Ken Jones

BIO: Ken Jones is an outdoor enthusiast who works out three days a week with a personal trainer and rides mountain bikes three to four times a week. Ken formerly owned a mountain bike component design and manufacturing company and managed a professionally-sponsored racing team. His passion for the outdoors continues to this day.

TESTIMONIAL: "I injured my lower back while moving into a new home in early 2000. It was an incapacitating injury that continued to flare up about twice a year from then on. Even between flare-ups, the pain was always there. I tried everything from physical therapy to orthopedic doctors but nothing worked. I had resigned myself that I would just have to live with back pain my entire life.

Then in 2008, I was referred to Evie by a wife of one of my employees who had injured her back in a car accident. After two months of treatments, I am excited to say that I have had ZERO pain since November 2008. NOTHING, NADA, ZILCH!!!! I am such an advocate, I tell everyone I come in contact with that Evie is the best!!"

Jenny Perry

BIO: Jenny Perry is a swimmer native to Germany currently living in OC. She swam for UCI, swims with masters and coached age group nova as well for several years. She is also a triathlete, dancer and does yoga.

Testimonial: "Dr. Katahdin has been fantastic about helping me navigate supplements and
medications. It is so hard to know the difference between one pill and another, and MDs often don't know about nutritional supplements that are so crucial for optimal performance and optimal health."

Jane and Jean Diaz

BIO: Jane and Jean Diaz, 47, are identical twin sisters. Jean is the older twin by a few minutes and together they compete in triathlons. The twins always cross the finish line together. They say that training and competing in the triathlons has not only made them better athletes, but better sisters. They train with the group TriDivas, who keep them inspired to be the best they can.

TESTIMONIAL: "We have both been under the care of Dr. Katahdin for 6 years for both general health and optimized triathlon performance. Our eating habits have greatly improved and we have really appreciated one-on-one nutrition planning over the years. She has handled a nasty fall off of a bike during a race, chronic pain from a Neuroma and a painful IT band with impressive ease and efficiency. Our recovery after hard workouts is noticeably improved, and we know just how to fuel before, during and afterward.

Our family turns to Dr. Katahdin for general healthcare, and we “swear by” her treatment to anyone who will listen. We have found nothing that improves immunity like her use of Naturopathic Medicine and Acupuncture."

Bill Davis

TESTIMONIAL: "I started triathlon training at the age of 52 as a means of staying healthy and maintaining my fitness. Within my first year I increased from Sprint and Olympic distances to the Half Ironman distance.

I train 6 days a week and have battled chronic hamstring tightness and muscle pulls ever since I started. Recently I was faced with a 6 week schedule to prepare for my first Half Ironman race and I had a strain in my right hamstring muscle. My training plan required me to build up to a 13.1 mile run and this was going to be impossible if I couldn't get my hamstring problem taken care of. On the day that I was scheduled to run my 13.1 mile training activity I went to see Dr. Katahdin and with one treatment of acupuncture I was able to complete my long run without any strain. I completed my Half Ironman injury free and I continue to train without injury."

Mari Russell

BIO: Mari is a motivated athlete and enjoys the personal challenge of pushing her body to the limit. She is an accomplished marathoner and triathlete who regularly finishes in the top of her division. Her marathon PR is 3:25:54 and Ironman 70.3 PR is 5:44:39.

TESTIMONIAL: "It wasn’t until I became nauseated during the Boston marathon and posted my worst time ever that I thought about seeing a nutritionist. It wasn’t the first time I became nauseated during a race, so it was important to find out why. I heard about Dr. Evie Katahdin from my training group and scheduled an appointment. After a consultation with Dr. Evie and extensive blood tests I found that I was lacking some important nutrients and amino acids that were affecting my performance. I was prescribed a balanced amino supplement that I’ve been taking for the past 18 months or so. I haven’t become nauseated during a race since that fateful Boston marathon. I’ve set a new PR at the last two Ironman 70.3 races. Thanks so much for your help!"

Robert Thompson

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BIO: Robert Thompson is a marathoner and surfer in Orange County. He has also done extensive golfing and road cycling, along with tennis, racquetball and baseball.

Katie McEwen

BIO: Katie McEwen is an Orange County native, growing up in Newport Beach and now residing in Irvine. In her yourth she competed in a variety of sports but especially loved soccer and swimming. She went on to play soccer at Stanford University. Following college, she took a break from competitive athletics to start a teaching career and to start a family. These last few years, she has focused on triathlons. To prepare for her 2009 race season, she trained with Tri La Vie, a triathlon team for women. She also swims and competes for Nova Masters in Irvine.

TESTIMONIAL: "My goal this year was to complete my first-ever half-Ironman triathlon. Dr. Kathadin helped me create a nutritional plan to support my training and my race. At Dr. Kathadin's suggestion, I did a blood test and discovered that I had many major nutritional deficiencies that were likely affecting my performance - and I thought I was just tired all the time because I have three small children! I was also beginning to develop symptoms of shin splints as my running mileage increased prior to my race; however, after some acupuncture treatments at Dr. Kathadin's office, these symptoms disappeared and I was able to complete all of my training without interruption. Dr. Kathadin's nutritional advice and acupuncture led me to results I never imagined possible at the beginning of the season: an age-group win in my first half Ironman, as well as a qualifying slot on Team USA to compete in the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Championships for sprint distance held in Australia."