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 Supporting the body in its ability to manage a smooth hormonal transition and to replenish its energy reserves is important to a continuously active lifestyle. In harmony with that goal, there are select foods, vitamins, minerals, and special nutritional factors concentrated from food that can be taken. Additionally, nature provides profoundly nourishing herbs that support a woman's health and hormone balance during this period of hormone decline. These herbs fall into three categories: (1) plants that possess phytoestrogens, sometimes referred to as "weak estrogens"; (2) herbs traditionally used to support liver function: and (3) plants traditionally used to support blood and its circulation - the "road" that hormones must travel to reach the reproductive tissues where they support moisture and lubrication.
The midlife woman may benefit from the following nutrients: (1) those that support the adrenal glands' adaptive response; (2)the significant phytonutrient benefits of black cohosh and wild yam; (3) the traditional use of chaste berry (vitex) to support well-being during menopause; (4) the cardiovascular support of vitamin E and coenzyme Q10; (5) the peaceful influence of valerian and mother wort herb; and (6) comprehensive bone support from calcium-rich supplements.
The following Standard Process® supplements are available to support menopause.
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Calcium Lactate
by Dr. Gary Farr 2/11/2002
Calcium and magnesium are minerals of critical importance to human nutrition and should be combined in a five to one ratio of calcium to magnesium. Among their primary nutritional functions are bone mineralization -- calcium comprises about 98% of the mineral component of bone and tooth structure. Calcium is also essential for various other body functions, including blood coagulation, muscle contraction, nerve conduction, maintenance and function of cell membranes and membrane permeability, and the proper functioning of many enzymes.
Calcium Lactate Powder
by Dr. Gary Farr 2/14/2002
Calcium forms an important blood buffer (as ionized calcium bicarbonate), and is a necessary constituent of tissue fluids helping to maintain proper nerve impulse transmission, muscle contraction, membrane permeability, and white blood cell function. Calcium lactate is an extremely soluble calcium salt, making it highly bioavailable and an excellent calcium source for nutritional therapies. The calcium lactate contained in this product comes from a pure vegetable, non-dairy source.
Cataplex® F Tablets
by Dr. Gary Farr 2/14/2002
Cataplex F Tablets contain flaxseed oil and calcium lactate to support the immune system at a cellular level. Flaxseed oil is the primary health-giving constituent of the flax plant, L. usitatissimum, which has been cultivated since at least 5,000 BC. Its health-giving properties were known to the Greeks, and Hippocrates recommended it. The omega-3 fatty acids in flaxseed oil are necessary for healthy cell membranes and to transport calcium lactate into white blood cells, where it is used to support cell motility and phagocytosis. In recent times people have turned to plant sources for omega-3 fatty acids, as ocean pollution has affected fish as a source. Cataplex F Tablets also contain extra iodine, for thyroid support.*
Chlorophyll Complex
by Dr. Gary Farr 2/15/2002
Chlorophyll is the essence of the life-supporting nutritional pattern of our planet Earth. From oxygen production to carbon dioxide consumption, green plants (chlorophyll) provide the life support pattern from the oceans to the forests to the grasslands. Cooking green foods destroys the chlorophyll content. 99.9 percent of the chlorophyll supplements sold are water-soluble, thus void of any nutrition. Fat soluble chlorophyll contains vitamins A, E, F, and K.
Folic Acid - B12
by Dr. Gary Farr 8/17/2003
Neural tube defects (NTDs) occur in approximately six out of every 10,000 live births in the United States annually. NTI)s are serious birth defects involving the brain or spinal cord that can result in infant mortality or serious disability. Because the neural tube forms and closes early on in the pregnancy, the defect can occur before a woman is aware she is pregnant. Adequate folate in healthful diets may reduce a woman's risk of having a child with a brain or spinal cord birth defect. As part of a healthy diet, the daily value for folic acid intake is 400 mcg. daily. Folate intake should not exceed 250% of the DV (1000 mcg).*
Garlic (Organically Grown)
by Dr. Gary Farr 2/23/2002
Garlic has been recognized as a spice, a food, and an herbal folk remedy around the world for centuries. Sometimes called the “four thousand year-old health food,” garlic has been used for a variety of health conditions—and modern science is now proving what folklore has known intuitively. Today hundreds of scientific studies report the powerful health-giving benefits of garlic. Garlic can help maintain a healthy heart and circulatory system and also has tremendous value as an anti-oxidant that can protect the body against free radicals.*
StandardBar® Soy Almond Crunch
by Dr. Gary Farr 3/7/2002
The soy almond crunch StandardBar combines the benefits of soy with the whole food nutrients found in our standardbar. soy has been found to be beneficial in the diets of both men and women. women especially benefit from soy's many health-giving properties.
Symplex® F
by Dr. Gary Farr 3/7/2002
Symplex® F Is A Special Combination Formula Containing Protomorphogen™ Extracts From Bovine Ovary, Adrenal, Pituitary, And Thyroid Glands. The "F" is for female and this product is used to support the female endocrine system.
Thytrophin PMG ®
by Dr. Gary Farr 3/11/2002
Thytrophin PMG™ Is A Special Combination Formula
With Primary Ingredients Of 45 Mg Of Bovine Thyroid PMG™ ™Extract (Processed To Remove Thyroxine), Calcium Lactate, And Magnesium Citrate
Trace Minerals–B12®
by Dr. Gary Farr 2/11/2002
Allorganic Trace Mineral-B12 is a source of organic trace minerals: manganese, zinc, iodine, copper, and cobalt. It is used for endocrine system support, low resistance to infections, ligament support, enzyme system activator, and iodine metobolism.
Tuna Omega-3 Oil
by Dr. Gary Farr 10/10/2005
Tuna Omega-3 Oil provides a source of DHA and eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) in a 5:1 ratio, just like it occurs naturally in tuna. Each batch of Tuna Omega-3 Oil is consistently tested for PCBs, mercury, peroxides, and anisidine levels to assure it meets
the highest quality specifications. It is a convenient way for you to receive the health benefits of omega-3s and help balance your omega-3 and omega-6 intake.
Wheat Germ Oil Perles Fortified
by Dr. Gary Farr 3/11/2002
Wheat germ oil comes from the heart of the wheat berry, the embryo of the new plant. This oil is unique among dietary supplements and foods in that it is unusually rich (65% by weight) in the most biologically active form of vitamin E. Vitamin E acts as an inhibitor of oxidation processes in body tissues. It protects unsaturated fats in the body from oxidation by peroxides and other free radicals. In fact, the tocopherols are used commercially as anti-oxidants to retard the spoiling of fats, especially
other vegetable oils.*
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