Dr. Melanie Young, Naturopathic Doctor, Ottawa, ON

"Melanie Young knows how to face challenges with grit, grace and wit and re-frame them to make things happen for the better. She a motivational muse for anyone who feels stuck and who wants to reignite their personal or professional brand and she is a living example of turning stumbling blocks into stepping stones. After surviving breast cancer, Melanie wrote her first book, Getting Things Off My Chest: A Survivor's Guide to Staying Fearless & Fabulous in the Face of Breast Cancer (Cedar Fort Inc./2013- updated in September 2020), to help newly diagnosed women stay focused and make smarter choices about caring for their well-being during and after treatment. Getting Things Off My Chest received both the 2014 International Book Award and USA Best Book Award for Cancer Health topics. “Breast cancer is a journey no one wants to take but sadly it is a road well traveled by many women. I spoke with survivors to prepare and then mapped out my own plan to face my diagnosis. I decided to use the experience to rebuild my body, retool my diet and restructure my life to remove the dead weight and focus on doing what I enjoy and what joy I can help bring to others.” Melanie's second book, Fearless Fabulous You! - Lessons on Living Life on Your Terms (Cedar Fort Inc./November 2014) is filled with inspirational insights to recharge your spirit and revalue your self-worth. “I wrote Fearless Fabulous You to motivate anyone who wants to redefine how they want to live. Sometimes we just need a hard reset to reassess our goals. I was not prepared for the post traumatic stress I experienced after facing down breast cancer and losing my beloved father in the same year. Healing the soul takes more time than healing the body. For me writing was therapy and my way to develop the next chapters of my life with renewed purpose to help and inspire others.” Melanie hosts a national radio show for women: “Fearless Fabulous You!” airing Wednesdays, 12 noon ET on W4WN.com Radio - The Women 4 Women Radio Network, presented by Talk 4 Media a

If you are looking for local services or  treatment  in the office with your Naturopathic Doctor or hospital from a to inquire if they are accepting patients or you need a referral.   Phone number to book an appointment 307.778.1273 ( Dr. Melanie Young) is in good standing with the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors ( Dr. Melanie Young) is in good standing with the American Society of Regenerative Medicine ( Dr. Melanie Young) is in good standing with the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians

The speaker in the video may have no association with  may talk about some of the conditions and some of the treatment options shown on the videos. Always talk with your Naturopathic Doctor  about the information you learnt from the videos in regards to treatments and procedures the naturopathic Doctor healthcare practitioner could  perform and if they would be appropriate for you. Remember good information is the corner stone to understanding your condition or disease.

Please contact ( Dr. Melanie Young, Naturopathic Doctor Ottawa, ON ) to enquire if this health care provider is accepting new patients.

One of the most common conditions women experience during their first trimester of their pregnancy is nausea and vomiting and although it is quite normal, it can cause women a lot of stress and fatigue as well as a loss of a lot of nutrients and fluids.

The cause isn’t fully understood. However, it’s mainly due to the increase – the exponential increase of hormones experienced during this time, mainly HCG, estrogen, and progesterone. These hormones have effects on all other cells in the body as well which can cause some of these gastrointestinal symptoms women feel.

Although nausea can be very frustrating and tiring for women, there are a lot of treatment options to help. Simple things like changing your diet and your lifestyle can make a huge impact, like having regular exercise or ensuring that there’s always food in your stomach. Having an empty stomach can actually make the nauseating symptoms much more severe. So keeping a snack in your purse or in your car will help alleviate some of these symptoms.

Dehydration is common in women with increased nausea and vomiting so it’s really important to find ways to replenish fluid in the body. If you’re not able to keep water down or have trouble taking in water, intravenous vitamin therapy is a great alternative.

With this treatment, your naturopathic doctor can also infuse vitamins directly into your blood stream. Vitamins such as B6 and B12 will help decrease the nauseous feeling as well as increase energy throughout your pregnancy. Again, it depends on the patient. And we often will design very specific treatment plans in terms of supplements and dietary change to help with these symptoms.  Lab tests, of course, play a big role in diagnosing digestive issues. So, we would look at systemic levels of inflammation. We can also measure hydrogen and methane on the breath to determine if there are any microorganisms contributing to these symptoms.  If you’re experiencing digestive issues of any kind and you’d like to learn more about what’s causing these symptoms, see your local naturopathic doctor.