Menopause
BLACK COHOSH
Benefits
- May reduce the frequency of vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes/night sweats)
calcium
Benefits
- Helps reduce bone loss and fractures
- Adequate vitamin D status, defined as 30 mL or more of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (usually achieved with a daily oral intake of at least 400 to 600 IU), is required to achieve the nutritional benefits of calcium
- Women<51 need 1,000 mg/day. Women 51+ need 1,200 mg/day
evening primrose oil
Benefits
- Decreases the frequency and severity of night sweats
magnesium
Benefits
- Boosts mood
- Improves sleep
st john's wort
Benefits
- Some evidence suggests that taking St. John’s wort alone or in combination with black cohosh might:
- Reduce hot flashes
- Improve mood and anxiety
- Some evidence suggests that taking St. John’s wort alone or in combination with black cohosh might:
vitamin d
Benefits
- Helps minimize the loss of bone density
- Helps bones absorb calcium to grow new bone tissue
- Adequate vitamin D status, defined as 30 mL or more of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (usually achieved with a daily oral intake of at least 400 to 600 IU), is required to achieve the nutritional benefits of calcium
- Regulates mood to help ward off anxiety and depression