Helen Ritchie
Clinical Nutritional Therapist
Why getting your diet right at menopause really could be a matter of life or death
Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in women? It’s a sobering fact but vital for you to know, especially since the risk of developing heart disease increases post menopause too. Not only will getting your diet right at this life stage help you reduce your symptoms, no matter whether […]
“I’ve lost over a stone, reduced all my menopause symptoms and am loving the recipes..”
Meet Alison, who joined my last live group programme because she had put on weight, was not sleeping properly, and her energy levels were flagging. During the 4-weeks, Alison learnt the key pillars of how to use food as medicine at medicine to lose weight healthily and sustainably and reduce her menopause symptoms. The 7-day […]
Know what the most important hormone to keep balanced at menopause is? Clue – it’s not oestrogen!
The answer is insulin - are you surprised? Insulin is one of THE most important hormones affecting how you feel and what symptoms you’ll experience at menopause. When insulin is out of balance, usually due to blood sugar levels being all over the place, there are several knock-on effects on your sex hormones [oestrogen, progesterone, […]
What everyone who’s concerned about menopause weight gain needs to know…. counting calories & doing more exercise doesn’t work!
How to lose weight at menopause is a question I’m asked a lot. For too long we’ve been told that we just need to cut our calories do more exercise. But if that was good advice, why is it not working? The answer is that it doesn’t take into account what the food you’re eating […]