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Why you don’t need to eat less & exercise more to lose weight in menopause

If you believe the outdated myth that you just NEED to eat less and exercise more to lose weight then this is for you. Tune in and join Zuzana @ontrack.nutritionist and I tomorrow [Thursday] here LIVE on IG at 1.30pm [UK] to learn: ➡️ Why the theory that you just need to exercise more to […]

Should you test your hormones if you’re taking HRT?

I'm often asked this question and the answer is YES if you really want to get to the underlying cause of your menopause symptoms. The DUTCH test [Dried Urine Testing of Complete Hormones] is one of the most comprehensive tests available and shows you what's really going on with all of your hormones. Even though […]

Hormone testing: why you should test & not guess!

Hormones are complex and can be erratic at menopause and blood testing may not give you the full picture of what’s happening in your body. Hormone levels may be fine at 2pm at the time the blood is taken, but at 2am it could be a whole different story. Plus, there are many more hormones […]

3 ways to reclaim your lost libido in menopause

Low libido is common in menopause and affects more than 51% women ac-cording to a British Menopause Society survey. Lower oestrogen levels are to blame, not helped by stress, weight gain and poor sleep. However, your libido is an indicator of your vitality and a source of great crea-tivity – so is definitely worth fighting […]

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