Meet Registered Dietitian, Heather Borders, RD, LDN
Welcome! Thank you for stopping by. I help individuals tackle cardiometabolic challenges—like elevated lipids and insulin resistance—through practical lifestyle nutrition and culinary wellness.
About Me.
My story isn’t typical. I began as an engineer—working for NASA and later as a product manager in the medical-device industry—before I answered a stronger calling. That calling emerged when my husband and I used food, flavor, and lifestyle change to transform his cholesterol and triglycerides in dramatic fashion.​
Where Lifestyle Medicine Meets Lipids & Lasting Change
​After witnessing how food dramatically transformed my husband’s cholesterol, I became a self-proclaimed lipid nerd. That experience cemented my belief that nutrition, when applied strategically, can be as powerful as medication.
I went back to school to become a Registered Dietitian and started teaching cooking classes, showing people that healthy food doesn’t have to be complicated—it just has to taste good and work for your life.
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Today, my work centers around helping people translate complex lab results into simple, sustainable habits that protect the heart and restore metabolic balance.​
My Core Specialties
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​Lipid & Cholesterol Optimization: LDL, ApoB, triglycerides, Lipoprotein a, and lipid disorders
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Insulin Resistance & Metabolic Syndrome: improving glucose control and energy metabolism
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Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: using culinary-lifestyle medicine as preventive care
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Practical Home Cooking & Habit Formation: for busy professionals and non-culinary individuals alike
Whether you’re a patient seeking real, measurable change—or a clinician looking for a trusted nutrition partner—I bring both clinical insight and actionable, real-world tools to every encounter.
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Everyone deserves to live out their potential, feel vibrant, and truly taste life. It’s an honor to be invited into someone’s health journey, and my goal is to provide the science, structure, and supportive accountability that make transformation possible.
Education
Bachelor of Science
Nutrition & Dietetics
University of North Florida
Bachelor of Science
Aerospace Engineering
Auburn University
Master of Business Administration
Life Science Entrepreneurship
Rice University
Master of Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Systems Concentration
Rice University
