Helen Ritchie
Registered Nutritional Therapist
Discover what’s really driving your menopause symptoms. Test don’t guess!
It’s really not all about low oestrogen & progesterone levels. Yes they play a part, however there are many other factors, not to mention hormones at play in your body that affect menopause symptoms. The best way to really find out what’s going on inside is to test. And I’m not talking about blood testing, […]
Is your negative self-talk making your menopause anxiety worse?
Is your negative self-talk making your menopause anxiety worse? You know the self-talk I mean, that little voice in your head that's always jabbering away at you, from the moment you wake up to when you fall asleep. Mostly, it’s bombarding you with negative thoughts like ‘’Stupid me", "I can't do this" or "I'm not […]
Why oesteoporosis is about much more than just calcium
When I was diagnosed with osteoporosis in 2021 I was quite shocked. I had been eating healthily for years – or so I thought. ? I was advised to take calcium and vitamin D supplements, even though my blood tests showed that I wasn’t deficient - so I knew these weren’t key factors for me. […]
Get rid of menopause joint pain once and for all!
Many of the women I work with complain of sore joints and a multitude of other aches and pains at menopause. The reason for this is that oestrogen is anti-inflammatory, so when levels are lower at menopause, you’re likely to be more inflamed. Think of inflammation as being damage inside the body. But there are […]