Natural treatments for menopause symptoms
Natural treatments for menopause symptom relief are commonly
referred to as Phytoestrogen and Plant medicine.
- The word phytoestrogen means plant estrogen. But
phytoestrogens, also referred to as phytohormones are not
estrogen per se. They do not behave the same way as a woman's
own estrogen or like the estrogens in HRT or BHRT.
- The National Cancer Institute defines phytoestrogen as an
estrogen-like substance found in some plants and plant
products. They also state that phytoestrogens may have
anticancer effects.
- Phytoestrogens structurally resemble a woman's endogenous
estrogen. Their chemical structure is such that it allows
them to weakly bind to estrogen receptors in the body,
potentially impairing excess of endogenous estrogen to the
receptor thereby producing estrogen benefits without the side
effects. Also, when endogenous estrogen is low phytoestrogens
will quiet the body's need for estrogen.
- Again, phytoestrogens are not human estrogen. They have an
adaptogenic effect.
Plant medicines are the most widely used medicines in the world
today and in many European Countries herbal medicine for
menopause symptom relief such as
Femmerol are prescribed by physicians
in lieu of synthetic drugs.
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