We have such a great guest on today. I know you will love her story and want to know more about her so I have included a little more about Maria Bachteal today to make sure everyone knows exactly who they are listening to! From Maria's Website About Me Section: "I've always been a great problem solver. Even though I struggled for years with endometriosis and infertility, I found the solution to my infertility through in-vitro fertilization and gave birth to my second child in 1999. We had moved to Berkeley, California, where I embraced yoga, a gluten-free diet, and what I thought was healthy eating. Over the next 14 years, I managed my family's two cross-country moves and overcame health crises that followed each move, including extreme vertigo and debilitating fatigue. Yet I failed to recognize that my body was trying to tell me something. Because I was ready for a career change that shifted my focus to working with people rather than words on a page, I decided to pursue a nutrition consultant certification. During that time, I delved further into my health concerns with a functional medicine practitioner. I thought I was doing most things right, but discovered that I had major hormonal imbalances, nutritional deficiencies, and toxicities that dramatically increased my risk of breast cancer. I started to work on correcting these issues, but it was too late. At age 50, I was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer and a second primary tumor wrapped around my spinal cord. As I began my healing journey, I learned my problems had developed over years of not paying enough attention to my stress, emotions, digestion, and toxic exposures. Because of a debilitating spinal surgery and painful nerve damage from chemotherapy, my life and my family's lives changed dramatically. Just as I was turning around my own health through diet and lifestyle changes, my daughter began to suffer emotional stress because of my illness. She was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and food sensitivities in 2015. We are both on a healthier path today — my breast cancer and her autoimmune disease are in remission. Even though neuropathy and Stage IV breast cancer are chronic health conditions that can never be "cured," my overall health is better than it has been in years. I credit this to the advanced nutrition training I've completed along the way, as well as to my commitment to stress management practices. I approach health conditions from a functional perspective, helping the body heal itself rather than simply placing Band-Aids in the form of drugs or supplements that just relieve symptoms. I am excited to be able to share my knowledge and tools with others who want to live a healthier life. I work with clients in person or by phone or video chat to develop nutrition and lifestyle programs for: → reducing the risk of breast cancer or any chronic illness. → reducing the risk of recurrence for breast cancer survivors who are in remission. Contact Maria for a free 30-minute strategy session → Maria's email: HealingNutritionofSonoma@gmail.com → Maria's website: http://www.healingnutritionofsonoma.com
Cancer is probably one of the most dreadful words in the dictionary. Yet almost 50 % of us have been or will be faced with the diagnosis. Suddenly you are faced with sifting through a mountain of information to figure out how to survive this dreadful disease for the sake of yourself, your children and grandchildren. Many have decided against the orthodox treatment as the only option, because you’ve seen friends and family members who contracted cancer and followed their doctor’s recommendations, only to die within a year or two suffering the devastating effects of chemo and supposedly pinpointed radiation.
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