I was delighted as Menopause Dame to be invited to join Sophie for a Let’s Talk Menopause podcast last night.  Discussions included the effect of menstrual issues and low iron impacts to health. Testing that helps to identify the real internal situation. The back office of systems, minerals and hormones are affected more than we realise, iron helps to metabolise oestrogen, when low it mucks up our hormonal balance. Call for your FREE 20 min horizon call See video on hair anal

Celebs are speaking about their horrific experiences of birth trauma, highlighting to society the need for new approaches at birth.   I have written and spoken about birth trauma for over 25 years. My own professional anidotal and personal experience has accumulated great insights on this matter and unfortunately the daily risks continue, globally, some fifty years on from when my son experienced a fast birth and suffered birth trauma! No one could tell me how to support my s

NICE has approved  Relugolix combination therapy , a new oral treatment for endometriosis, providing more options for patients. However, I agree with Endometriosis UK  highlights that while this offers choice, it will help only a  small proportion  of sufferers, leaving many without effective solutions for this  debilitating condition . The economic burden is severe, costing the UK  £8.2 billion annually  in healthcare expenses and lost work. However, this does not account fo

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Job strain is linked to 81% increase to risk of heart issues.   We already know that being under appreciated in any situation is harmful to our self-esteem and especially bad for office morale. A new Canadian study has found when not acknowledged or appreciated it is bad for our physical heart. The study recognised this type of social interaction and behaviour as harmful to our heart health.   The effort-reward-imbalance in the work place , where workers are pressured with w

At JWT we find it incredible that children are full of anxiety today with no clear view as to ‘Why’ anxiety is growing so rapidly?   Covid and isolation have been branded as the cause, however anxiety was underlying well before Covid. And has escalated over several decades. Not just children adults too, carry the anxiety trait. Once we have underlying anxiety, it will continue to taint life until core emotional drive is found, dissolved and resolved.   August 2024 data stated

Birth programmes are set in minds and hearts however we live in an age of ever increasing intervention as women are unable to birth naturally. Intervention has grown steadily as a matter of course over thirty years. And very rare in my day of the 1970s.   In the UK, around 1 in 3 women are now being induced. However, a survey run by the Patient Information Forum found that only 25% of women and birthing people felt prepared by the information they received. There are many rea

Psychiatrists and health agencies admit that long term data on ADHD drug effects is limited.   However, some long term research has linked the condition, and the use of drugs to treat it with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.   University of Utah, correlated data with medical records checking ADHD disorder outcomes. Concluding people with ADHD were more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with a movement disorder, while those on stimulant drugs had an especia

ADHD was acknowledged as a disorder by NICE in 2000   In 20 years it is estimated western countries of ADHD disorder has accelerated with a 10.2% increase.  This is the data on the ones we know. A large percentage will not be diagnosed.   Boys amount to 15% of the overall numbers Girls 8% Asian children 4%   Western cultures vary in percentage France 7.3 % Ireland 6% USA 5.2% UK 5%   None Espanic black equates to 16.9% None Espanic white equates to 14.7% Hispanic 11.9%   Duri

Joy is passionate about the health of women and the lack of understanding from conventional medicine which is why she has set up Joy...

More than ever we need women to know more about their health Women have been ignored and uneducated for decades.  As females health and wellbeing in life can be challenging on many menstrual, maternal, menopause fronts. Often thinking it is all over when menstruation stops and Per-menopause complete. Fact is our elder years are more prone to risks and the three clinical health issues for women over 50 are: Menopause -Osteoporosis -Dementia. New research in the Journal of the

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Smart phones are addictive and children loose attention and focus, sucked into a remote world using them. Children feel lonely, isolated and are very impressionable to false news and marketing manipulations.   I wrote about the dangers of the virtual world in my book ‘Mirror Image’, and the problem to health, cognitive overload and isolation is a reality today for many a teen and adult.   We still debate about banning smart phones from schools, yet those countries, education