More on Hot Flashes.......
Researchers have linked societies
with high dietary intake of soy products to a lower incidence
of hot flashes
during menopause. Soy and a number of other food plants and herbs contain
compounds called isoflavones (also known as phytoestrogens) that are plant
compounds with weak estrogen like effects. Considerable research has focused
on the effects of isoflavone containing foods, such as soy, flaxseed, kudzu,
and red clover. Several randomized trials have shown that increased dietary
intake of isoflavone rich foods and/or supplements, providing between 40 and
160 mg a day, in women with menopausal symptoms, has resulted in improved
vasomotor stability as well as overall improved quality of life.
Isoflavones for Vasomotor Instability
Menopause, the cessation of the monthly female menstrual cycle, occurs naturally in the age range of between 40 and 60, with the majority of women experiencing its onset near the age of 50. Menopause is a process that ordinarily takes several years to complete after the first signs of physical changes begin to appear.
Women who have not had a menstrual period for a year are considered post-menopausal.
Although this phase of profound physiological shift often opens the door to many positive life changes and opportunities, it can be quite uncomfortable for a period of time.
Exercise and improved stress management are helpful during menopause, presumably because they improve function of the adrenal glands.
Harmonizing Herbs, Nutraceuticals, and Mycoceuticals
Feminine Balance blends harmonizing herbs (Black Cohosh, Dong Quai, Mexican Wild Yam, Chastetree Berry, Saw Palmetto, Siberian and Chinese Ginseng, Nettle, Red Clover, Turmeric, Burdock root, Alfalfa, Kava and Licorice root), key nutraceuticals (vitamin E, phospholipids, boron, hesperidin, bromelain, gamma-oryzanol and isoflavones) and a proprietary immune supporting combination of nine different mushrooms, each prized in traditional Asian health systems for thousands of years.
This recipe is designed to ease the transition into the menopausal years and help maintain high levels of health and vitality into the years beyond.
References:
1. Nielsen FH, Penland JG. Boron supplementation of peri-menopausal women
affects boron metabolism and indices associated with macromineral metabolism,
hormonal status, and immune function. J Trace Elements Exp Med 1999; 12
2. Verma SP; Goldin BR. Effect of soy-derived isoflavonoids on the induced
growth of MCF-7 cells by estrogenic environmental chemicals.
3. Lieberman S. A review of the effectiveness of Cimicifuga racemosa (black
cohosh) for the symptoms of menopause. J Womens Health 1998; 7
4. Harguchi H, Youshida N, Ishikawa H. et al. Protection of mitochondrial
functions against oxidative stresses by isoflavans from Glycyrrhiza glabra
(licorice). J Pharm Pharmacol 2000 Feb; 52 (2
5. Yoshiro, K. The physiological actions of tan-kwei (dong-quai) and conidium.
Bull. Oriental Healing Arts Institute, USA, 1985; 10
6. Albertazzi P., et al. The effect of dietary soy supplementation on hot
flashes. Obstetrics and Gynecology 1998; 91
7. Scheiber N, Setchell K. Dietary soy isoflavones favorably influence lipids
and bone turnover in healthy postmenopausal women. June 1999, The Endochrine
Society’s 81st Annual Meeting Synopsis.
8. Verma SP, Salamone E, Goldin B, Curcumin and genistein, plant natural
products, show synergistic inhibitory effects on the growth of human breast
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DIRECTIONS: Three tablets, two times a day.
WARNING: Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing, or think you may be pregnant.
KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN
Formulated in the exclusive PhytoZyme™ base of plant enzymes for bioavailability and over 30 synergistic fruit, vegetable and herbal concentrates for "extra" phytonutrient cofactors.
Contains no artificial preservatives, sugar, starch, caffeine, salt, wheat, gluten, yeast, corn, milk, egg, shellfish, artificial sweetening, flavoring or coloring agents.
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Contains no ingredients from animal sources.
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Supplement
Facts |
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Serving
Size |
3
Tablets |
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Servings
Per Container |
60 |
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Amount
Per Serving |
%
Daily Value |
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Calories |
6 |
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Total
Carbohydrate. |
1 |
g |
0%* |
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Vitamin
E (D Alpha Succinate) |
40 |
IU |
133% |
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Gamma-Oryzanol |
60 |
mg |
** |
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Mycoceutical
Mix |
120 |
mg |
** |
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Soya
Seed Lecithin |
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Phosphoglycolipids |
30 |
mg |
** |
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Soya
Seed Isoflavones Extract |
4 |
mg |
** |
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Genistein |
0.8 |
mg |
** |
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Daidzein |
0.6 |
mg |
** |
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Glycitein |
0.2 |
mg |
** |
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Kudzu
Root Extract |
180 |
mg |
** |
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Kudzu Isoflavones |
72 |
mg |
** |
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Hesperidin
(from Hesperdin Complex) |
120 |
mg |
** |
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Alfalfa
Leaf Juice |
60 |
mg |
** |
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Black
Cohosh Rhizome Extract |
12 |
mg |
** |
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Triterpene Glycosides |
300 |
mcg |
** |
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Burdock
Root |
9 |
mg
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** |
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Chastetree
Berry |
39 |
mg |
** |
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Dong
Quai Root |
60 |
mg |
** |
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Kava
Kava Rhizome Extract |
90 |
mg |
** |
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Kava Lactones |
27 |
mg |
** |
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Kelp
(Alaria esculenta L.) Whole Plant |
15 |
mg |
** |
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Kelp
(Laminaria digitata L.) |
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Whole Plant |
15 |
mg |
** |
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Licorice
Root Extract |
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(Deglycyrrhizinated) |
60 |
mg |
** |
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Mexican
Wild Yam (Dioscorea |
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villosa L.) Rhizome Extract |
30 |
mg |
** |
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Diosgenin |
2 |
mg |
** |
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Nettle
(Stinging) Leaf Extract |
6 |
mg |
** |
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Panax
(Chinese) Ginseng |
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(Panax ginseng C.A. Mey) |
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Root Extract |
30 |
mg |
** |
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Ginsenosides |
8 |
mg |
** |
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Red-Clover
Blossom Extract |
18 |
mg |
** |
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Sage
Leaf Extract |
30 |
mg |
** |
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Saw
Palmetto Berry Extract |
6 |
mg |
** |
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Siberian
Ginseng |
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(Eleutherococcus senticosus |
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(Rupr. et Maxim.) Maxim.) |
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Root Extract |
6 |
mg |
** |
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Eleutherosides |
48 |
mcg |
** |
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Turmeric
Root Extract |
18 |
mg |
** |
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Curcuminoids |
17 |
mg |
** |
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Bromelain |
120 |
mg |
** |
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Boron
(Total) |
2 |
mg |
** |
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*Percent Daily Values are based on 2,000 |
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calorie diet. |
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**Daily
Value not established. |
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OTHER INGREDIENTS: Dicalcium Phosphate, Mycoceutical Mix (Aerial Parts of Reishi, Maitake (Grifola frondosa (Dicks) S.F. Gray), Shiitake, Turkey Tail (Coriolus versicolor (Fr.) Quel.), Caterpillar (Cordyceps), Monkey Head (Hericium erinaceus Persoon), Split Gill (Schizophyllum commune Fries), Fu Ling, White Woodear (Tremella fuciformis Berk.) Mushrooms), Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica, Magnesium Stearate and PhytoZyme™ proprietary blend (Bromelain, Papain, Aloe Vera, Alfalfa, Parsley, and vegetable and fruit concentrates from Carrots, Broccoli, Spinach, Cauliflower, Asparagus, Celery, Beet, Chili Pepper, Green Bean, Pea, Sweet Potato, Cucumber, Pumpkin, Snow Pea, Tomato, Zucchini, Lima Beans, Mushroom, Banana, Cantaloupe, Cranberry, Guava, Lemon, Mango, Orange, Papaya, Peach, Pineapple and Grapefruit).
