Helen Ritchie
Clinical Nutritional Therapist
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 […]
Why Japanese Women Don’t Get Hot Flushes
I met a Japanese woman last week at a menopause talk I was giving. She told me that both her mother and grandmother did not understand what she was talking about when she asked them about their menopause symptoms and hot flushes. I found this intriguing and did some research, only to discover that the […]