Have you met Heather Borders? Heather is a registered dietitian and focuses on getting patients to use plant-based nutrition to heal their illness. She meets people where they are and gives you the gentle nudges you need to heal your body. In this episode, we learn about Heather as she offers quick tips on change and why we struggle with our foods.
Key Areas We Discuss
Heather’s personal story. How did she become an RD?
Credibility in nutrition. How to navigate social media and nutrition advise
Why is it hard to change your diet
How should we navigate cooking for one and cooking on a budget.
Three changes we can all make and quick!
- Scheduling a telehealth appointment with Heather
About Heather Borders:
Heather Borders is an entrepreneurial culinary dietitian who, after successfully managing her own high cholesterol through diet, became motivated to help others do the same. She collaborates with clients to develop sustainable strategies for overcoming common challenges related to nutrition and lifestyle changes. Her clinical focus includes weight management, diabetes, cardiovascular health, gastrointestinal disorders, and autoimmune conditions.
Over the past decade, Heather has offered personalized nutrition counseling, grocery store tours, group and private cooking classes, and personal chef services. She co-piloted a transformative 90-day “Meals that Heal” community initiative with a local restaurateur, which combined nutrition counseling, interactive group cooking sessions, and provided one daily plant-based meal. Additionally, Heather collaborated with a local chef to create the “Dinner with a Doc” interview series, featuring monthly interviews with lifestyle medicine physicians and doctorate-level clinicians.
Before her career change in nutrition, Heather spent nearly seven years as a medical device Product Manager for Medtronic Ear Nose Throat and five years at Johnson Space Center training astronauts on the Electrical Power Systems and exercise hardware onboard the International Space Station.
Heather has her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of North Florida, an MBA and Master of Mechanical Engineering from Rice University, and a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University. She also has a certificate in Type 2 Diabetes Remission from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, has been a Food For Life Instructor with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine since 2012, and completed Rouxbe’s Plant-Based Professional Culinary certification in 2014.
