Hot Flashes Keeping You Awake At Night? Many WomenTry SoyProtein (NAPSA)—Until recently, many doctors prescribed hor- a {2 Sage os mones to alleviate menopausal symptoms and prevent the pro- women.” Many women have found that including more soy protein in eression of heart disease. Now a MedPanel physician study shows that doctors have their diets may help reduce hot flashes. reduced new hormonereplacement therapy (HRT) prescriptions from A 1998 clinical trial found a 45 52 percent to 12 percent and that percent reduction in the number of hot flashes in postmenopausal women with 40 grams of soy pro- up to 80 percent in some practices have discontinued HRT. These doctors report that inquiries about tein daily. “natural alternatives have increased dramatically.” HRT has come into serious Not all sources of soy are created equal. Some women have tried soy isoflavone pills, which placebo-controlled clinical studies question after a study of 16,000 women was canceled. The study ended after some women taking hormones showeda higherrisk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and breast cancer. “The Early Show” medical contributor Dr. Emily Senay reports that a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association Many women areincreasing their consumption of soy protein to alleviate hot flashes. have found to have no effect on bone health or hot flashes when deaths, or progression of coronary soy protein may be required for optimum results, say guidelines disease. “This study adds to the crowing body of evidence that hor- mone therapy is not helpful in the treatment, or in the prevention, of heart disease” said NHLBI Direc- shows that postmenopausal women with heart disease do not get any tor Claude Lenfant, M.D. C and E. In fact, both treatments women are looking for more natural ways to alleviate menopausal benefit from taking hormones or from taking megadoses of vitamins showeda potential for harm. The Women’s Angiographic Vitamin and Estrogen (WAVE) trial, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that postmenopausal women with been proposed as “one reason for the lower rate of perimenopausal symptoms reported by Asian In response to this bad news, symptoms—such as hot flashes— and minimize associated health risks—such as boneloss. The Johns Hopkins medicalletter, Health After 50, states that “Soy appears to be one of the most soy protein was absent. The daily consumption of 25 to 50 grams of from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Fortunately, there are many tasty ways to incorporate more soy protein in the diet from a complete soy protein supplement such as Naturade Total Soy Menopause Relief powder and ready-to-drink shakes, to soy protein-rich foods such as soy protein burgers, soymilk, soy protein bars, soy yogurt and soy nuts. The greatest concentrations of soy protein are found in soy pro- tein shakes (10 to 25 grams) or soy therapy and high dosesof antioxi- promising remedies to overcome menopausal discomfort.” This conclusion is supported by a report issued by the American College of not have fewer heart attacks, soy “is a staple in Asia” and has urade.com orcall 1-800-367-2880. heart disease who took hormone dant vitamins—either alone or in combination with hormones—did Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), which notes that dietary protein burgers (6 to 18 grams). Some of the best-tasting brands carry the Solae brand ingredient logo on the label. For more information, www.Nat
