Helen Ritchie
Clinical Nutritional Therapist
Is your exercise routine stopping you from losing weight?
You may think that the key to losing weight is to do more exercise, but that is a myth that needs to be debunked. Whilst staying active is vital for overall health and wellbeing, exercise has never been an effective strategy for losing weight. So if you’ve increased the amount of cardio/aerobic activity you’re doing […]
Why tackling stress has to be your top priority at menopause
Tackling stress has to be your top priority at menopause because it makes every single symptom worse. Stress drives brain fog, hot flushes, night sweats, anxiety, mood swings, poor sleep and even weight gain. Why? Because at menopause when your ovaries stop producing oestrogen, your adrenal glands take over. So if they are busy pumping […]
Why Osteoarthritis isn’t about wear and tear!
Let’s say goodbye to the outdated notion that osteoarthritis is all about wear and tear on the joints. It isn’t! In some cases yes, it can be, but mostly it’s about inflammation [internal damage] caused by poor diet and lifestyle. Our joints are much more than mechanical parts. They are complex structures made up of […]
How to reverse osteoporosis & osteopenia
When I was diagnosed with osteoporosis and osteopenia in 2021 I started on a new programme of nutrition and lifestyle changes to reverse this scary reduction in my bone density, AND my most recent DEXA scan show it is working! 🎯 Step one is to ensure you're eating enough protein every day and at every […]