Charge head on into the battle with breast cancer, armed with these outstanding survivors' tips on how to stay sane, focused, and in charge. Written by a breast cancer survivor with expert insights, handy checklists and helpful questions to ask your doctors, all geared toward streamlining your new life. This detailed, upbeat book helps you make informed decisions, eat and exercise to stay strong, look and feel your best, eliminate stress and boost your spirits with positive thinking and a dose of humor. Don't let your cancer control you; empower yourself and ease the transition with this all-inclusive guide. This book is WINNER of the 2014 International Book Award for Cancer Health topics.
"You may not have chosen to have cancer, but you can choose how you mange your treatment and treat yourself to stay strong, focused and healthy moving forward."
Passionate traveler and wine and food professional Melanie Young took an unexpected detour in 2009 to a place she refers to as "Cancer Land." She wrote a witty, practical guidebook filled with survivors' tips, helpful questions, handy checklists and expert insights to help newly diagnosed women navigate their journey called: Getting Things Off My Chest: A Survivor's Guide To Staying Fearless and Fabulous in the Face of Breast Cancer. Melanie stresses the importance of understanding your rights and options as a breast cancer patient and taking responsibility for eating, hydrating and exercising to build strength and fight fatigue. This book is recipient of both the 2014 International Book Award and USA Best Book Award for Cancer Health topics.
Melanie's second book, "Fearless Fabulous You!- Lessons on Living Life on Your Terms" (Cedar Fort) addresses how to transform your life through five phases: Recharge, Release, Reconnect, Reframe and Reclaim. She says it is a book for anyone who wants to wants to boost self-esteem and project their brilliance.
Melanie hosts "Fearless Fabulous You!," Monday evenings 9pm ET on the W4WN-Women 4 Women Network and on demand at iHeartRadio W4WN.com
Podcasts: iheart.com/show/209-Fearless-Fabulous-You
Her articles have appeared in Huffington Post, Everyday Health, Greatist, MindBodyGreen, The Plum and her blog, Getting Things Off My Chest at melanieyoung.com. Her talks address being CEO "Chief Empowerment Officer" of your Health and on Turning Stumbling Blocks into Building Blocks. She trained as a Health Coach through Institute for Integrative Nutrition with the goal of helping women maker smarter and lasting choices about managing their health and well-being. Follow @mightymelanie
With her husband, David Ransom, she hosts the The Connected Table LIVE! featuring food and beverage industry leaders Weds. 2p.m ET on W4CY.com
Podcast: iheart.com/show/209-The-Connected-Table-Live
