About Lisa Watson.

A Systems Approach to Health, Shaped by Real Life

I’ve spent over 27 years looking at health through a systems lens — not just through education and clinical training, but through lived experience. My understanding of health has been shaped by navigating complex family health challenges as well as by formal study in clinical sciences, functional medicine, and neuroscience-based coaching.

I grew up in a medical and scientific family, witnessing both the extraordinary value of acute care and the limitations of a system of symptom-focused care. That early exposure planted a question that continues to guide my work today: how do we truly support long-term health — not just treat symptoms?

When Health Becomes Personal

Within my family, I’ve navigated complex health patterns across generations — including Alzheimer’s disease, autoimmune thyroid conditions, metabolic dysfunction, impaired detoxification capacity, autonomic nervous system sensitivity, hormonal transitions for teens and through menopause, chronic inflammation, and recovery from significant physical injury.

My own health journey has included breast implant illness, anxiety, IBS, CRPS following orthopedic injury, explant surgery, hardware removal from leg, menopause, thyroid nodules, and repeated physical setbacks — all while running a full-time practice and supporting my family. These experiences taught me what no textbook ever could: sustainable health requires patience, context and integration — not force.

Health is Not an Event. It’s a Daily Practice

Where Functional Medicine Meets Responsibility

I am deeply grateful for acute medical care and the physicians who provide it. At the same time, we must take responsibility for our health by caring about it every day. Health does not begin in an outpatient department — it starts with our daily choices.

Diet has increasingly become a subset of the food industry, while our power over our own health has never carried more value. Eating to stay healthy is foundational. This, to me, is healthcare (a.k.a. caring for our health).

Good Habits Bridge Generations

At home, this philosophy is lived daily. Together, our narrative is strengthened through the support of our family — our team. We share a commitment to healthy living, informed by a functional medicine lens and grounded in compassion, responsibility, and mutual care.

Our experiences span generations: a brother navigating Hashimoto’s and genetic detox challenges, a son with reduced detox capacity and autonomic nervous system sensitivity; a partner who reversed elevated cholesterol by reducing his fasting insulin through lifestyle change. These stories reinforce a simple truth — good habits don’t just heal individuals, they bridge generations.

Movement, Creativity, and Connection

Movement and creativity have always been central to my life. I grew up figure skating and dancing — disciplines that taught rhythm, balance, resilience, and the intelligence of the body. Years of cross-country skiing in the Maritimes deepened my respect for nature, movement and mental clarity.

My background in fashion design reflects the same creative curiosity that shapes my clinical work — an appreciation for form, function, an individual expression. Our huskies, with their grounding presence and zest for life, are daily reminders of rhythm, resilience and the importance of moving with purpose.

My Work Today

Today, my work integrates functional medicine, nutrition, lifestyle design, genetic testing (liver detox pathways - very important & nutrigenomics (no more guesswork for supplements, sleep chronotype, skin health, fitness information/including injury predisposition), and neuroscience-based coaching to help people understand their health within the context of their lives. I work with individuals and families seeking clarity, regulation, and sustainable change — not quick fixes.

Health is not about perfection. It’s about awareness, consistency, and support. My role is to help people reconnect with their bodies, understand their patterns, and build habits that support them for the long term.