According to a new study, a combination of 4 herbals extracts, Soy Isolflavones, Black Cohosh, Chasteberry and Evening Primrose Oil, may significantly reduce sweating and hot flashes as well as enhance mood and improve sleep. Over 100 post menopausal women between the ages of 45 and 60 participated in this randomized controlled trial. The participants…
A new pilot randomized placebo controlled double blinded cross over trial found Red Clover Extract could reduce muscle loss in early postmenopausal women. Participants in this study completed 2 different intervention periods in random order: 1) Supplemented Red Clover extract twice daily for 14 days 2) Supplemented a placebo twice daily for 2 weeks. The…
A new clinical study examining Resveratrol supplementation and its ability to support Healthy Aging in Women was just released showing the benefits this phyto-nutrient has on cognition, cerebrovascular function and cardiometabolic markers in postmenopausal women. 125 postmenopausal women, participated in this 24 month randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial. Participants between the ages of 45 – 85…
A new study finds daily supplementation with Milk Thistle may support decreased severity and reduced frequency of hot flashes for menopausal women. 80 menopausal women participated in this randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study. The women were split equally into two groups; one group received a 400 mg Milk Thistle Extract supplement while the 2nd group received…
According to a new study done in India, a standardized extract of Fenugreek may support balancing hormones and improvements in vasomotor effects as well as leg pain in postmenopausal women. 48 post menopausal women with the average age of 54 participated in this 6 week study. Each participant was randomly assigned to receive 500 mg…
Researchers finding the herb Black Cohosh, may reduce hot flashes by acting on body temperature regulation, as opposed to acting like oestrogen, increases the likelihood that Black Cohosh is a safe alternative to Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). In the past it was believed that Black Cohosh worked by targeting receptors for oestrogen. This new study…
A new study has found a combination of Black Cohosh and St John’s Wort could significantly ease the symptoms women experience as they transition through menopause. Approximately 300 women participated in this study which lasted 9 months. Participants received either herbal tablets or a placebo. The most common physical symptom experienced by woman transitioning through…
New research supports a later onset of natural menopause when there is a high intake of oily fish, Zinc and Vitamin B6. The opposite seems to likely when the diet is high in refined carbohydrates. Data from the UK Women’s Cohort Study (UKWCS), which had over 14,000 women participants, was used for this research. A…
Significant increases in muscle strength and reductions in body muscle mass losses in women, even 12 years after menopause, were seen in a recent study. A double blind, placebo controlled study lasting over 9 months found a deficiency in Vitamin D was very common in postmenopausal women throughout the world. These Vitamin D deficiencies created…
According to a new study on rats, Curcumin may aid in reversing decreases in the diversity of gut bacteria after an ovariectomy (OVX) which may prevent weight gain often seen in post-menopausal women. The study lasted 12 weeks. Rats were split into three groups: rats having undergone an ovariectomy and fed distilled water (OVX); a…