MENOPAUSE HOT FLASHES KIT

Overview   Approximately 50.3% to 82.1% of women going through menopause experience hot flashes and night sweats. (21) To help manage symptoms, 40-50% of women rely on the use of complementary therapies such as plant-based supplements. (8) Plant compounds called phytoestrogens have been found to have similar structures and functions when compared to the hormones within humans. (1) Estradiol is an estrogen steroid hormone that naturally drops throughout a woman’s life cycle. Decreases in estradiol levels create vasomotor instability, which contributes to hot flashes. Utilizing plant compounds is theorized to help compensate for the esatradiol drops through a woman’s life cycle. (1) Lower rates of postmenopausal symptoms have been observed in Asian women. This is thought to be due to the high dietary intake of soybeans, which contain isoflavones. Isoflavones are thought to work as a phytoestrogen and have a high binding affinity to estrogen beta receptors. (5) This sheds light on the