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Are You Losing Your Hair? You’re Not Alone

On February 5, 2016 / Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show, Healthy Living, Women's Health

According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) 1 in 4 women experience thinning hair. While 40% of women experience thinning hair at time of menopause due to lower estrogen, it’s common for women to start losing their hair in their 20s and 30s. On the average we lose 50 to 100 hairs a day. If you notice your hair is thinning more or falling out in larger quantities you may be experiencing “alopecia,” which is the term for hair loss. There are many types of hair loss and causes. Sometimes it’s reversible; sometimes it’s not. However, it is manageable, and

Give Me More Lifelines. Not Deadlines.

On January 31, 2016 / Attitude Adjustment, Healthy Living

I’ve lived most of my life under deadlines. Many I set for myself. Others are just part of life: work projects, taxes, paying bills. Some are healthy because they keep you on track. Others are not because they make you feel stressed. A writer is always under a deadline. So is a sales person who must make a quota. Students have to submit their papers by a certain deadline; teachers have to grade them by a specific date. Most of us live under some type of pressure to meet a deadline. While deadlines are beneficial for accomplishing things we set out to

Fearless Fabulous Women: This Single Mom’s Nutrition Curricula Helps Families Nationwide

On January 11, 2016 / Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show, Healthy Living, Inspiring Women

I’ve known Lynn Fredericks for years and have admired her work to promote a nutrition and healthy eating curricula in schools through her nonprofit Family Cook Productions. A fellow member of Les Dames d’Escoffier, Lynn left the PR world in 1995 to pursue her calling to make more family time cooking time. The decision came at a time when Lynn was going through a divorce, and cooking with her two young sons was her recipe to reduce tension and bind the small family together. Lynn is an example of turning an adversity into opportunity. Family Cook Productions has grown into a national program reaching 200,000 parents and

Simply the Best Workout Barre None!

On January 4, 2016 / Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show, Healthy Living

I’ve been an exercise fanatic since my mother took me with her to her fitness studio in Chattanooga when I was a young girl. I’d roll around the mats and stretch with bands while my mother jiggled on machines. I started ballet at the age of 5, modern dance at 12 and performed in my high school modern dance troupe, Terpsichord. Over the years I’ve joined both fancy gyms and YMCA’s and taken numerous classes and personal training sessions. I have Dancercized and aerobicized, practiced Pilates and various kinds of yoga. But the fitness program I believe delivers the best

Are You a Nervous Nosher?

On November 23, 2015 / Healthy Living, Life As We Know It

Holiday times are supposed to be happy times. Right? Well…Maybe. For many the holidays are stressful. There’s the pressure to “get it all done” before the end of the year. There are the office parties and the family gatherings where you have to be on your best behavior. There’s the financial strain of overspending on gifts and entertaining. And then there’s that end-of-the-year taking stock of what you have- and have not- accomplished. If you feel stressed this time of the year you are not alone. The The American Psychological Association holiday statistics report in 2011 said up to 69% of people are stressed by

They Told Her It Was Postpartum Depression But It Wasn’t

On November 7, 2015 / Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show, Healthy Living, Women's Health

At SHARE‘s annual fundraiser, A Second Helping of Life Sept 21, Valerie Smaldone congratulated me on my radio show, Fearless Fabulous You!. Coming from Valerie, I was honored. She’s hosted radio for years in the NYC area and is a respected media talent. Then she told me about a women named Wendy Baruchowitz who was diagnosed at the age of 39 with a disease I had never heard of and could barely pronounce: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Valerie said Wendy’s mission is to raise awareness of this little known disorder. I was curious to learn more. How did a healthy mom with two young

Getting Things Off My Chest: Pushing the Pause Button

On November 2, 2015 / Healthy Living, Life As We Know It

“Sometimes I don’t know whether I am coming or going.” a friend told me recently. “I’m constantly in motion. By trying to never miss anything I miss everything.” “Maybe you need to push the pause button,” I responded. I find fewer of us are comfortable pushing the pause button due to Fear of Missing Out (FOMO). The result is we never really enjoy where we are because we are always worrying about where we are not. We also focus on what’s ahead of us instead of what’s right in front of us. We’re so busy trying not to miss out on

Be Smart About Your Knees

On October 16, 2015 / Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show, Healthy Living, Over 50

“Oh my aching knees!” I used to roll my eyes when older family members and friends would moan and groan about aches and pains in their knees. Now, I’ve become one of them. My right knee sends me a reminder that it’s time to “get up and move” with a dull ache. Is it age or something else? It turns out females are four to six times more likely to injure their knees over men. And we’re not necessarily talking only about older women. Young women athletes are more likely to injure their Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), the most common knee injury.

Fearless Fabulous You! Sept. 28: Could Your Kids Make You Sick?

On September 26, 2015 / Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show, Healthy Living, Parenting

Recently I was at a birthday dinner where a mother shared her experience with lice. Both her sons had contracted lice at their school. I’ve heard this story from other parents whose children contract lice-or fleas-and infected the rest of the family. It made me curious: How can you keep your kids safe from germs at school? Also, how can you keep your self free from germs that your kids bring home from school? No one can live in a bubble. I’ve invited Columbia University Medical Center Pediatric Specialist Dr. Clare Bush to join me September 28th to discuss how to keep

From Hospice to Healthy: This Former Air Force Colonel Fought Ovarian Cancer and Won

On September 18, 2015 / Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show, Healthy Living, Nutrition and Diet, Women's Cancers

Deanna Won is a former U.S. Air Force Colonel and physicist who specialized in electro-optics and lasers for over 26 years. She worked in space launch, missile defense, biological defense and NATO operations. But no military training prepared her for a battle with ovarian cancer. “When I was 45 years old, I experienced excruciating pain in my abdomen and had trouble breathing, which landed me in the hospital, where even the morphine could not reduce any of my pain,” says Deanna. “When I found out that I had ovarian cancer, I made the immediate decision to completely change my nutrition and diet to an

What’s For Dinner….Again?

On August 27, 2015 / Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show, Healthy Living

When people ask me what I like to make for dinner I usually answer “Reservations.” This stems from my childhood. I had a busy mother who worked full time, earned her Masters Degree at night and volunteered for numerous civic and charitable organizations. She loved to food shop but was usually to occupied to cook. We had a lot of wasted food in our refrigerator! Dinner was usually something rapidly prepared or heated from a bag, box or can. Dining out was where the adventure started. Mom was happy. Dad was happy. I was happy. The meals tasted different and it was a

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

On August 21, 2015 / Fearless Fabulous You Radio Show, Healthy Living, Inspiring Women, Nutrition and Diet

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 approximately 2.3 million people worldwide. MS is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. At this time the cause is still unknown, and there is no cure. Research is being done in many areas including genetics, immunology, hormonal and environmental risks. According to the National Multiple