Holistic & Integrative Nutrition · Research Triangle, NC
There are 8 billion diets for 8 billion people. Let's find yours.
There's no single perfect diet, but there is a perfect diet for you. I'm Dr. Lisa Best, and I help you use food as medicine to feel energized, balanced, and well, one baby step at a time.
DCN · PhD · MBA · MS · RD, LDN · University professor · Practicing since 2011
Paleo, vegan, keto, fasting. If you've tried it all and still feel stuck, you are not broken.
You just haven't found what works for your body yet. Diets fail when they ignore the person they're for. Small, painless changes, chosen for your biology and your life, are what lead to big results.
Advice is everywhere. Clinical training is not.
I hold a doctorate in clinical nutrition, a PhD in holistic nutrition, and the RD credential that makes me a licensed practitioner, and I teach the next generation of dietitians at the university level. That training sits behind every plan I write.
Education & licensure
- Doctor of Clinical Nutrition, DCN
- PhD, Holistic Nutrition
- MS, Nutrition · MBA
- Registered Dietitian, RD, LDN
Academic appointments
- Assistant Clinical Professor, NC Central University
- Faculty Preceptor, Dietetic Internship Program
- Invited speaker, Duke Community Health Food Summit
- Invited speaker, Duke Medical School
Practice & authorship
- CEO, Healing With Nutrition, 2011 to present
- Author, Tipping Towards Healthy
- Creator, the Health Tip of the Day app
- Writer, Health Tips Weekly
Food as medicine, made practical
Root cause, not quick fixes
We look for the source of your symptoms instead of masking them. Mind, body, and plate are connected.
Built around you
Your genes, history, and lifestyle shape your ideal plan. A food that strengthens one person can weaken another.
Baby steps that stick
We add nourishing foods before we take anything away. Gradual, realistic changes you can actually live with.
Proactive beats reactive
Prevention is easier than repair. Taking an active role in your health now is the most valuable thing you can do.
Small changes lead to big results
For over a decade, my Health Tip of the Day reached hundreds of thousands of people with one small, doable idea each morning. That same spirit lives here: small, science backed ideas you can actually use.
“Add before you subtract. Crowd out less helpful foods by adding one nourishing thing (a handful of greens, a piece of fruit) before you take anything away.”
The reach behind the work
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Years in clinical practice
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