Helen Ritchie
Registered Nutritional Therapist
My top tip for managing your menopause naturally..
... is to manage your stress levels. WHY? Because cortisol [one of your main stress hormones] is extremely damaging. It: ☠️ speeds up the ageing process ☠️ damages your brain ☠️ disrupts your memory ☠️ interrupts your sleep ☠️ breaks down elastin and collagen ☠️ raises blood sugar so you gain weight ☠️ makes you […]
Let’s talk hormones
Fed up of feeling anxious, unable to think clearly and function like you used to at work? READY to start feeling cool, calm and confident? Then let's talk hormones. Different hormones affect you in different ways. Learning how they work and the role they play in your body is the key to start getting back […]
Feel like you’re going crazy because you just can’t think straight?
Trust me you’re not going crazy or stupid. It’s brain fog. Brain fog was THE WORST symptom I experienced in menopause and is driven by low oestrogen levels in the brain. Brain fog affected my memory and concentration, left me suddenly unable to think clearly and function like I used to and seriously undermined my […]
“This is the best thing I’ve done – I’m more energised, have lost weight and had to reduce my HRT”
Meet Kate. When I first met Kate she'd been struggling to lose the 1.5 stone she’d put on in the past year. Kate had tried everything. Cutting calories, Weight Watchers, Slimming World, Slimfast and fasting! BUT nothing she tried helped shift the weight Here’s how in just 2 weeks of working together she has more […]