🌿 Thank you
Dr. Michelle Thompson
A doctor who lives what she teaches, and who taught me to value not only medicine, but human life.
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🥦 Nutrition: Activation of Sustainable Change
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🌱 A talk on making healthy eating changes that last, from a lifestyle medicine physician who teaches whole-food, plant-based cooking in her community. English.
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🕯️ Dr. Michelle Thompson is one of my best mentors. She lives lifestyle medicine and integrative medicine every day, and she has walked that road beside me. She taught me that caring for people means caring about their whole lives, not only their lab results.
— Flourishing Nurse Ninja Nathanael Elijah Smith, FNP-C, DipACLM, founder of Kitchen Monk™
👩⚕️ A little about her
- 🏅 A physician (DO), board certified in lifestyle medicine, integrative medicine, and family medicine.
- 🏥 Leads University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Lifestyle Medicine in Pennsylvania.
- 🏛️ Elected to the Board of Directors of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine in 2026.
- 🍳 Has brought free teaching kitchens, mindfulness and movement classes, and a traveling pop-up kitchen to her community.
- 🎓 Teaches future doctors how to care for patients, and for themselves.
🧭 Where to next?
ℹ️ A personal thank-you from Kitchen Monk’s founder to his mentor. This tribute is not a title or credential. Dr. Thompson has not reviewed or endorsed Kitchen Monk™, and nothing here implies endorsement by her, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, or the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. No payment is involved. Kitchen Monk earns nothing from any link here: no affiliate commissions and no payments. Educational information only, not medical advice. Last updated October 9, 2026.
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” 
