Info: 120 Vegetable Capsules
If you're in the throes of menopause and being buffeted by hot flashes, night sweats, and/or mood swings, you likely just want to get some peace – without raising the risks of developing blood clots, strokes or breast cancer, of course. This soy-free formula combines standardized extracts of six types of herbs commonly used and recommended for such purposes as safer natural alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
Info: 120 Vegetable Capsules
If you're in the throes of menopause and being buffeted by hot flashes, night sweats, and/or mood swings, you likely just want to get some peace – without raising the risks of developing blood clots, strokes or breast cancer, of course. This soy-free formula combines standardized extracts of six types of herbs commonly used and recommended for such purposes as safer natural alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
Product Notes:
Although it's long been called "The Change [of Life]", menopause can bring a whole cascade of changes, which often require quite a number of counter-measures to smooth out the hormonal fluctuations inducing the unwanted symptoms, using plant-based analogues. In this formulation, these include:
* Black Cohosh, which has serotonergic effects, to help relieve night sweats, hot flashes, anxiety, and mood swings, depression, and anti-inflammatory properties to help reduce joint pain and stiffness;
* Chasteberry is used to balance hormonal fluctuations not only in menopause but also PMS; it may help alleviate breast tenderness, pelvic discomfort, and interrupted sleep;
* Dandelion is used to help the liver metabolize excess hormonal levels, and possibly to induce estrogenic activity;
* Dong Quai is used help reduce estrogen deficiency symptoms, and studies have shown improvements in hot flushes and night sweats when combined with other herbs like these;
* Red Clover, whose isoflavone content may have estrogen-like effects to help reduce hot flashes, lower systolic blood pressure (at least in early menopause), and guard against weak and brittle bones; and,
* Wild Yam, to help relieve menopausal arthritis and osteoporosis.
Looking to avoid soy? New Roots Herbal Menopeace uses a different source of isoflavones (red clover) to help reduce hot flashes.
Menopeace Ingredients:
Each veg. capsule contains:
Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) fruit extract, 0.5% agnusides: 125 mg
Dong quai (Angelica sinensis) root extract, 1% Z-ligustilide: 125 mg
Red clover (Trifolium pratense) flower top extract, 40% isoflavones (25.2 mg AIE*): 75 mg
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) root extract, 3% flavonoids: 62.5 mg
Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa) root extract, 2.5% triterpenes: 30 mg
Wild yam (Dioscorea villosa) rhizome 8:1 extract, 16% diosgenin: 25 mg
* AIE = Aglycone Isoflavone Equivalents
Non-medicinal ingredients: Vegetable magnesium stearate in a non-GMO vegetable capsule composed of vegetable carbohydrate gum and purified water.
Contains no: Gluten, soy, wheat, eggs, dairy, yeast, citrus, preservatives, artificial flavour or colour, starch, or sugar.
Suggested Usage:
Adult women (perimenopausal): Take 1 capsule daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Use for a minimum of 3 months to help stabilize menstrual cycle irregularities. Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight, ultraviolet (UV) light, or UV therapy.
Keep bottle out of reach of children.
Warnings:
Prior to use, ensure you are up-to-date on appointed clinical tests such as mammograms, endometrial ultrasounds/biopsies or gynaecological evaluations.
Do not take New Roots Herbal Menopeace if you are pregnant or breastfeeding; or if you have a fever or diarrhea; or if you have breast cancer (or have previously had it, or have a predisposition to it, as evidenced by an abnormal mammogram or biopsy or a family member with breast cancer); or if you have a liver or gallbladder disorder, or bowel obstruction.
Consult a healthcare practitioner prior to use if you are taking hormone replacement therapy or hormone-containing medications (e.g. progesterone preparations), or oral contraceptives, or anticoagulant drugs (such as warfarin); or if you have a personal history of hormonal or gynecological disease, including ovarian cancer, endometriosis or uterine fibroids; if you have a peptic ulcer; or if you have diabetes or glucose intolerance; or if you are taking thyroid hormone replacement therapy; or if you have or are predisposed to cancer.
Discontinue use and consult a healthcare practitioner if you experience breast pain, discomfort, soreness or tenderness, abnormal uterine bleeding including spotting or recurrence of menstruation in postmenopausal women; if you experience increased menstrual bleeding time; or if you develop symptoms of liver trouble.
May increase fertility. May cause allergy; discontinue use if signs of sensitivity (e.g. allergy), nausea, diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms occur.
Health Canada Natural Product Number: 80036425.
Supporting Science:
Deng, Shixin et al. “Serotonergic activity-guided phytochemical investigation of the roots of Angelica sinensis.” Journal of Natural Products, 2006.
Hedaoo, Kritiksha et al. “Exploring the Efficacy and Safety of Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) in Menopausal Symptom Management.” Journal of Mid-Life Health 2024.
Kenda, Maša et al. “Herbal Products Used in Menopause and for Gynecological Disorders.” Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021.
Oh, Seung Min et al. “Ethanolic extract of dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum) induces estrogenic activity in MCF-7 cells and immature rats.” Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines, 2015.