Jackie Lauricella in a 27 year old health professional in the field of athletic training. Her practice specializes in sports medicine care in the athletic population from high school to professional levels. She is originally from Daytona Beach, Florida but currently resides in Apex, North Carolina with her partner, Josh Perry. As former athlete in the sport of taekwondo, Jackie made two USA national teams and medaled at international events all over the world during her 14 years of competing. She began experimenting with the ketogenic diet about a year ago to help with personal anxiety and disordered eating and has recently adopted it fully as a way to change her body composition and gain strength with weight training. She is passionate about sharing the idea of holistic health with her athletes and those around her. “I understand the the idea of well-being is all encompassing. Rest, nutrition and mental health are all as equally important as exercise and training to an athlete’s success.” She encourages high fat/low carb eating when dealing with concussion and TBI management and is an advocate for continued research on how nutritional intervention plays a huge role in healing time.