Menopause refersto the end of menstuation. It is not a disease, but a natural progression in a woman’s life. Nevertheless, especially in western culture with all of its bad habits, this natural progression brings many uncomfortable and disturbing changes with it. Hot flashes, night sweats, palpitations and insomnia are experienced by most menopausal women in the west.
Vaginal dryness and thinning is also common, as is depression and a number of other problems. Diet and lifestyle are enormously important in passing through a painless menopause, and New Roots remarkable herbs can help immensely.
Isoflavones (Soy & Red Clover)
Isoflavones are nutrients found in soy and red clover that are weakly estrogenic, giving them an amazing ability. If your estrogen levels are low, as in menopause, they gently raise them, but if they are too high, as in breast cancer, they lower them by stealing receptor sites from your own more powerful estrogen. Studies have shown soy isoflavones to help not only with hot flashes, but also with vaginal dryness and thinning and breast cancer. A very recent study has also found that the isoflavones found in red clover may have cardiovascular benefits for menopausal women. The soy isoflavones in Menopeace are from soya beans that have not been genetically modified (non GMO). Each daily dosage of two capsules contain 60 mg of isoflavones: Soy (isoflavones 40 % of 120 mg = 48 mg., and Red Clover (isoflavones 8% of 150 mg = 12 mg.
Black Cohosh Extract
This native North American plant is probably the most important herb for menopausal Menopause refers to the end of menstruation. It is not a disease, but a natural progression in a woman’s life. Nevertheless, especially in western culture with all of its bad habits, this natural progression brings many uncomfortable and disturbing changes with it. Hot flashes, night sweats, palpitations and insomnia are experienced by most menopausal women in the west. women. Now known not to have the estrogenic properties it was once believed to have, this herb continues to outperform estrogen therapy in the treatment of menopause. It is remarkably effective against hot flashes, sweating, heart palpitations and vaginal thinning and drying. Amazingly, studies have also shown black cohosh to be extremely effective in treating the nervousness, irritability, depression, anxiety and sleep disturbances that can also accompany menopause. Black cohosh shares with isoflavones the advantage over estrogen therapy of not stimulating breast tumours: quite the opposite: it markedly inhibits them.
Chaste Tree Berry Extract
The queen of female tonics, this herb is the great hormone balancer, it balances the ratio of estrogen to progesterone and so helps treat some of the underlying causes of many of the uncomfortable symptoms of menopause.
Dong Quai Extract
A herb with a long history in China as a female remedy, Dong Quai’s role as a cardiovascular and hormonal tonic, as well as a nervine, make it a useful herb in any menopause formula. Lacking any estrogen properties itself, Dong Quai normalizes hormones through its action on blood vessels, the liver and the endocrine system. It is a strengthening and nourishing herb that is good for easing into menopause and for difficulties that arise during menopause.
Dandelion Root Extract
The liver is an important organ for the production, regulation and detoxification of hormones, so dandelion, a major liver herb, is a valuable addition to a menopause formula.
Wild Yam Extract
Wild Yam normalizes hormone production and regulates the balance of estrogen and progesterone, making it a useful herb for menopause. Since it helps the liver, wild yam is especially useful with not only the reproductive system, but also when the liver is behind the hormone imbalance. Wild yam contains steroidal precursors that your body may use in a similar manner to its own hormones. When taken together, the amazing herbs in Menopeace address all the many physical and psychological dimensions of menopause. Breeze through menopause peacefully and naturally with Menopeace.
Standardization:
To standardize a herb is to bring out the herb’s most active and therapeutic components, or to establish a marker for components believed to be the active components, and to ensure that these components are present in the formula in a specified amount. All of the herbs in New Roots Menopeace are standardized extracts.
Directions:
Take two capsules daily, before meals.
Warning: Do not take if you are pregnant or nursing.
Not to be taken by children.
Keep out of reach of children.
Ingredients:
Two capsules of Menopeace formula from New Roots Herbal contain the following standardized extracts
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