About the Experts

Shaq knows a thing or two about playing as a team! Faced with tasks as challenging as motivating individual kids, changing PE requirements in schools, and improving options in cafeterias and vending machines, Shaq pulled together a top team of experts in the fields of medicine, nutrition, cooking, and fitness.

	Joy Bauer MS, RD, CDN Joy Bauer is the founder of Joy Bauer Nutrition – one of the largest nutrition centers in the country – where she counsels clients on weight management, eating disorders, sports nutrition, diabetes, and food allergies. Joy Bauer's practice includes high-profile professionals, celebrities, Olympic gold medalists, the New York City Ballet, and a large number of children – which is why Shaq chose her to be the nutrition expert on Shaq's Big Challenge. Joy Bauer's belief is that "life is hard, food should be easy," and she uses it as a guiding principle in her many roles: She is also the mother of three, the nutrition expert for the Today show, and the author of several books, including the new New York Times number-one bestseller, Joy Bauer's Food Cures. Find out more about her at her Web site, JoyBauerNutrition.com.
	Dale Brown The winningest coach in Louisiana State University basketball history, Dale Brown is now an author and motivational speaker. Brown coached the lowest-seed team ever to advance to the Final Four and turned a lackluster LSU basketball team into a contending franchise – it's no wonder Shaq called on his former coach to help with his Big Challenge! Brown is the author of Tiger in a Lion's Den: Adventures in LSU Basketball and Dale Brown's Memoirs from LSU Basketball (a whole chapter of which is devoted to Shaq). Find out more about Dale Brown at his Web site, CoachDaleBrown.com.
	Carlon Colker, MD, FACN ("Doc Colker") In addition to being Shaq's personal physician and trainer, Dr. Colker is the CEO and Medical Director of Peak Wellness, Inc. of Greenwich, Connecticut, where his practice specialties include internal medicine, sports medicine, and sports nutrition. He has published a number of books, including The Greenwich Diet, and is a frequent contributor to magazines such as Muscular Development Magazine, Muscle & Fitness, Ironman, Muscle Magazine,Body, Runner's World, Walking, Let's Live, Self, Strive, Men's Health, Men's Fitness, and Cosmopolitan. Find out more about Dr. Colker at his Web site, PeakWellness.com.
	Tyler Florence Celebrity chef Tyler Florence is the host of three shows on the Food Network: How to Boil Water (for novices), Food 911 (the popular "recipe rescue" show), and the primetime Tyler's Ultimate. He's also the author of the cookbook Tyler's Ultimate, EatThis Book: Cooking with Global Fresh Flavors and Tyler Florence's Real Kitchen. His talent, charm, and good looks – he's been named the "Sexiest Chef Alive" by People magazine – made him a natural to help Shaq win over the school cafeteria staff on the TV show. Find out more about Tyler Florence at his Web site, TylerFlorence.com.
	William I. Muinos, MD, FAAP Dr. Muinosis the assistant director of pediatric gastroenterology at Miami Children's Hospital. He is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterology, and he completed a fellowship at Emory University on nutritional support for children with congenital heart disease and failure to thrive. As one of the leading experts in the field of childhood obesity, Dr. Muinos conveys a sense of urgency to families about the health risks to their children. Having been an overweight child himself, Dr. Muinos is especially sensitive to both the medical and emotional aspects of weight conditions in kids.
	Tarik Tyler ("Mr. T") A combination of diet, discipline, and determination are at the core of trainer Tarik Tyler's style, and it shows in his work with the six kids on Shaq's Big Challenge. After getting his start in New York's exclusive Soho Training Center, Equinox Health Clubs, and Crunch Fitness NY/LA, Tarik Tyler moved to Los Angeles full time to apply his relentless (and successful!) training strategies to celebrities from actress Kate Hudson to Maybelline spokesmodel Tomiko Fraser. Find out more about Tarik Tyler at his Web site, TarikTyler.com.