Natural Menopause Supplements

Natural Menopause Supplements

Vitamins and Supplements

These natural herbal menopause supplements and vitamins will help reduce the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause:

Vitamin E taken internally at a dosage of 800 i.u. daily may help menopausal symptoms. Vitamin E cream applied to the vaginal area may prevent itching.

Vitamin C with bioflavonoids such as hesperidin and quercetin may relieve hot flashes. Take at least 1,000 milligrams daily of both.

Lecithin Granules in a dose of one tablespoon two to three times daily before meals may also help to reduce hot flashes.

Evening primrose oil, borage oil and black currant seed oil may also relieve hot flashes, as well as gamma-oryzanol, which is a component of rice bran oil. Take about 300 milligrams daily. You should take enough evening primrose, borage or black currant oil to equal 300 milligrams of the fatty acid GLA a day.

Take a good Multivitamin Supplement daily that includes zinc, 10mg; the B complex vitamins (all of the B vitamins); vitamin E, 400 IU; magnesium, 300-400 mg; vitamin C, 500-1000 mg

Calcium should be taken in a dose of 1500 milligrams a day with 400 units of vitamin D.

Magnesium and Boron shoul be taken in a dose of 400 milligrams of magnesium and 3 milligrams of boron a day. This will help to prevent osteoporosis.

Herbs as Menopause Supplements

Black Cohosh comes from a shrub that is native to the forests of North America. It has weak estrogen-like activity helping to reduce hot flashes.

Dong Quai tends to help balance the hormonal system. It relieves hot flashes and painful menstruation or too frequent menstruation.

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Chasteberry is believed to be able to increase production of progesterone which helps regulate a menstrual cycle. It is not quick acting though as it usually takes months to start balancing the hormonal system.

Licorice Root not only relieves PMS, but it may also lower estrogen while raising progesterone levels. This may relieve many menopausal symptoms.

Ginkgo Biloba Genistein

Use a liver-supporting and detoxifying herbal formula that includes some of the following herbs: Milk thistle, barberry or goldenseal, burdock root, bupleurum, yellow dock, dandelion root.

Try a variety of menopause supplements until you find the one that works best for you.