My name is Claire Kelbrick. I am so proud to be an ENJO user and now an ENJO consultant.
My ENJO journey started about 9 years ago when I took my golf lessons with a magical group of ladies. Little did I know how much these women would end up meaning to me.
Feeling 100 at 49
I was experiencing a number of strange health issues. I was trying to tackle each one as it’s own thing. Each one got me going down a different path to “cure” myself. Doctors would tell me that I must be depressed and wanted to put me on antidepressants. Or they would say: “ You are stressed, here is a prescription. Take multivitamins.” They would test my Thyroid (valid) and say there is nothing really wrong.
But, I knew my body and I knew that it shouldn’t feel 100 when I got out of bed every morning, when I was only 49!
I shouldn’t have a fuzzy head that does not remember things. I should not feel “Meh” ALL the time. The list goes on and on…….my faith in the medical system was waning!
Creating a Healthier Me
Yoga was my first saviour, and another group of wonderful ladies. This has taught me so much about self care, the power of breathe work, grounding oneself and has lead me into many holistic healing approaches, each very valuable, but at the time, not really ‘curing’ me.
Once I got one symptom under control another popped up! I have always been slim. Suddenly I was gaining weight overnight.
I changed my diet, went vegetarian. Did juicing, Kombucha, mushroom powders, celery juice and anything else you can think of.
I still do most of these things now and feel happier for the benefits they give me, but when I started out it was just to try and find something that worked.
Hot Flushes and Perimenopause
Not once did anyone say to me “it sounds like you are Perimenopausal.”
When I started getting hot flushes and night sweats things changed….. now all I was hearing was Menopause, Menopause, Menopause. My first thought was: This can not be me though, because I’m 55 and still had my period regularly.
I started reading articles by Dr Louise Newson in the UK, signed up to her Balance App Read more about the topic and other trail blazers like Devine McCall and Gabby Logan to name a few.
It was only at this point that I realise that I had been Perimenopausal for 6 years! It hit me – this was the answer. This was what was wrong with me.
The Answer to My Questions – Dr. Kaplan and Natural HRT
Those were the myriad of symptoms I have been enduring! Light bulb moment! I booked into see my Gynecologist, fate had it that she was ill and I got to see another Doctor.
I was armed with all my questions and knew what I needed and was prepared to have everything mocked. But this time I had a list and I wasn’t leaving the room until these things were checked off!
It so happened that I was given the most wonderful, progressive doctor in Dubai who actually was able to help me out with natural, bio identical HRT. Dr. Mesrure Kaplan, thank you. Game changer!
It was a matter of a few days and I felt the changes. A few weeks and I was a whole new me!
My brain cleared. I no longer suffer with manic hot flushes at the most inopportune moments. I was able to start really looking at my life and see what I needed to do to make a difference to myself, my family, my home and the people around me.
Hidden Hormone Disruptors In Our Everyday Life
Covid was a little bit of an awakening for all of us, it helped to ground me, gave me time to take stock of what really mattered. That’s when I really took notice of all the pharmaceuticals we took, the cleaning products we used, processing of food, chemicals in packaging, the air etc etc.
At this point I was very focussed on my hormones and what might be disrupting them. I was shocked at how many products are legally sold everyday that contain ingredients that cause a whole plethora of health issues. Skin irritation, Cancer, breathing problems, hormonal disrupters, behavioural issues, food intolerances, mental health triggers, the list is endless.
I have always tried to use some old fashioned remedies. Lemon, Bicarbonate of Soda, vinegar, essential oils. Suddenly it seemed that everything I was reading was telling me to get chemicals out of my life.
Ask the questions….. Is this really necessary? What are the ingredients? What illnesses are caused by using these? What can I use as a natural, safe alternative? Why are we so sucked into using all these endless chemical products?
Let’s face it our Grandmothers, Great Grandmothers didn’t have all the cleaning products we have now! Why do WE need them?
Discovering a Chemical Free Lifestyle
We came out of the Covid lockdowns and I found out two of my lovely golfing ladies were thinking the same.
Diane, who had been living chemical free in her house since the birth of her son 12 years earlier, was explaining to Tina that she didn’t use any chemical cleaning products! Tina was asking her “How DO you clean your house if you don’t use products?”, Diane went on to say she was ENJO fibres and water.
Tina wanted to see these magic ENJO cloths in action and to learn more. Diane had been using ENJO for years and wasn’t able to buy them in Dubai. They decided to get together and bring the franchise to the Middle East and that was how Halo Middle East was born.
These women were speaking my language. I had the privilege of joining their team as they work at sweeping out the chemical cleaning products in Dubai, one house and workplace at a time.
Today, I have chemical free cleaning in my house thanks to ENJO. I feel infinitely better. I now use pure essential oils for fragrances and any ailments I might have. It’s a pleasure to work with and meet like minded people everyday, helping to spread the word.
Please feel free to reach out to me if you are going through anything similar in your life journey. I am more than happy to help.
Claire 😊
Claire Kelbrick
