Biography - Larry M Forness

Dr. Larry Forness is a former United States Marine, with expertise in intelligence and unconventional warfare. He provides consulting services to various units of the U.S. Military. He has also worked with special units of our allies, particularly Israel and South Korea. He was a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), American Legion China Post #1 (operating in exile), and has been extremely active in planning and supporting POW/MIA missions.

Dr. Forness was the Founder of the National Center for Sports Medicine and has been its Director for more than ten years. While at the National Center for Sports Medicine, he developed the L.I.F.E. Test, a set of clinical tests, measurements and examinations that determine a person's true bio-physiological age. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and holds its highest-level certification--Director of Health and Fitness; one of fewer than 250 healthcare specialists in the world to hold that distinction.

Dr. Forness is a member of Physicians and Scientists for Responsible Application of Science and Technology (PSRAST), American Medical Informatics Association, the American Society for Human Genetics, the American Society for Law, Medicine and Ethics; the Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology, the National Council for Reliable Health Information, and Mensa, as well as being a certified Healthcare Accountant and Financial Manager.

Dr. Forness did his undergraduate training at Notre Dame and took some of his advanced degrees and training from prestigious universities such as Duke University and UCLA. He took his first course via distance education at age 20. He has been an adjunct faculty member at various universities for nearly a decade, and was a Dean of Distance Education at a major healthcare university in the southeastern United States.

His latest book, Don't Get Duped! A Consumer's Guide to Health and Fitness (about fraud and deception in the health and fitness industry), was published by Prometheus Books in January 2002. He is a sport parachutist, a licensed pilot (with Instrument Rating), and a First Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, as well as being an avid weightlifter.

 
 

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