Definitions for "Menopausal Issues"
Recommendation Vitex"...The ability of vitex to increase the secretion of luteinizing hormone which raises progesterone levels is the likely mode of action..."
The Condition"...Surgical menopause involves the removal of the uterus and/or ovaries..." Recommendation Maca (Lepidium meyenii)"...a respected cardiologist in Lima, has been using the maca root in his practice for a decade and reports finding maca to be effective for women with menopausal symptoms, including one who had had her ovaries removed..."
Recommendation Vitamin E" Vitamin E, at a dose of 800 IU per day, is modestly effective in reducing hot flashes, on average cutting the number by one per day..."
Relationship to Syndrome X"...Left unchecked, these imbalances often become self-perpetuating, thus stimulating further weight gain and metabolic dysfunction that eventually increases the risk of syndrome X, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers..."
Relationship to Syndrome X"...With reduced SHBG levels, greater amounts of bioactive "male" sex hormones - androgens such as testosterone and DHEA - begin to circulate inside a woman's body..."
Relationship to Syndrome X"...This subtle change can trigger a drop in levels of sex-hormone-binding-globulin ( SHBG), the substance that attaches to sex hormones in the bloodstream and makes them inert..."