Share Your Story: Martha Tettenborn

<p>Martha Tettenborn is a registered dietitian, low-carb health coach, and a recent ovarian cancer survivor. She used nutritional strategies to dramatically reduce her side effects from chemotherapy and Martha is on a mission to share this information with others facing chemo.</p> <ul><li>02:35: It was like I was laying on an egg or something.  </li><li>04:54: The gynecologist that I was referred to was on a month's holiday.  </li><li>07:19: The marker that would have indicated cancer was really low.  </li><li>10:29: I had my tonsils out when I was five. </li><li>12:43: Did you have the hysterectomy prior to chemo? </li><li>14:48: There was no tumor to radiate.  </li><li>16:50: If you don't get any recurrence in about five years you were in group A.  </li><li>18:58: I feel incredibly blessed that this cyst was way too big for me to ignore. </li><li>21:40: I was terrified of chemotherapy. </li><li>23:19: I discovered that cancer has a different metabolism. </li><li>25:26: What does it mean to be ketogenic? </li><li>27:34: I wanted to keep the cancer from having a happy growth environment? </li><li>30:06: I went through six rounds of chemo. </li><li>32:34: What was your worst moment? </li><li>34:10: How has this changed your practice as a dietitian now that you've lived it as a patient? </li><li>36:02: I do wardrobe and backstage. </li><li>38:05: What is one thing that you wish you had known at the very beginning?  </li><li>39:08: If you could only do one thing to improve health care in Canada, what would it be and why? </li><li>40:18: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions.  </li><li>42:54: Aside from Cancer U, what's one resource that you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers? </li></ul> <p>Resources</p> <ul><li><a href="http://marthatettenborn.com" target="_blank">Martha's website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Hacking-Chemo-Using-Nutrition-to-Journey-through-Cancer-362100501250902" target="_blank">Martha's Hacking Chemo Facebook page</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mar