The most effective natural Menopause treatment
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What is menopause?

Menopause symptoms affect women between the ages of 39 and 59 stretching over a period of five to 10 years. Menopause is caused by the ovaries’ gradual reduction in hormone production and typical symptoms include hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, edema, vaginal dryness, low sexual drive, joint symptoms and fatigue.

Conventional medicine treats menopause with synthetic hormones, but several scientific studies show that these synthetic drugs may increase your risk of developing certain types of cancer, cerebral hemorrhage, stroke and other degenerative diseases.

Natural nutritional supplements containing phyto-estrogens (natural plant-based substances with estrogen like effects) have, in recent scientific studies, proven just as effective as synthetic hormones in treating menopausal symptoms but without any side effects. Moreover, phyto-estrogens may even reduce your risk of developing breast cancer by 61 percent, according to recent research.

Which natural ingredients can have an effect on memory?

Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh), trifolium pratense (red clover), grape seed extract, citrus bioflavonoids, alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, vitamin C (calcium ascorbate), vitamin E (d-alpha tocopheryl acetate), vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), vitamin K (menadion), cryptoxanthin, lutein, magnesium and zeaxanthin.

What effects do these ingredients have?

  • Many of the same effects as estrogen but without the side effects.
  • Reduce hot flashes.
  • Enhance natural desire for sex.
  • Reduce vaginal dryness during intercourse.
  • Stabilize mood.
  • Reduce anxiety.
  • Reduce problems related to insomnia and quality of sleep.
  • Reduce symptoms of tension headaches.
  • Possibly prevent osteoporosis.
  • Prevent certain types of cancer.
  • Reduce symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.

For the reader with a deeper interest:

How do these ingredients work?

  • Treat and prevent vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
  • Activate estrogen receptors via independent estrogen pathways.
  • High affinity to beta estrogen receptors.
  • Anti-inflammatory effects.
  • Antioxidant effects.

The information above is based on more than 100,000 articles published in scientific journals and which are available at MEDLINE, the world's largest medical database. Below you will find a few of them listed:

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