| Whether shopping on-line or at your local
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| | exercise cancels out the positive
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| drug store, you will undoubtedly find a
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| | benefits of calcium supplementation.
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| large assortment of herbal remedies
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| | The commonly recommended minerals,
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| (menopause relief in a jar, so to speak),
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| | dietary supplements and vitamins for
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| vitamins for menopause and combos that
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| | menopause or the years leading up to
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| supposedly provide everything that a
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| | menopause are calcium, vitamin A, C, D,
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| woman needs for a "healthy menopause".
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| | E, K, B-complex, iron, manganese,
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| The question is which one to choose.
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| | magnesium, phosphorous, zinc, potassium,
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| Choosing a health supplement of any kind
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| | fiber, isoflavones and phytoestrogens.
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| can be difficult.
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| | Isoflavones are actually a
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| The Federal Trade Commission advises that
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| | well-researched form of phytoestrogens,
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| while the benefits of some health
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| | but are sometimes listed separately.
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| products are well documented, others have
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| | Phytoestrogens are simply plant compounds
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| no proven benefits and may even be
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| | that have an "estrogen-like" effect on
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| dangerous. It is the responsibility of
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| | the body. Lessening levels of estrogen
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| the health supplement manufacturers to
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| | in a woman's body are believed to cause
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| insure that the products they sell are
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| | both PMS and menopause related symptoms.
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| safe. These are general statements that
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| | The most common sources of isoflavones
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| apply to all health supplements, but
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| | are soy and red clover. Soy, as you
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| apply to herbal remedies, menopause
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| | probably know, is a food. Red clover can
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| treatments and vitamins for menopause, as
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| | usually be found under the heading
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| well. It is the consumer's chore to
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| | "herbal remedies menopause", except in
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| evaluate the effectiveness of these
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| | the case of the product mentioned above.
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| remedies by "giving them a try" or by
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| | Dietary guidelines from the USDA
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| researching the product ingredients.
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| | recommend that people should get most of
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| This brings up one way that a consumer
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| | their vitamins and minerals from the food
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| can spot a questionable product.
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| | that they eat, but that in certain cases
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| Manufactures that are confident in the
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| | supplementation may be necessary.
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| quality and effectiveness of their
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| | Specifically related to vitamins for
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| products will provide a detailed list of
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| | menopause are the recommendations that
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| ingredients. The best manufacturers will
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| | people over the age of 50 should add
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| even provide information supporting the
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| | B-complex and D supplements or foods that
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| use of the ingredients for any given
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| | are fortified with these vitamins.
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| condition. Manufacturers that make
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| | Vitamin D is necessary for the body to
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| broad, non-specific statements concerning
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| | efficiently absorb calcium, as is
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| ingredients are either unsure about what
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| | phosphorous, magnesium, manganese, iron
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| the product contains, unsure about the
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| | and vitamin C.
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| products effectiveness or trying to
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| | When it comes to other products usually
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| mislead the consumer by insinuating that
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| | sold in the "herbal remedies menopause"
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| the product contains substances that are
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| | section of your local drug store, black
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| actually not included.
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| | cohosh will almost certainly be there.
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| Let's look at an example of what to
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| | It was used historically by Native
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| avoid, without giving any brand names.
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| | Americans to correct hormonal imbalances.
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| One internet company that sells vitamins
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| | Scientific studies in the nineties and
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| for menopause makes this statement,
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| | the following years confirmed that it was
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| "formulated to deliver essential vitamins
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| | a safe and effective alternative to
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| and minerals, as well as menopause
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| | hormone replacement therapy. It is not
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| discomfort relieving herbs and
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| | always promoted or recommended by
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| isoflavones." Sold under the heading
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| | doctors, partly because the quality of
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| "herbal remedies menopause", this product
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| | the product that a patient may purchase
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| apparently contains no herbs of any kind.
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| | cannot be controlled, partly because the
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| The list of ingredients includes a
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| | safety of long term use is unknown, but
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| number of vitamins, but no herbs and no
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| | mostly (I think) because most doctors
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| isoflavones. Apparently this company is
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| | know very little about herbs and other
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| hoping that the consumer will read the
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| | natural products. Example: An article
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| description, but not the list of
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| | written by a doctor for a popular medical
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| ingredients.
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| | website states in the first paragraph
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| None of this is meant to be discouraging.
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| | that isoflavones may be effective for
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| There are a number of effective herbal
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| | relieving the symptoms of menopause. In
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| remedies; menopause relief (even in a
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| | the last paragraph she lists a number of
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| jar!) is available. And, most health
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| | herbal remedies, menopause treatments and
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| care professionals recommend specific
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| | vitamins that have little evidence to
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| vitamins for menopause health, when used
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| | support their use. Among them is red
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| in conjunction with a healthy,
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| | clover, which is one of the best known
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| well-balanced diet and regular exercise.
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| | sources of isoflavones.
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| You may wonder why exercise is so
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| | There is evidence supporting the use of a
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| important. You may think that if you
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| | number of other natural products and
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| take a calcium supplement you are
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| | herbal remedies for menopause relief.
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| protected from osteoporosis (a weakening
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| | The evidence supporting the use of the
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| and thinning of the bones), even if you
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| | other vitamins for menopause mentioned
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| do not exercise regularly. If you think
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| | above is too lengthy to add. This
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| this way, then you are wrong. Certain
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| | article is already much longer than I had
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| activities (or lack of activity, in this
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| | intended. For more information, please
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| case) and substances have a canceling
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| | visit the Menopause and PMS Guide.
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| effect on vitamins and minerals. Lack of
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