"Let food by thy medicine..."
We're not sure Hippocrates really said it, but whether he did or not, it's true. What we eat can promote health and healing and may help with fertility challenges. And few people have ever experienced serious side effects from a radish.
Equally, inflammatory foods can make conceiving harder, so it's good to know what foods are often culprits. And because every body is different, it's also good to learn your body's language, so you understand what it's trying to tell you.
In this episode, Ruby and Anne talk with Dr. Michelle Tollefsen about food, fertility, and overall wellness.
Dr. Michelle Tollefson is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist in Denver, CO, and a Professor in the Health Professions Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver where she created and oversees the Lifestyle Medicine Program and the Wellness Coaching and Lifestyle Medicine Pathway.
And, be sure to check out the American College of Lifestyle Medicine's new course, Food as Medicine.
Each session within the ACLM Food As Medicine course series builds on practical strategies that help health professionals use nutrition to treat and even reverse common chronic diseases. Led by foremost experts and backed by strong evidence, sessions also consider various life stages, scope of practice, and pharmaceutical implications.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Improving Women’s Health Across The Lifespan: https://www.amazon.com/Improving-Womens-Lifespan-Lifestyle-Medicine/dp/0367627639
Beth Frates - Paving the Path to Wellness: https://www.bethfratesmd.com/paving-the-path-to-wellness
Paving the Path to Wellness workbook: https://www.bethfratesmd.com/books
American Institute of Cancer Research Resource page: https://www.aicr.org/resources/media-library/
Mass General PAVING the Path to Wellness groups for those with breast cancer: https://www.massgeneral.org/cancer-center/patient-and-family-resources/supportive-care/paving/?TRILIBIS_EMULATOR_UA=Mozilla%2F5.0+(Windows+NT+6.1%3B+WOW64%3B+rv%3A26.0)+Gecko%2F20100101+Firefox%2F26.0#:~:text=Based%20on%20the%20principles%20of,a%20diagnosis%20of%20breast%20cancer.
American Institute of Cancer Research Resource page: https://www.aicr.org/resources/media-library/
Your Brain on Food by Uma Naidoo: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49088685-this-is-your-brain-on-food?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=YXDfXeexaL&rank=1
Your Body in Balance by Neal Barnard: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46208089-your-body-in-balance?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=pihtZD54kI&rank=2
The Good Germ Hotel by Kwon Soo-Jinn (Author), Kim Sung-Hwa (Author), Kim Ryung-Eon (Illustrator): https://bookshop.org/books/the-good-germ-hotel-meet-your-body-s-marvelous-microbes/9781913750169
