Natural Female Support, 30 vegetarian capsules

Natural Female Support
30 vegetarian capsules
Item Catalog Number: 01221

For many years, women had limited options for relieving menopausal symptoms. Those who advocated safer approaches were vindicated when clinical studies confirmed that synthetic estrogen-progestin drugs increase risk of breast cancer, stroke and other diseases.1

Fortunately, natural plant-based extracts have been discovered that reduce menopausal complaints and support healthy estrogen metabolism during menopause and beyond. These findings have resulted in a new proprietary formulation combining a patented hops extract with a super-standardized lignan (HMRlignan™).

Menopause, Hot Flashes, Postmenopausal Women

This patented hops extract contains a phytoestrogen (8-prenylnaringenin) that offers natural female support during menopause.*2 In two human clinical trials with this special hops extract, menopausal women experienced significantly fewer hot flashes along with improvement in a variety of other menopausal complaints.3-4

This hops extract (called Lifenol®) has been combined with HMRlignan™ to make it even more useful. A recent study indicated that postmenopausal women using 50 mg HMRlignan™ daily over 8 weeks experienced a 53.5% reduction in hot flashes as well as a reduction in other common menopausal complaints.5 In addition, clinical data suggests that a lignan-rich diet supports breast health.

Estrogen, Menopausal Symptoms, Menopausal Complaints

Life Extension’s new Natural Female Support offers powerful nutritional support to help decrease menopausal complaints and maintain healthy estrogen metabolism during menopause.

For optimal benefit, in addition to standardized extracts of hops and plant lignans, Life Extension recommends postmenopausal women take a variety of nutritional ingredients like curcumin, cruciferous vegetable extracts (e.g., sulforaphane, carnosic acid), omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D and calcium-D -glucarate to support healthy estrogen metabolism and cellular integrity.

This product should not be used in place of or as a substitute for recommendations by your healthcare professional.

References
1. www.nhlbi.nih.gov/new/ press/02-07-09.html. Accessed September 17, 2008.
2. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Nov-Dec;107(3-5):140-8
3. Maturitas. 2006 May 20;54(2):164-75
4. Erkkola et al. 2008 – In preparation to publication
5. Udani J, Hardy M. The effect of HMRlignan on mammalian lignan and estrogen metabolite levels in post-menopausal women: A randomized, double-blind, single dummy, parallel group, pilot study. Nov 6, 2007

Supplement Facts

Serving Size 1 capsule
Servings Per Container 30
Amount Per Serving
Lifenol® Hops (Humulus lupulus) extract (cone) [standardized to 0.12% 8-prenylnaringenin (144 mcg)]	120 mg
HMRlignan™ Norway spruce (Picea abies) lignan extract (knot wood) [standardized to 90% Hydroxymatairesinol potassium acetate complex (50 mg)]	56 mg
Other ingredients: rice flour, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (capsule), magnesium stearate.
Contains rice. This product contains NO milk, egg, fish, peanuts, crustacean shellfish (lobster, crab, shrimp), soybeans, tree nuts, wheat, yeast, gluten, or corn. Contains NO sugar, and no artificial sweeteners, flavors, colors, or preservatives.