62. Small Changes Lead to Big Results and Getting to the Root Cause with Lisa Smith, R.D.

Today’s guest is registered dietician and integrative health and wellness coach Lisa Smith. Lisa began pursuing her passion to help others discover healing and wellness after graduating from

Indiana University of Pennsylvania with two master’s degrees in Human Biology and Nutrition.

Following her graduate work, she completed a dietetic internship and opened her private practice - Integrative Wellness Center in Indiana, PA.

Lisa has experience providing nutritional and wellness counseling to clients in corporate and individual settings. Lisa’s Integrative and Functional nutrition-based practice provides a

client centered approach to optimal health. She helps clients restore their wellness and energy through personalized nutrition, eliminating deficiencies, improving self-care, addressing stress management, and reducing toxin exposures. Her areas of expertise include Autoimmunity, Digestive Disorders, Hormonal Imbalances, Weight Loss, and more.

Lisa is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians for Integrative and Functional Medicine, and is a graduate of Functional Nutrition Alliance Full Body Systems Functional Medicine Program.

In our conversation we discuss:

• The 3 R’s she addresses with her clients when putting them on a path of healing

• Why hitting your daily protein targets are important, and her thoughts on dairy and animal based sources of protein

• Nutritional variability. How much variation you need in your diet, and when to know if you need to switch it up

• The connection between blood sugar balance and gut health

• What she believes to be the foundation of any healing journey, and it doesn’t have to do with food or the physical

• The truth about food sensitivities and leaky gut, and what you need to know about food sensitivity testing

• What she wants people to know whether they are working with an integrative practitioner or not, and resources you can turn to if going about your wellness solo.

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