Helen Ritchie
Clinical Nutritional Therapist
How I’m reversing my osteoporosis & taking control of my health
My osteoporosis diagnosis in 2021 came as something of a shock to me. I declined the offer of medication, because I didn’t like the look of the potential side effects, and wanted to understand why I was advised to take vitamin D and calcium when my blood levels looked fine. It was time to take […]
Are you worried that your memory loss & brain fog are the first signs of dementia?
60 percent of women in menopause report a decline in their ability to think and remember things. And I was one of them! 7 years ago in my senior marketing role, the memory lapses and lack of focus and concentration left me struggling to do a job I had done successfully for over 25 years. […]
Why I tested my hormones even though I’m post menopause
The reason why I was so keen to test my hormones via DUTCH [dried urine testing of complete hormones] testing was because in 2014 I was diagnosed with oestrogen-receptor positive breast cancer. I’m totally fine now, however I wanted to understand how safely and effectively oestrogen was being cleared from my body. One of the […]
Discover the hormone you really need to understand at menopause – clue it’s not oestrogen!
If you follow the media coverage on menopause you’d be forgiven for thinking that it really is all about an oestrogen and progesterone deficiency. Fix that and you’re sorted! But that’s where you’re wrong! This over simplification of our bodies, biochemistry and hormones is not doing anyone any favours. One of the most significant hormones […]