Helen Ritchie
Clinical Nutritional Therapist
Are your teeth affecting your brain fog?
Research shows that gum disease can affect your entire body not just your mouth. As Pete Williams [a pioneer in this area] says: “Leaky Gums & Leaky veins, Leaky Guts & Leaky Brains.” At a recent conference he presented the case study of a 55-year old woman with brain fog, increasingly poor memory and symptoms […]
Why not to adopt the ‘Ah f**k it mentality to eating at this time of year’
As Christmas approaches it’s tempting to ditch all the intentions to eat healthily, do more exercise, start losing weight, get a grip of your menopause symptoms and think…. "Ah f**k it, I’ll start in the New Year." Does this ring a bell? I know it’s all too easy to adopt this mindset, but that’s what […]
Meet Anne: She has lost weight, increased energy, reduced joint pain and improved her sleep
Meet Anne, one of my clients. who has just completed a 12-week personalised 1:1 nutrition coaching programme. When I met Anne she was unhappy with her physical health. She was overweight and had tried every which way to lose it. She felt tired and had frequent energy slumps in the afternoon. Her joints were killing […]
Myth: Menopause is the beginning of the end [of my life]
There's so much negativity surrounding all the media hype around menopause, it's not surprising that women are filled with fear about what lies ahead! That's not to underplay the impact some of the symptoms can have on our lives and careers. I can testify that I struggled with anxiety, brain fog, hot flushes and disrupted […]