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Want to know what the best diet to eat at menopause is?

Want to know what the best diet to eat at menopause is? The answer is that there isn't one! We're all different and will experience menopause in our own unique way with our own set of symptoms. This is why I created The Menopause Method. A 12-week programme that follows my proven framework that has […]

Why Calorie Deficits don’t work – especially if you want to lose weight at menopause

I don't understand why there is still so much talk about calorie deficits being important for weight loss - when it's old science and proven that they don't work! Especially at menopause when there are so many other changes happening in the body. The calorie deficit theory of weight loss is based on the assumption […]

How hormone testing can help pinpoint exactly what is really driving your menopause symptoms

You may have been told that it's not worth testing your hormones at menopause because they fluctuate so widely from day to day. And that is true for blood testing. However urine tests, such as the DUTCH [Dried Urine Test of Complete Hormones] provide a lot more information, not just about oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone […]

Why I tested my omega-3 fatty acids

I just got the results back from my omega-3 fatty acids test and was surprised to learn that my level is insufficient – even though it's at the upper end of the range. So why did I test and what does it all mean? Omega-3 fatty acids are a type of polyunsaturated fat that our […]

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