Sunday, April 23, 2017

Things To Know Regarding Soy Products For Menopause Relief


By Mayra Horner


When ladies are 45 years and above they are faced by various complications. Though some do not, majority of women undergo through menopause stage where they are forced to fight some changes which are inevitable. Research has shown how ladies can use natural soy products to deal with these symptoms but it turned out that high intake of these foods have effects to their bodies. Just take a look at some of the side effects one is exposed to when they use soy products for hot flashes.

Isoflavones are chemical constituents found in soy beans helps reduce bone loss through a process known as Osteoporosis. This is made possible due to the presence of genestein in the isoflavones . Studies have shown that taking a mixture of soy milk 3 cups, roasted dry soybeans and 6 or 3 oz. Of tempeh or tofu can supply your body with enough isoflavones to aid in reducing bone loss.

This acid usually limits the body from absorbing minerals like calcium, zinc, iron and magnesium. This can worsen the situation especially to those people who have high levels of anxiety during this period due to low level of zinc deficiency. This can also lead to depression and uncontrolled anxiety levels.

Apart from prevention of menopause symptoms soy basically have also been used in the prevention of cancer and more so breast cancer. A study conducted in Asia on women who consumed the traditional soy products when they were young or at their teenage stage had low chances of suffering from breast cancer compared to their counterparts.

Soy is known to increase estrogen levels in our bodies. Estrogen is a female hormone that helps contribute to secondary characteristics like breast growth. Consumption of the products in large quantities will increase the hormone and it may eventually lead to hormonal imbalance. This can reduce the fertility in women who experience these symptoms early and may be planning to have babies.

Soy can cause our immune system mistake proteins in pollen with proteins in natural foods making the allergic reaction even worse than before. This can be evident to people who have birch protein allergy. They usually experience itchy throats after consuming soy products. This can be challenging especially when in public. Women who have allergic reaction are not advised to take these products to relief menopause symptoms.

However, apart from providing a healthy heart diet, soy has also been proved to lower high blood pressure. This is due to its property of lowering cholesterol levels from our bodies. On the other hand soy products can be used to increase fertility among women who have complications when trying to get a baby before menopause.

In the United States most soy beans are genetically modified. This means that they can withstand any kind of pesticide that may be used to kill the pests without harming the plant itself. This simply means that a lot of people may be exposing themselves to carcinogens without knowing. This can pose a lot of health problem to our bodies than we thought. To void exposure to these harmful chemicals, it is recommended to use the organic soy beans.




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