Healthy Woman Soy Menopause Supplement is one of many supplements available to women who experience uncomfortable symptoms related to menopause. In a 2005 paper entitled "Menopause: A Review of Botanical Dietary Supplements," published in the American Journal of Medicine, Tieraona Low Dog, M.D. of the University of Arizona College of Medicine wrote that numerous supplements have been targeted toward women in menopause since publication of the Women's Health Initiative findings regarding dangers of hormone therapy for some women. Healthy Woman Soy Menopause Supplement is not scientifically proven to relieve menopause symptoms. Consult your doctor before using any medications or remedies.
Ingredients
Healthy Woman Soy Menopause Supplement is made with an optimized soy extract called Optisoy that the manufacturer claims was designed for menopausal women's needs. The soy extract in this product is guaranteed to provide high-quality, natural isoflavones optimized and concentrated to provide effective dietary levels of soy extract in one tablet taken daily. Each tablet contains 55mg isoflavones, which is more than a 1/4 lb. of tofu. Isoflavones are phytoestrogens -- plant hormones -- that are structurally similar to but weaker than human estrogen. Because phytoestrogens resemble human estrogen, isoflavones in Healthy Woman Soy Menopause Supplement may benefit women's health. Isoflavones exist in legumes such as soybeans and chickpeas; however, soybeans have the highest concentration of phytoestrogens. The most beneficial isoflavones in soy are genistein and daidzein, according to an article on "The Healing Power of Soy's Isoflavones" by Monique N. Gilbert of the Feminist Women's Health Center. Genistein and daidzein are both present in this menopause supplement. In addition to soy isoflavones extract, the supplement's ingredients include soy polysaccharides, microcrystalline cellulose, silica gel, stearic acid, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, maltodextrin and polyethylene glycol, according to the National Library of Medicine's Dietary Supplements Labels Database.
Description and Directions
Healthy Woman Soy Menopause Supplement is made in the United States. Each box contains 28 tablets. Instructions say that women should take one tablet daily in combination with exercise and a balanced, healthy diet to help relieve night sweats and hot flashes.
Claims and Results
The manufacturer claims that Healthy Woman Soy Menopause Supplement is a natural way to treat symptoms of menopause. The product is marketed for women as a safe, healthy, once-daily supplement that may improve a woman's mood and relieve her hot flashes and night sweats. It has zero calories and is said not to contribute to weight gain. Women are told that if they take this product consistently, they will see changes during the first few weeks.
Warnings
Women who are allergic to soy or who have experienced negative effects from soy consumption should not use this product.
Research
In Dr. Tieraona Low Dog's article assessing the evidence for the benefit and safety of botanical supplements marketed to women for relief of menopause symptoms, she discusses her review of clinical studies about soy. The results of much of the research showed that the benefits of isoflavone extracts are mixed. Dr. Low Dog concludes that soy isoflavone extracts seem to have minimal or no effect on menopause-related symptoms.
Other Soy Menopause Supplements
Many soy-based supplements are targeted toward women who are encouraged to use them when symptoms of menopause become uncomfortable. Some of these products are Soy Care Dietary Supplement Capsules for Menopause, Nature's Resource Soy Balance, Menopause Soy Supplement, EstroSoy Plus, Estroven Maximum Strength, Source Naturals Genistein Soy Complex, Native Remedies MellowPause and Nature Made Soy Menopause Supplement. Talk to your doctor before using any prescription or over-the-counter medications or remedies. None of these supplements are scientifically proven to relieve symptoms of menopause.
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