Lilly Tryon

Lilly Tryon, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, DipACLM, NBCHWC, ACSM-EP, is a professor at the Southern Adventist University School of Nursing. She has a master's degree in nursing (Drexel University), a doctorate in nursing practice with an emphasis in'lifestyle medicine (Southern Adventist 'University), and holds certifications in lifestyle medicine, health and wellness coaching, plant-based nutrition, and 'exercise physiology.'As a professor, Dr. Tryon focuses on'expanding the use of lifestyle medicine in...See more

Lilly Tryon, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, DipACLM, NBCHWC, ACSM-EP, is a professor at the Southern Adventist University School of Nursing. She has a master's degree in nursing (Drexel University), a doctorate in nursing practice with an emphasis in'lifestyle medicine (Southern Adventist 'University), and holds certifications in lifestyle medicine, health and wellness coaching, plant-based nutrition, and 'exercise physiology.'As a professor, Dr. Tryon focuses on'expanding the use of lifestyle medicine in'advanced practice nursing. 'She teaches courses in advanced health promotion, 'lifestyle medicine, nutrition, culinary medicine, exercise, and health coaching and'often uses the analogy of a tour guide (as opposed to a travel agent) to'encourage'students to go beyond prescribing and coach their patients to take realistic, 'evidence-based, and'sustainable steps for preventing, managing, and reversing'chronic disease. Dr. Tryon is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with over 35 years of nursing experience in lifestyle medicine and community health. She practices part-time at LifeMed, a direct primary care and lifestyle medicine practice in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she focuses on using lifestyle as medicine in addressing the healthcare needs of her patients. She is also a strong advocate of faith-based health ministry and has developed training workshops and materials for using a coaching approach in church health outreach programs. See less