Isoflavones for Vasomotor Instability

Feminine Balance is a comprehensive nutritional supplement formula designed for the unique needs of women, who are approaching midlife and to help ease some of the effects of menopause.

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.

Hot Flashes

Menopause signals a dramatic change in a woman's body.  Many women going through menopause experience hot flashes (or flushes), which include profuse sweating, occasional irritability and fatigue, as well as other physical changes and discomforts.

At this stage, a woman experiences firsthand the battle of two opposing forces within her, the decrease in the hormone production by the ovaries and the increase of ovary stimulating pituitary hormones.

Hot flashes, medically called vasomotor instability, are caused by intermittent dramatic increases in blood flow to the skin, which raises its temperature by as much as 10-15 degrees within a few seconds.

Hot flashes are usually accompanied by profuse sweating, and when these hot flashes occur at night, they often disrupt sleep.

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.

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.

DIRECTIONS:  Up to three tablets, two times  a day.

WARNING:  Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing, or think you may be pregnant.

Formulated in a proprietary PhytoZyme™ base of 31 special herbs,
synergistic phytonutrient co-factors from fruits and vegetables, plus plant enzymes consisting of concentrates of (Bromelain, Papain, Aloe Vera, Alfalfa, Parsley and Vegetable and fruit powders 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)