Category Archives: Melanie Young

Living with Multiple Sclerosis, This Mom Shares Her Raw Energy To Stay Nourished & Strong

Imagine being diagnosed with a life threatening illness. "How can I gain control of my life and manage my health?" you ask. It's happened to me and to many friends and colleagues. And it happened to my guest August 24th on Fearless Fabulous You! Shari Leidich was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2004. MS affects
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Living Beyond Breast Cancer- Fearless Fabulous You! Aug 17

Many people, including myself until I was diagnosed in August 2009, never really understand the complexity of breast cancer, which affects 1 in 8 women. Breast cancer impacts women- and men- of all ages and cultural backgrounds. While lifestyle choices may help reduce your risk, there are many factors that can be related to a breast cancer diagnosis
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Good and Cheap- Eating Well on $4 A Day with Leanne Brown

Can you eat on a $4 a day budget? I bet your $4 latte or juice you say you can't. But $4 is the daily budget 46 million Americans must survive on to eat, based on the allocation of SNAP, the U.S. government's food stamps program. And millions more, including cash strapped working parents, fixed income retirees, students
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Fearless Fabulous You!- How Homeopathy Helps You

I’ve been curious about alternative and complementary medicines after researching my books and studying integrative nutrition. One that fascinates me is homeopathy, a system of natural medicine dating back over 200 years. It is very common in Europe where its originator, Samuel Hahnemann, created the the word “homeopathy” from the Greek words for ‘similar suffering’
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Fearless Fabulous You!! She Created an Online Community for Cancer Survivors

Every cancer survivor I speak with remembers their "cancer-versary." It's the date you were diagnosed. And every cancer survivor will tell you hearing the news is gut wrenching. Your head spins; your heart skips a beat, and many people, including myself, go numb or break down in tears. Imagine being a beautiful young woman whose
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Fearless Fabulous You! Do Your Legs Look Like Road Maps?

As I've grown older I've noticed so many unwelcome marks on my body: brown spots, red blotches, strange folds and dimples and lines marking their territory. One of the areas that give me grief- and other women as well- are my legs. Forget cellulite! I'm talking spider veins. I've tried needles but now I just
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Fearless Fabulous You! She Has the Recipe for Building A Successful Food Brand

Building a successful #specialtyfood brand is more than having a dollop and a dream @mightymelanie #fearlessfabulousyou Are you a dynamo in the kitchen with a dream of cooking up a successful food business? Does everyone tell you one of your signature dishes or a product you make should be packaged, bottled and sold to food
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Fearless Fabulous You! Dr. Karin Hehenberger’s 10 Tips To Manage Your Diabetes

At age 17 Dr. Karin Hehenberger was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). A competitive tennis player and outdoors woman living in Sweden, Karin kept her diagnosis under wraps for 20 years out of fear and shame of living with chronic disease. As she grew older diabetes impacted her body and Karin under went both life saving
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A Mother’s Advice When Your Child Has Autism- April 13 on Fearless Fabulous You!

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 4.5 million Americans have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). One out of every 68 children has been diagnosed with some form of autism. This represents a 30 percent increase since 2012. With more people being diagnosed with the disorder, more families are working harder to understand how to help their
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Tips for Eating Healthy Asian Food- Fearless Fabulous You! March 23

Growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, dining out with my parents often meant eating at Asian restaurants. My parents traveled extensively in Asia when I was very young and fell in love with the flavors of the food, especially the cuisines of Japan and Thailand. There were barely a handful of Asian restaurants in Chattanooga back
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