Helen Ritchie
Clinical Nutritional Therapist
Should I be taking collagen?
I’m often asked this question and the answer is it depends on what you want it do to? Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body and primary building block of skin, hair, nails, joints, gut and a lot more. As we age, our bodies produce less collagen, which can lead to visible signs […]
Sick and tired of feeling tired and sick?
Are you fed up with feeling tired all the time? When was the last time that you felt 100%? Can't remember the last time you felt really energetic and raring to go? The stresses and pressures of modern life have left many of us feeling exhausted, overwhelmed and with little time or energy to take […]
How I cleared my brain fog to study biochemistry & transformed from a mushy-brained marketing exec into a nutritionist!
60 percent of women in perimenopause and menopause report declines in cognitive (thinking and memory) performance, and I was one of them 7 years ago. When severe brain fog struck leaving me with a mushy brain, no confidence and unable to per-form my best at work … I was fired! I wanted to leave the […]
Are you taking your health for granted? Here’s why your menopause symptoms could be the wake-up call you need!
It’s a bit of a cliché isn’t it “good health is your most valuable asset.” But from what I see, most of us do take our health for granted, and it’s not until we get ill or start experiencing menopause symptoms that we start really thinking about it. We then either start to wonder what’s […]