why Detox, How to Jump Start Your Metabolism, Building Better Bones, Great Skin Starts from Within, Staying on Course and Overcoming Weight Loss Resistance.
Business Consultant
JJ works with doctors and health care professionals nationwide in the area of practice development and medical marketing. She has launched a online virtual training site for health care professionals, www.healthprovt.com featuring the top experts in the areas of nutrition, exercise, medical marketing and functional medicine to expand her educational and practice development services.
Contact Info
JJ Virgin & Associates, Inc.
30 Lincoln Place
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 202-8090 Office
(760) 202-8092 Fax
