Teri Tom, MS RD, graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Communication Studies from UCLA, holds a master’s degree in nutritional science from California State University Los Angeles, and completed her clinical dietetic rotations at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She also holds an applied neurology certification from Z-Health University and is a functional medicine practitioner under the Institutes of Functional Medicine. She has published three books through Tuttle Publishing--The Straight Lead, Jeet Kune Do: The Arsenal of Self-Expression, and Martial Arts Nutrition--and has appeared on the cover of Black Belt Magazine and in the documentary I Am Bruce Lee.  She enjoys tennis, surfing, and epic hikes with her best friend Annabel Lee.