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Are you worried that your memory loss & brain fog are the first signs of dementia?

60 percent of women in menopause report a decline in their ability to think and remember things. And I was one of them! 7 years ago in my senior marketing role, the memory lapses and lack of focus and concentration left me struggling to do a job I had done successfully for over 25 years. […]

Why I tested my hormones even though I’m post menopause

The reason why I was so keen to test my hormones via DUTCH [dried urine testing of complete hormones] testing was because in 2014 I was diagnosed with oestrogen-receptor positive breast cancer. I’m totally fine now, however I wanted to understand how safely and effectively oestrogen was being cleared from my body. One of the […]

Discover the hormone you really need to understand at menopause – clue it’s not oestrogen!

If you follow the media coverage on menopause you’d be forgiven for thinking that it really is all about an oestrogen and progesterone deficiency. Fix that and you’re sorted! But that’s where you’re wrong! This over simplification of our bodies, biochemistry and hormones is not doing anyone any favours. One of the most significant hormones […]

Meet Gillian who has lost weight, changed her moods, resolved her gut issues & stopped her aching joints

Meet Gillian, who is now on a new path for her future. When I first met Gillian last November, she was overweight, feeling low, had to walk down the stairs one step at a time, and wasn’t really confident leaving the house because of her digestive issues. She had been told she had thyroid problems […]

Helen Ritchie

Windsor, UK

Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

BA (Hons), DipION, mBANT, CNHC

E: helen@ritchnutrition.com

M: 07884 117768

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Helen Ritchie

Clinical Nutritional Therapist