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Sleep problems during perimenopause and menopause: why you wake up and what may help
Read more →: Sleep problems during perimenopause and menopause: why you wake up and what may helpExhausted in the evening but wide awake at night? Find out what can disrupt sleep around menopause, which treatments may help, and what to expect from supplements. Read more
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Menopause supplements: what to know before you choose
Read more →: Menopause supplements: what to know before you chooseHot flashes, restless nights or questions about bone health? Learn what different supplements are for, what the research shows and how to make sense of the label. Read more
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Does Menopause Change Your Gut Microbiome?
Read more →: Does Menopause Change Your Gut Microbiome?Estrogen and gut bacteria talk to each other in both directions. Here is what the studies actually show about the microbiome after menopause, where the evidence is thin, and what you can do about it. Read more
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Sage for Night Sweats: What the Trials Found and How Much to Take
Read more →: Sage for Night Sweats: What the Trials Found and How Much to TakeSage has one open-label study and three placebo-controlled trials in menopausal women. Here is what each one measured, what the doses were, how long it took, and who should not take it. Read more
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Red Clover Side Effects and Who Should Avoid It
Read more →: Red Clover Side Effects and Who Should Avoid ItRed clover is well tolerated in trials, but not for everyone. What the three-year safety study found, the side effects that do occur, the medicines it can interact with, and who should ask a doctor first. Read more
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Hot Flashes: What Triggers Them and 10 Things That Help
Read more →: Hot Flashes: What Triggers Them and 10 Things That HelpWhy a hot flash is a false alarm from the brain’s thermostat, what sets it off, how long flashes really last, and ten things that help, ranked by the evidence behind them. Read more
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Perimenopause Symptoms: The 12 Most Common, and Which Ones Surprise People
Read more →: Perimenopause Symptoms: The 12 Most Common, and Which Ones Surprise PeoplePerimenopause produces far more than hot flashes. The twelve symptoms women report most, how long they last, and the four that almost nobody connects to hormones until later. Read more
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Why Do Plant Supplements Work for Some Women and Not Others?
Read more →: Why Do Plant Supplements Work for Some Women and Not Others?Some women feel a difference on plant supplements and others feel nothing. Gut bacteria are the most-cited explanation — and the biology is real. But how much it actually explains is less settled than the marketing suggests. An honest look at equol producers, enterolactone and metabotypes. Read more
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How to Read a Supplement Study (Without Being Fooled)
Read more →: How to Read a Supplement Study (Without Being Fooled)Every supplement brand cites studies — but citing a study and being supported by evidence are not the same thing. The thirteen questions we ask before we believe a result, illustrated with research on our own four ingredients. Read more
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What an EU Health Claim Actually Means (And Why We Don’t Make Any)
Read more →: What an EU Health Claim Actually Means (And Why We Don’t Make Any)In the EU you may not say a food does anything for health unless that exact claim has been authorized, and for botanicals almost nothing has been. How the three overlapping rulebooks work, where our four plants really stand, and how to spot a brand playing games. Read more