Guest Blog Author Martha Tettenborn RD

Martha Tettenborn, RD, PCH

Martha Tettenborn RD is a Registered Dietitian and certified Primal Health Coach with over 40 years of experience working in many areas of nutrition. When diagnosed with Stage 1 ovarian cancer, Martha began exploring the research of the disease and discovered the science of cancer metabolism. This led her to develop and use a protocol of a ketogenic diet with targeted therapeutic fasting to significantly impact her response to chemotherapy. Inspired by her own journey, Martha wants to help others see cancer differently – as an experience that will give you strength, wisdom, and more love for your body and life than ever before.

As the author of Hacking Chemo: Using Ketogenic Diet, Therapeutic Fasting and a Kickass Attitude to Power Through Cancer, Martha shares her knowledge as a dietitian and experience as a cancer patient to inform others about the power of metabolic interventions to support conventional cancer treatment. Martha currently works with the clients of Dietary Therapies LLC as a Keto Cancer Coach, supporting them through lifestyle changes that will improve their cancer treatment outcomes.

A cancer survivor since 2018, Martha is an avid hiker, cyclist, live theatre backstage crew member, and a wannabe world adventurer. She lives on the beautiful Bruce Peninsula in central Ontario, Canada, with her husband Mike, a noisy cockatiel named Ziggy, and a flock of backyard chickens.

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