Beth Schroeder

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About Beth Schroeder

When someone is told by their doctor that they have cancer, they often begin debilitating treatments that include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or hormone intervention. Rarely are they instructed about eating fewer processed foods or adding more plant-based foods to support their treatment options. As a Certified Nutrition Specialist ® practitioner, I have been guiding patients back to health by being as committed to their nutritional intake as they are with their chosen or prescribed treatment; whether that treatment is for cancer, heart disease, diabetes or some other chronic illness. I do this because it affects overall survival and quality of life. I am living proof. Having undergone aggressive medical treatment for an aggressive breast cancer that included all the standard therapies, I pursued an understanding of macrobiotic and plant-based foods to bolster my weakened immune system to battle this disease. That was nearly twenty years ago, before there was much research to support dietary intervention. I earned a Master of Science degree in Nutrition at Maryland University of Integrative Health, which included extensive clinical nutrition, integrative health strategies and research of the benefits of plant-based foods that improve outcomes of chronic and life-threatening diseases. At MUIH, I continue as a teaching assistant in the Nutrition Department for online courses. In private practice, I work with patients and their care-givers in my office or by phone to support health challenges with nutritional intervention that includes plant-based foods. As a Certified Nutrition Specialist ® practitioner, educator and keynote speaker, I lead others to embrace the transformative effects plant-based nutrition provides the human body.