Alex Leaf, M.S., CISSN, holds a master’s degree in nutrition from Bastyr University and has been writing about the science of nutrition, health, and fitness for over a decade. Currently, Alex is a content creator and researcher alongside Ari Whitten at The Energy Blueprint. Formerly, Alex was a senior researcher and editor at Examine.com, one of the leading online databases for nutrition and supplement research, and a faculty member of the Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine master’s program at the University of Western States. You can learn more about Alex at his website, alexleaf.com.