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Risk of depression nearly triples in menopause – how depressing is that?

I suffered with depression on and off for many years and know what it’s like to feel no joy and that life is just not worth living. I’ve been offered anti-depressants many times but am not a fan as they really do not work for everyone and can make things worse - my youngest sister […]

Are you worried about osteoporosis and bone fractures now you’re at a certain age?

I was quite shocked to be diagnosed with osteoporosis last summer, in fact I couldn’t quite believe it as I’ve been eating healthily for years – or so I thought.? My calcium and vitamin D levels were fine so what was going on? After further research I realised that not only was it important to […]

Regularly waking at 3am wide awake and just can’t get back to sleep?

I regularly used to wake up at 3am and lie awake for hours worrying about what the lack of sleep was doing to my health me and then fall asleep just before my alarm went off at 6.30am. It was not only exhausting but made me feel like I didn’t know whether I was coming […]

If you’ve been told you just NEED to eat less and exercise more to lose weight then you’ve been lied to..

I’m calling rubbish on the outdated tale that if you eat less calories and do more exercise then you’ll lose weight. Here’s why. The theory that you just need to exercise more than the calories you’re taking in is outdated. It assumes that all calories are made equal! But doesn’t take into account your age, […]

Helen Ritchie

Windsor, UK

Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

BA (Hons), DipION, mBANT, rCNHC

E: helen@ritchnutrition.com

M: 07884 117768

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Helen Ritchie

Clinical Nutritional Therapist