Today I have the pleasure of talking to Dr. Michelle Tollefson who after 2 negative mammograms 2 years in a row was diagnosed with breast cancer. Please watch her motivating and inspiring story.

Dr. Michelle Tollefson is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Lifestyle Medicine. She is the current secretary of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.(ACLM) and serves on their Board of Directors. She founded and oversees the first Bachelor of Science in Lifestyle Medicine in the United States, in Colorado.

She is the founding co-chair of both the ACLM Women’s Health Member Interest Group as well as the Pre-Professional Lifestyle Medicine Education Member Interest Group. She also serves on the Education and Membership Committees of ACLM. She is the co-guest editor of the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine ACLM 2020 Conference Edition. She founded the first Bachelor of Science in Lifestyle Medicine in the United States, at Metropolitan State University of Denver where she is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Professions.

She volunteers at a non-profit clinic where she provides lifestyle medicine focused women’s health care. She lectures nationally on a variety of women’s health and lifestyle medicine related topics and is a member of the ACLM Speaker’s Bureau. She is thriving after breast cancer and advocating for lifestyle medicine to play a role in every woman’s ability to truly thrive after a cancer diagnosis. Enjoying the Colorado outdoors with her husband, two very active young boys, and teen daughter is her favorite way to spend time.

For more information:

Lifestyle Medicine Program at Metropolitan State University of Denver

https://www.msudenver.edu/hep/lifestylemedicine/

American College of Lifestyle Medicine

https://www.lifestylemedicine.org/

Michelle Tollefson, MD, FACOG, DipABLM

American College of Lifestyle Medicine Secretary

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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist Patient Resources

· Mammography and Other Screening Tests for Breast Problems FAQ Sheet- ACOG

https://www.acog.org/patient-resources/faqs/gynecologic-problems/mammography-and-other-screening-tests-for-breast-problems

· Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination

https://www.acog.org/patient-resources/faqs/womens-health/hpv-vaccination

· Cervical Cancer Screening – Pap Smears

https://www.acog.org/patient-resources/faqs/special-procedures/cervical-cancer-screening

Lifestyle Medicine Program at Metropolitan State University of Denver

https://www.msudenver.edu/hep/lifestylemedicine/ or email [email protected] with questions

American College of Lifestyle Medicine

https://www.lifestylemedicine.org/ or email [email protected] to join or with questions

Thank you for watching.

Love & Kale,

Chef AJ