Today we’d like to introduce you to Melanie Moore.
Hi Melanie, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers.
It’s actually an amazing journey how Body Shrink became about. Originally, my career goals included finishing school with my Ph.D. and opening up an abused women and children’s clinic to teach them how to live a balanced and successful life. If you were to walk up to me in grad school and told me I would be working in nutrition, I probably would have laughed. Counseling and helping people have always been my passion. In 2008, I was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer. Damaged cells progressed into cancer during my pregnancy and it was a start to something God had already orchestrated. I continued college as I fought cancer. I graduated from LSU, and my last surgery was August 2010. June 14, 2012, I was officially cleared of cancer. My body was so different. My health was not where it needed to be, but I wasn’t sure how to fix it. In 2014, I moved from Louisiana to Houston for a better job opportunity in counseling. I had worked in almost every counseling field except nutritional counseling/therapy. A weight loss company called and offered me a position including education and on-the-job training. What many people did not know was that I was in and out of the hospital struggling with my health at the time. I was cleared from cancer, yet my body seemed to have missed the memo. I soon found out by my cardiologist (not any of the other FIVE doctors I had at the time could determine what was causing my body to present CHF symptoms) that chemicals from my previous treatments along with new prescriptions and my diet was causing my body to shut down in the simplest terms. My cardiologist instructed me to discontinue the medications, change my diet and focus on repairing my body. I started classes maybe a week later with my new job. I loss 40 lbs in a month and a half after using the nutritional science I was learning on myself.
We have two brains in our bodies-our actual brain and our stomachs. They are constantly communicating, and if the stomach is off, the brain can send the wrong signals to and from your brain. Body Shrink connects your mental health and nutritional health. I use science to determine what my patients’ individual needs are. I was a counselor for 10 years, and I have now been in nutrition for 8 years. My passion has grown in what I do for people, mostly because I know where I was when my life depended on me changing my health.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back, would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I encountered 3 major obstacles that I now can honestly say I’m thankful for. My first obstacle was experiencing the struggles with the business aspect of what I do. I am great at what I do. I literally research for fun. Before Covid, I used to enjoy going to seminars. But having to teach myself how to write a business plan, figuring out the financial structure of business, taxes, marketing, etc. Oh my goodness, it was overwhelming. This lead me into my second major struggle- trusting in the wrong people. I was conned by a con artist and lost money hiring people to help with the business aspects of Body Shrink. This forced me to read more and seek business advice from accredited organizations and authors. I also have some amazing friends who truly believe in Body Shrink and have never left my side. The third obstacle was the effects of Covid on small businesses and the economy. It even affected my ability to keep up with inventory and supplies. Honestly, I am still working on balancing this.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar, what can you tell them about what you do?
Body Shrink is a company dedicated to providing a balance in mental and nutritional health. I help to identify the mental connection and build discipline with food, along with providing natural supplements and noninvasive treatments to enhance a healthy lifestyle.
What sets me apart from other companies in my profession is that I offer nutritional counseling along with noninvasive treatments to complement the growth of each individual’s health goals.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.BodyShrinks.com
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/bodyshrinkllc
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@missbodyshrink7710
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/
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