Dr Joe Unplugged

Dr Joe Unplugged is your home for open commentary on health, wellbeing and life in the broadest sense. We will explore diet, exercise, sleep and stress amongst other health matters as well as issues that may impact you and your wellbeing in direct or indirect ways....

It’s Christmas!

If Christmas did not exist it would need to be invented. Perfectly timed at the end of the year, it allows for many people worldwide to celebrate in some way, shape or form. This may be the formal religious celebration or simply a catch up with friends and family....

We Need Our Sleep

Human beings spend more time being asleep than anything else. It is estimated that at the turn of the twentieth century the average American slept nine hours each night. By the turn of the twenty first century this figure has dropped to under eight hours. Lack of...
Lets Reserve Judgement

Lets Reserve Judgement

A couple of weeks ago it was reported that a study had found that pregnant women often feel stressed and judged.

Keeping Fit Made Easy

Keeping Fit Made Easy

Cast your minds back even one generation. To change the television set you had to get up out of your chair.

Is A Barbie Body Possible?

Is A Barbie Body Possible?

For women in-particular, images of “perfect” bodies can be impossible to attain and hence create stress and anxiety about body image.