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Both my books are available on Amazon – click the image above . They are based on scientific and medical research about what works, all explained in a clear way. They are also available as audio books on Amazon, Audible and iTunes.

Check out my YouTube channel – proper information, no fluff!

About me

Jane Thurnell-Read

I was born in late 1947 in Cleethorpes in the UK, so I’m now in my seventies. Most people are surprised at my age when they meet me.

I love writing – explaining complex ideas in ways that are easy to understand. I also enjoy public speaking.  Many people say, completely unprompted, that they find me inspirational – men, women, people of all ages, people in all sorts of jobs and with all sorts of life styles.

I also enjoy weight training and politics. I was a vegetarian for over 40 years, and have been vegan since May 2015. I  have been a trustee of Veganuary since 2019.

I’m passionately interested in health and well-being. I have appeared on television and radio. I have also spoken at conferences in the UK,  and in Russia, Australia and India.

I believe that good health and happiness can be achieved with often simple steps and fresh insights. I want to inspire you to take control of your own health and well-being as much as possible. This website is aimed at helping you become as fit and healthy and happy as is possible.

I also believe that it is important to be pro-active in the world. As part of this I give 25% of my income to a range of charities and campaigning organisations each year. These include

I also volunteer in my local Oxfam shop in Exeter, England.

What Other People Say About Me:

“Most out of the box thinker I’ve ever met – fascinating!”

“Inspirational zest for life.”

“Very refreshing and interesting to hear/see a different approach to life – made me think a lot ..”

Author of:

Featured:

  • YouTube Live interview on the menopause with Chef AJ. watch here>>
  • Guest blog post on vegansupplementstore website on menopause
  • YouTube interview by Dr Alyssa Kuhn (July 2022) – watch here>>
  • Article by me on weight loss in Vegan Food & Living (UK) July 2022
  • Podcast interview for the UK Vegan Society June 2022 – listen here>>
  • Interview on UK Health Radio April 2022  – listen anywhere>>
  • Article by me on healthy ageing in Vegan Food & Living (UK) February 2021
  • A contributor to Thrive Global (from January 2020)
  • A contributor to www.sixtyandme.com (from December 2019)
  • Podcast interview with the Silver Edge Over 50 Health and Wellness Podcast – Episode 24 (September 2020)
  • Podcast interview with the Goode Life UK (September 2020)
  • Feature article about me in the magazine “Simply You” (April 2020)
  • A contributor to Food Matters
  • A  contributor to Elephant Journal
  • Podcast interview with Lisa Betts Lacroix for Super Power U Podcast. (March 2020)
  • A gym video compilation featured in a Veganuary Instagram post.
  • An online article on my gym activities and vegan beliefs appeared in several online websites (November 2019)
  • Featured in a Facebook post by Powerofpositivity – a compilation of my videos and images from my Instagram feed (@thrivingjane). It has had over 191,000 views.
  • Podcast interview with Janey Lee Grace for the Alcohol Free Life series September 2019
  • Podcast interview by the CEO of WiSP Sports on my fitness and food journeys. September 2019
  • Featured in a MillionDollarVegan Instagram and Facebook post, August 2019Other:
  • Owner of Life-Work Potential (from 19990’s to August 2020), when the business was sold to Ergopathics Canada.
  • Speaker to employees of Citibank N.A London Branch on “A New Approach To Stress”, April 4th 2019
  • Speaker on “Healthy Ageing” at the 20 Jahre Meridianum Conference, Schenkenzell, Germany, June 2018
  • Speaker at Exeter Women In Business on “How To Love Money & Earn More”, October 2017

    Personal Achievements
  • Lifting 77.5 kg (170 lb) barbell for one rep max deadlift November 2021.
  • Cycling from St Petersburg to Istanbul (2000+ miles) as part of an organised group in 2012
  • Cycling from John O’Groats to Lands End (approx 800 miles)  alone and without backup in 2011
  • Cycling up Alpe d’Huez (21 hairpin bends over 13.8 km, with an average gradient of 7.9%)
  • Cycling across the USA – Seattle to Gloucester (4200 miles) in 2004
  • Completing the London Marathon in 2001Extracts From my professional CV:
  • Speaker at the International Association of Specialized Kinesiologists (IASK) in Moscow, Russia, speaking on “The Energy Mismatch Protocol”, July 2019
  • Speaker at the online Chronic Lyme Disease Summit, May 2018
  • Speaker at World Of Quantum Energy Medicine Conference in Bangalore, India, 2016
  • Speaker at the Australian Kinesiology Association annual conference, October 2013
  • Speaker at the British Society of Dowsers conference, 2009
  • Guest Speaker on “Electromagnetic and Geopathic Stress in the Working Environment” at a one-day conference for engineers on Indoor Air Quality June 1993
  • Guest on Livetime (Granada TV Channel) in September 1998 discussing stress and again in early 1999 discussing Kinesiology
  • One of the three experts in an edition of “Housebusters” (UK Channel 5 television series on problems with houses) January 1998
  • Featured In:
    • Women’s Health April 2003
    • Daily Express   April 15th 1997, and April 17th 2000
    • Fitness First Winter 1999-2000
    • The Guardian April 22nd 1997
    • Bath Chronicle Sept 23rd 1997
    • Daily Mail November 12th 1994
  • Contributor to several books on Kinesiology
  • Founder contributor to Knowlative
  • For over 20 years I was a complementary therapist. I also taught kinesiology in the UK and in Russia, USA, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. I owned Life-Work Potential Limited for many years, but in 2020 I sold the business to Ergopathics Canada.

    Published Professional Articles:
  • Can Allergies Make You Fat? published in The Independent May 17 2005
  • Allergies “First Peace” February 2000
  • The Importance of Scars “South West Connection”, Aug/Nov 1999
  • Latex Glove Allergy “The Dentist” June 1999
  • The Potential of Health Kinesiology “South West Connection” April/July 1998
  • Health Kinesiology “Caduceus” Issue 39, 1998
  • Convincing Sceptics of The Efficacy of Complementary Medicine “Positive Health” March 1998
  • Geopathic Stress “International Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine” April 1994
  • Aromatherapy: Heaven Scent? “Building Services” [special edition of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineer’s Journal on Building Related Sickness], March 1993
  • Teaching:
    Health Kinesiology in the UK, Germany, USA, Belgium, Switzerland and Turkey.
    Teacher of a three-day course on Geopathic Stress to engineers and interior designers in 1993

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