Top 6 Natural Estrogen Replacements!

Try these natural estrogen replacements rather than using hormone replacement therapy!

These herbal supplements contain plant estrogen, or phytoestrogen, which produces estrogen like effects in your body and can help to relieve your symptoms of menopause.

1. Angelica Herb

This herb is also called, "don quai." It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries to treat not only symptoms of menopause, but also hypertension, and heart, liver, and spleen issues.

Women can take it as a pill, liquid extract, or a tea to treat vaginal dryness, menstrual cramps, hot flashes, digestive problems.

2. Licorice Root

This herb has been used by the Greeks, Hindus, Chinese, and Egyptians. It balances hormones and helps to treat fatigue, vaginal dryness, breast tenderness, headaches, and digestive issues.

You can get your dose of licorice root in the form of drops, capsules, or teas.

Although the licorice candy is quite delicious, know that it does not contain any of this beneficial herb. Most licorice candy is flavored with anise, not licorice.

3. Red Clover

The isoflavones in red clover suggest that it can reduce hot flashes in menopausal women. More good news? It may help reduce our risk of developing osteoporosis by boosting bone density.

People also use red clover to treat skin problems like eczema and psoriasis.

4. Black Cohosh and Menopause

This is one of the most popular herbs for menopause. Women use it to treat hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, depression, and menstrual cramps. Native American women called this "cramp bark" because it was so beneficial in treating menstrual cramps.

As with the other herbs here, you can take black cohosh in a liquid or pill form.

5. Soy Estrogen

Getting soy estrogen can help treat hot flashes, vaginal dryness, migraines, and symptoms of PMS. It can also help to prevent osteoporosis and lower your cholesterol.

You've got options if you're looking to boost your estrogen with soy estrogen. You can drink soy milk, eat tofu, soy nuts, edamame, or mix some soy protein powder into your fruit smoothies.

6. Flax Seeds

Flax seeds are so good for you! They contain phytoestrogens, omega 3s, and fiber.

In order to get the most benefits from flax seeds, eat ground flax seeds. You can buy them already ground at most health food stores (keep them in your refrigerator), or you can buy whole flax seeds and grind them yourself in a coffee grinder or flax seed grinder.

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