As a menopause specialist, I am often asked to review natural supplements. There are plenty of natural options available so I can understand the difficulty one may have in choosing. Most natural supplements for menopause contain either black cohosh, soy, ginseng, red clover, dong quai or their extracts. I recently learned of new supplement that didn’t contain any of these ingredients. I was intrigued and decided to learn more about it. This natural supplement called “Warmi” contains vegetable and fruit extracts, from Peru. The vegetable is believed to have been eaten by Incan women 700 years ago.
I reviewed the Warmi research. There are three clinical trials completed but not published on the product. It appears to offer the hot flash, cold sweat and mood swing relief I’ve found with better natural menopause remedies.
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There was a report from the WHI that focused on breast cancer cases and risk of dying associated with the use of common hormones used in menopause….Prempro (combined conjugated equine estrogens and medroxyprogesterone acetate). The study consisted of an average treatment time of 5.6 years and followed patients for an average of 11 years.
The new data relates to the risk of dying from breast cancer. The study showed an extra 1 to 2 deaths from breast cancer per 10,000 women per year. Specifically, for every 10,000 women in the study who were randomized to placebo, there were 1.3 deaths from breast cancer per year. For every 10,000 women randomized to combined hormone therapy, there were 2.6 deaths from breast cancer per year.
Importantly, these results apply to the use of the combination of estrogen and progestin and not to estrogen alone. Therefore, for women who have had a hysterectomy and taking only estrogen…these results do not apply. Similarly, the study did not study all types of hormone therapy. Neither estradiol products or progesterone products were studied….therefore, no conclusion can be drawn about these products. Read more…
A timely and well written book is now available as a free download. Written by Dr. Aaron Tabor, it offers evidence based medical tips about helping to prevent breast cancer. I would highly recommend reading this book to all patients. The book is available for download at no cost:
http://www.fightBCnow.com
The book empowers one to fight cancer proactively through diet and lifestyle changes based on the latest medical research. For example, switching to a low-glycemic diet can reduce relative risk by over 250%. Doctors don’t have time to share this information with their patients so it is critical that we educate others now.
John A. Sunyecz, M.D.
Weight gain is a common symptom of menopause… ok so it is more than just common. There are very few women that do not gain weight during menopause, and the lucky few still complain of weight redistribution (extra weight around the belly and waistline). Unfortunately, this is not good news, because abdominal fat is a risk factor for diabetes, hypertension, cancers, and heart disease.
More information to follow in my newsletter on the Big Belly Theory!