Super Fem Herbal Hormone Balance contains a synergistic mixture of vitamins and herbal phytoestrogens that offer women drug-free support for many of the symptoms of menopause and PMS.

General Information

Premenstrual Syndrome or PMS is a collection of symptoms that occur in relation to the menstrual cycle. PMS is estimated to affect 70 to 90% of women during their childbearing years. Symptoms include swelling of feet and hands, backache, abdominal cramps, breast tenderness, recurrent cold sores, acne, weight gain, headaches, constipation or diarrhea, nausea, bloating, depression and painful menstruation. Symptoms usually appear a week or so before menstruation and disappear at the onset of menstruation or shortly thereafter. The exact cause of these symptoms has not been identified, however, according to the Harvard Women's Health Watch; 6(11): 2-3, Jul 1999 progesterone appears to play a role in PMS. Hormones not only play a significant role in PMS but in menopause as well. Hormonal imbalances can shatter lives. Hormones play a key role in many aspects of human life including, sexual responsiveness, mental competence, insomnia, blood sugar problems and obesity to name just a few.

Menopause is often referred to as the "change of life". It is the cessation of the monthly female menstrual cycle and usually occurs between the ages of 45 to 55. Menopause is not a disease - it is part of Mother Nature's design.

Menopause is ushered in by hormonal changes that cause an end to menstrual bleeding. This occurs when the ovaries, the female reproductive organs, cease to produce sufficient amounts of oestrogen and progesterone. Today's woman has the choice of making the transition to midlife and beyond a smooth and pleasant journey or putting up with the ravages of mood swings, hot flushes, fatigue, breast tenderness, diminished libido, insomnia, night sweats and other unpleasant symptoms of menopause. Through proper diet, exercise, counselling, medical treatment and nutritional supplements, many of the unpleasant aspects of menopause can be minimized, if not eliminated.

Traditional western medicine often limits women with menopausal symptoms to two choices; (1) hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) with medications containing progesterone and oestrogen, or; (2) suffer in silence and "live with it". Dietary modifications and nutritional supplements offer a third alternative. A number of foods and herbs are sources of natural plant oestrogens. These herbs and foods are known as Phytoestrogens and can be very helpful in the treatment of menopausal symptoms. Foods containing natural oestrogens include alfalfa, almonds, anise seed, apples, barley beets, cabbage, carrots, chickpeas, clover, corn, cucumbers, fennel, flaxseeds, garlic, green beans, green squash, hops, liquorice, oats, papaya, parsley, peas, plums, potatoes, pumpkin, red beans, red clover, rhubarb, rice, rye, sage, sesame seeds, soybean, soy bean sprouts, split peas, squash, sunflower seeds, walnuts, wheat and yams. A medical review of over 600 studies concluded that phytoestrogens exhibit physiological changes in humans and oestrogenic changes in postmenopausal women. The data was so encouraging that the authors suggested further research be conducted to assess the role of phytoestrogens in cancer prevention. (Mukes AL, Wicox G and Davis SR. Phytoestrogens. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 83 (2): 297-303 Feb 1998).

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