Join us for our event ‘The Hormone Rollercoaster: Solutions for Health & Happiness’

Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman… being female and trying to live a happy, productive life can be beyond challenging when dysregulated hormones join the chat. We lose everything from memory function to muscle power while our bodies take on a mind of their own.

Hormones control everything in our bodies – emotional, psychological and physical, working stealthily in a subconscious way that we feel we have little input on. It’s time to take back control. And even if our hormone function seems regular, there’s so much we can be doing to ensure optimal health now and into the future.

Join IMAGE media and our highly qualified guest speakers on Wednesday evening, June 24, for the next event in The Longevity Series, where we focus on hormone health from the medical, as well as the practical, side of experience and solutions.

On the night, we’ll hear from esteemed endocrinologist and best-selling author Dr Mary Ryan about the various issues that affect women, along with some practical lifestyle solutions to improve overall hormone health. She speaks with colour in a way we can all identify, and also find comfort and help.

Dr Ryan will be joined in a subsequent panel discussion by Jennifer Rock, aka The Skin Nerd, who’ll share her own journey overcoming hormone issues, along with advice for great, glowing skin to bolster a wellness journey. Nutritional therapist and co-founder of Gigi Supplements, Jennie Haire, will add to the conversation with insights on healthy eating and supplementation for hormone support and regulation – so much can be done by simply getting your diet right.

The evening at the Conrad Hotel, Earlsfort Terrace, will be a landmark one for any woman who’s ever struggled with her body, her energy levels or simply her adherence to self-care. It’s the first step to a better life.

Details

When: Wednesday, June 24, from 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Where: The Conrad Hotel, Dublin

Tickets

Tickets include drinks and canapés on arrival, and a luxurious gift bag for all on departure. They are priced at €45* and are available for purchase below.

*Booking fees apply

Meet the speakers

Dr Mary Ryan, Endocrinologist and Author

Dr Mary Ryan trained in Trinity College Dublin and obtained her MB BCH BAO in 1992. She then specialised in endocrinology and general medicine and she is also on the Specialist Registrar. She obtained the MRCP (UK) and did her MD thesis with Professor Gerald Tomkin in the Royal College of Surgery in Ireland and Trinity College, Dublin on diabetes and obesity. She presented her findings internationally on her research on Lp(a) and cardiovascular disease, which she did with Professor Ian Graham in the Adelaide Hospital, Dublin. She lectured in pharmacology in the RCSI and has a special interest in diabetes, insulin pumps, obesity, infertility, osteoporosis, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and thyroid disease.

She was appointed consultant physician and endocrinologist to Barringtons Hospital in 2001 and also to Aut Even Hospital in Kilkenny, where she runs four clinics per month. She lectures to GPs nationwide and also to the public on the prevention of heart disease and type 2 diabetes and its complications. She was on the Women’s Heart Advisory Group for the Irish Heart Foundation and lectured to the public in the Royal College of Physicians, Dublin, on the prevention of type 2 diabetes.

She has lectured and tutored in the postgraduate medical degree programme in the University of Limerick. Recently, she travelled the country to give a series of public lectures on menopause, perimenopause and hormone health and led empowerment conferences on female health.

Jennifer Rock, aka The Skin Nerd

Jennifer Rock is an award-winning dermal facialist, skin expert, educator and bestselling author, and the founder and CEO of Skingredients® skincare range and The Skin Nerd® store and online skin consultations service. Jennifer has published two bestselling books on skincare and is known for translating skin science into clear, results-driven routines. She is the resident skincare expert on Ireland AM and the Sunday Business Post.

Jenny Haire, Nutritional Therapist and Co-founder of Gigi Supplements

Jenny Haire has had a passion for science/nutrition and business since she was 18. While studying both subjects at UCD, she felt she had to choose one, so she parked the science and began her career in management consulting. After a few years, however, she realised how much she missed the nutrition side of things, so she started studying nutritional therapy part-time.

Feeling she needed to marry her love for business and nutrition, she co-founded her first company, Your Wellness Collective – a health and lifestyle platform specialising in corporate wellness and personalised supplement advice. Following that, she spotted a gap in the market for premium female health-focused supplements, so she set up Gigi Supplements with co-founder Lisa Hughes.

“I see health as the foundation of all other aspects of our lives,” explains Jenny. “If you’re unwell or burnt out, every other area – personal relationships, family and career – takes a hit. We’ve all returned to the speed and intensity of pre-pandemic life, so it’s never been more important to look after your mental and physical health.”