Each woman has a unique story to tell. Women’s health issues are often unrecognised, misunderstood. Essentially only looking at a small picture of cause and effect. Women live poor outcomes from hormonal and menstrual health disorders unaided by out of date health professional outlooks. Excruciating pain every month that took years to be diagnosed as endometriosis. The silent grief after several miscarriages Maternity issues and birth trauma The emotional rollercoaste

Toughness doesn’t have to come in a pinstripe suit. Dianne Feinstein Politico NHS Announces First Ever National Clinical Director for Women’s Health The NHS has appointed Dr Sue Mann, a consultant and lead for women's health in City and Hackney, North East London, as its first ever national clinical director for women's health. In her new role, Dr Mann will help implement the Women’s Health Strategy alongside supporting the roll out of women’s health hubs across England.

Digestion is an important and essential process where food is broken down and essential nutrients are released and absorbed. A lot can challenge the optimal function of our gut and there are many factors to consider that influence this complex system. In Menopause as women we need to make adjustments that a pill won’t do. Everything about us in menopause changes as hormonal impacts and surges take greater hold and causes internal stress and anxiety as body adjusts to the new

Osteoporosis is a debilitating disorder and women often suffer from this issue in menopause. Hormonal depletion can highlight bone issues especially in elder menopause. Common symptoms are weak writs, fingers swelling and hand grip. We know refined sugar is bad for organs and internal systems in our body, including bones. Trials are now indicating too much refined sugar in our diet can lead to Osteoporosis. All comes down to how well we individually absorb and generate calc

In menopause we have many aspects of health and wellbeing issues, including weight gain. We would not associate weight gain with sleep deprivation… think again. Weight gain happens, particularly around our middle, despite our best efforts. Sleep is a critical factor in weight management, and insufficient or poor-quality sleep can lead to weight gain, especially around the abdominal area. It is not what we eat. Internal states, biochemical influences and hormonal decline are f

Perimenopause is a big subject and living with the symptoms can be scary, majority of women are unaware of the full impacts. Exhaustion is part of the problem. As is the trend today it takes an investigation with a TV programme to highlight the plight of injustice in health for women. Certainly, brought more awareness and women up in arms with the injustice of what women can live, with no awareness and education. Facts are: Perimenopause (the start of menopause process)

Menopause under educated, not prepared, no idea! Women are living longer. Today Menopause is an everyday modern situation, all women of a certain age go through menopause. A time of new opportunities and liberated life. New outlooks and bucket list travel. New starts, new chapters to live. Government surveys show women are not aware, greatly under educated on facts and what to expect when menopause years begin. Unaware of Perimenopause or the hormonal decline outcomes fr

Holidays are time when routine is interrupted. We eat and drink differently and peri-menopause symptoms are more prevalent. For instance over indulging in alcohol causes increased hot flushes. Pressures of preparations, overloading self, exhaustion sets in. The even keel is lost and we start to feel unwell, with hormonal symptoms kicking in! Pre-menopause is the start of hormonal change. Where the body starts to shift and change with hormonal decline. As women we have got us

Balanced hormones are the cornerstones of our good health. How normal is your normal hormonal function? Every women or teen is different in hormonal function. Symptoms include suffering period pains, PMS, etc., Billions of hours are lost to women's suffering, menstrual and hormonal disorders. Without correction causes further disorders such as menstrual cramps, infertility, endometriosis, severe menopause symptoms. Imbalanced hormones start early and can be felt at pub

Mental health week - Womens health issues and menopause 2023 Mental Health week has spearheaded several projects highlighting women’s mental, emotional health issues. 1 in 4 suffer Psychological disorders. Due to hormonal issues, women suffer depression and anxiety more than men. Further Menopause legislation discussions continue with poor response. suggestions to improve working conditions for women with menopause disorders. Sadly government didn’t see the urgent action re

I launched Joy Wisdom Trust a year ago together with celebrations of twelve years of Allonus accelerated Holistic training. Joy Wisdom Trust is about correction, prevention, understanding with new visions on improving core resilience and re-establishing self-esteem. The aim of JWT is to become self-sufficient with donations and corporate training programmes to all genders and cultural groups. Since the launch we have progressed building contacts and running webinars, and edu

Endometriosis is the second most common genealogical condition affecting women in the UK. A female health condition ‘Endometriosis’ a disorder where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus, causing pain and/or infertility. A health condition under acknowledged and under supported in today’s medical care spectrum. Globally the situation is mirrored. World Health Authority (WHO) states Endometriosis affects 190 million females globally or approximat

2020, university called for early intervention, vital to identify high-risk conditions, and treat women with PTSD. In the past research on PTSD has been based on military veterans. Maternal PTSD is not fully acknowledge or supported in health care. City University of London researchers (2020) found a total of 24267 women had reported the prevalence of PTSD during pregnancy or after birth using a diagnostic measure. Up to 700,000 women give birth each year in UK. prevalence

Article by Joy Wisdom Any loss is devastating for couples in maternity. A successful outcome is all we want, and millions of successful conceptions take place each year. However, there are a large percentage who find conception a trial with no particular reason or understanding. Expectation dashed, disappointments and anxiety can be part of the unsuccessful outcome. Today, Miscarriage happens to a large percentage of the population and a global issue. In UK we have excepti

Article by Joy Wisdom Undoubtedly, several decades of IVF assisted conception has been seen as a boon for couples who find it a challenge to conceive. However, success is not guaranteed in IVF fertility. Miscarriage is an outcome from IVF too. And to some extent the roll out of IVF can be a traumatic roller coaster for couples. With ongoing IVF cycles, costly and unsuccessful. The drive for the outcome is all consuming and from JWT perspective the internal state of the woman

2021 England’s women’s survey results from over 100,000 women. The overall finds were staggering. Women felt unsupported, not heard or taken seriously by professionals and unsupported in their menstrual, menopause, infertility and maternity issues, by health care providers. Birmingham University published three articles in the Lancet in April 2021, that substantiated women’s devastation and mental health issues from miscarriage. Just one of the many factors that affects wome

Miscarriage is a global issue, with some countries having higher miscarriage rates than others. The word ‘miscarriage’ is defined as a spontaneous loss of pregnancy before 24 weeks. There is no common reason why some women miscarry and in most cases prevention cannot be helped medically. Each year, hundreds of thousands of women in the UK are affected by miscarriage effecting 10% – 20% of all confirmed pregnancies, during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy. Unfortunately,

A drive to promote incentives for more women to breast feed has been announced, they include paying mothers to try the natural way. There can be feelings of guilt and shame when new mothers can’t produce enough milk or find it a challenge to breastfeed. Often feeling inadequate and emotionally affected. Even in the same family it can be different outcomes for each daughter, as it is with fertility. There is little explanation that the quantity and quality of breast milk is Ho

Women experience many internal issues from an early age. Article by Joy wisdom The Menopause is not an illness, it is the change of life. However, it may feel like an illness for some females. Women experience many symptoms that makes them feel very unwell from menopause. Lives can be miserable during this rather long transition. Every woman deals with the menopause differently. Being unique, it will come down to the internal factors, hormonal imbalances or chaos erupted v e

Thousands of women have miscarriage every day. The charity Tommy’s say 23 million women miscarry yearly worldwide. (2021 stats) Some women are aware of the event while others are oblivious. When talking to women of all ages they have their own story of miscarriage or pregnancy issues. Most will keep it a secret. Unable to explain the extent of emotional loss and grief. What is common is that women appear to have dealt with it, carry on, yet unbeknown to them underlying em