Helen Ritchie
Clinical Nutritional Therapist
STOP counting calories and START losing weight!
Summer is here at last and as we try on last year’s shorts and swimsuits, many of us don’t like what we see in the mirror, especially when we've piled on the pounds, which is oh so easy to do at menopause and perimenopause! How to lose weight sustainably and for good is one of […]
Sex off the menu? Here’s some food for thought…..
Sadly, it seems to be normal! The British Menopause Society reported that 51% of women say that menopause had affected their sex drive. But before we jump into what you can do about it, let’s consider the different problems it can cause. Not all of them require solutions! Is it vaginal dryness, painful sex, a […]
Are your skincare products disrupting your hormones?
Your skin is the largest organ, and it absorbs the products you put on it. But did you know that some of the ingredients in skincare products can actually disrupt your hormones? ? Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a group of chemicals that can interfere with your hormones. They do this by mimicking them, stopping them […]
Why our approach to menopause is so wrong! Time for a rebrand…
In many cultures around the world, women do not experience the hot flushes, insomnia, mood swings and other symptoms commonly experienced by women in the UK. Why is that? It’s not because they’ve got magical powers ?that stop their levels of oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone declining! It’s because their diet, lifestyle and cultural approach to […]