It is estimated that between 50% and 75% of postmenopausal women use complementary and alternative therapies for management of menopausal symptoms. The options are as endless, as are the ads. In today’s episode I’m going to fill you in on which of the over-the-counter botanicals might fix your broken thermostat.
This episode is the last segment of a three-part series covering all of the NON-HORMONAL options currently available to help with hot flashes. Episode 85 was an update of non-hormonal MEDICATIONS THAT REQUIRE A PRESCRIPTION. Episode 87 covered LIFESTYLE; things like yoga, mind-body techniques; acupuncture and cooling devices.
This episode covers the research and scientific studies that have been done on commonly used over-the-counter BOTANICALS and DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.
Products covered:
Phytoestrogen plants and why soy only works for some women
S-Equol (Equelle®)
Pollen extract from (Relizen™)
Ammonium succinate. (Amberen™)
Siberian rhubarb root (Estrovera™)
Hops
Omega- 3 Fatty Acids
Black Cohash
Chinese Herbs
Crinums (Crila™)
Dong Quai
Evening Primrose Oil
Maca
Wild Yam
Estroven™
To check out other products not included in this episode:
Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.
Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.