Just spent a bloody fortune on supplements after watching Trinny!

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Have just watched a live Trinny video with the owner of Victoria Health. It was all about the menopause. It ended with me dropping >£100 on supplements 😬 One for mood and anxiety, one for hot flushes, one for sleep, one for thinning hair and one for skin. I hate taking tablets but I'm going to force myself to take these. I need a kick up the bum and some help in feeling better about me/menopause symptoms/life in general. Fingers crossed hey! Will report back in a couple of weeks.

Does trinny take them ?

What were the supplements recommended (I have thin hair, but I always have so I'm not sure whether a supplement would help)? Will you come back in six weeks and let us know whether they've made a difference?

I think Trinny takes everything under the sun!!

Biotin for hair, which is pretty standard advice. I will defo come back with updates.

She also has extensions, so...

She's been open about that on her videos.

Trinny I is very pen about wearing hair pieces. I'm VERY cynical about her but I didn't buy the supplements cos of her. The guy was incredibly knowledgable about the menopause and really knew his stuff, so it was his endorsement rather than hers that made me buy.

Well god she has sooo much energy that whatever she's taking must be doing something! Let us know how you get on - what exactly did you buy?

I bought sage for hot flushes, cherry for sleeping, biotin for hair, hylauronic acid for skin and magnolia rhodiola for low mood/anxiety.

Vitamin D is also worth taking its one of the few supplements that works really well for me.

Being very rich also helps no end

Trinny does HRT, because it works.

Hi do you have a link? I've tried googling but can't find anything.

Oh please do come back with an update.

TBH if you are suffering with bad menopausal symptoms you'd be better off on HRT and using your money to see a Harley St gynae who knows what they are talking about with menopause.

So Trinny (who knows nothing about this stuff and can’t even pronounce half the stuff she uses/takes) did a video with a woman from a site which SELLS the products? It was a big advert.

It was one big advert, you're right. I didn't swallow it all at face value though.

Here's the link to the video and list of products. Watch the video and make your own mind up. Aside from anything else, the guy is very knowledgeable.

trinnylondon.com/blog/menopause-dissected

www.facebook.com/TrinnyWoodall/videos/1814104115316224/

Still waiting for it all to arrive yet. Defo don't want hrt so will go down this route instead.

As far as I can recall, Trinny uses HRT.

There is not much evidence that supplements can help meno symptoms; mostly it's the placebo effect (which can be as high as 40%) or women's symptoms come and go during peri anyway.

The Royal College of Gynaecologists has a patient leaflet on the alternatives to HRT and it's based on serious science.

Cherry has been seen to help sleep in some people but not especially related to menopause.

You may as well eat a healthy diet and if you are having bad hot flushes, dry skin and hair issues, use HRT because it works and is safe.

RCOG information

www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/patients/patient-information-leaflets/gynaecology/pi-treatment-symptoms-menopause.pdf

I like Trinny. She is positive, upbeat and it seems to me, kind. She is never paid by anybody. And always says if she has been sent a product rather than bought it.

She is totally open about what she has done ( masses ). As much as you can 'trust' anyone or anything these days #paid #gift # sponsored # ad. It's as good an advert as any other.

You pays your money you takes your choice.

She does it for free?

Gosh.

Did Victoria Health tell you to buy 548 different Ordinary products as well? That tends to be their MO.

Watching with interest!
I was also thinking of investing in Magnolia Rhodalia

Be careful with Biotin - I bought it to help with my weak nails and it gave me huge spots on my face. I hadn’t had a spot for years, but by god these were shockers. After googling it, I found this is a very common side-effect, so don’t start taking them right before you have a hot date or whatever, just in case

I'll watch out for the spots. Last thing I need is to get them back when my skin seems to have finally settled down. No chance of a hot date though, so no issues there!