Dr Libby here on her thriving women tour

Dr Libby Weaver

Well-being advocate, best-selling author and public speaker Dr Libby Weaver, known as Dr Libby, is back in Gisborne on Tuesday as part of her From Surviving to Thriving tour. About 10,000 women attended the public appearances of the Australian nutritional biochemist during her last New Zealand tour in 2014, which included Gisborne.

She will speak on “what every woman needs to know” based on findings from her latest book Women’s Wellness Wisdom.

“For many, just getting through the day is challenging enough, without adding finding the time to sift through the endless amounts of conflicting information on how we can improve our hormones, digestion, mood, stress levels, what we eat, how we sleep, and general contentedness with life,’’ she said.

Some of the issues covered include “the weight you can’t shift, to why you feel trapped on the ‘stress express’, or why you find it so difficult to say ‘no’ to some people.”

Dr Libby said much misinformation was disseminated about women’s bodies.

“We’re living in an era where young girls are questioning their value at increasingly young ages, due to societal and often media influences. I have often had older women say to me, ‘I wish I knew this information when I was younger’.

“I want women of all ages to understand how they can take better care of themselves. I know from clinical experience that many people spend a good portion of their life just getting by, regardless of their location and their perceived levels of stress.

“People tolerate a foggy brain, they drag themselves around, often feel like they are a slave to everyone else or beat themselves up for not achieving their plans or dreams . . . the list goes on. I want people to know there is another way to live.”

Dr Libby speaks at Emerald Hotel Conference Centre, on Tuesday at 7pm.

Ticket giveawayWe have two tickets to give away to go to see Dr Libby on Tuesday night 7pm, Emerald Hotel & Conference Centre, Gisborne. Go to Gisborne Herald's Facebook page, 'like' the post and tag in the comment whoever you would like to take. We will make the draw on Monday at midday.