Nutritional Strategies For Women’s Health

Balance and movement - the keys to women’s health

Like the ocean tides, women’s hormones have a monthly ebb and flow. In the midst of these cyclical changes, women’s bodies work to maintain a delicate balance between hormone levels and ratios. Predictable hormonal tides and balance between various hormones and their metabolites are the keys to a healthy menstrual cycle, optimal well-being, and graceful aging.

Your guide to managing women’s health challenges

In this clinical guide, you’ll find product descriptions, recommendations, and a quick reference tool on the back explaining how to effectively manage:

Overall health and wellness

Preconception through nursing

Estrogen balance and hormone cycles

Menstrual and reproductive health

Premenstrual symptoms

Premature and early menopause

Age-related health concerns

Breast and cervix health

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Metagenics is dedicated to providing premium quality nutraceuticals and medical foods that represent the forefront of natural health science. This commitment is reflected in our use of extensive clinical testing procedures and NNFA and NSF GMP-certified manufacturing.

Nutritional support for hormone balance, vitality & wellness:

Finding Hormone Balance: Clinical Issues for Women

From puberty to menopause, women experience changes in their levels and ratios of sex hormones, including estrogen and progesterone. To complicate matters, estrogen is broken down to at least three types: estradiol, estrone, and estriol. Ultimately, estradiol and estrone are metabolized and converted into 2-hydroxyestrone (2-OH) - which confers weaker estrogenic activity-or 16a-hydroxyestrone (16a-OH), a more potent estrogen metabolite. The levels and ratios of hormones and their respective metabolites have a strong impact on women’s health.

Adrenal glands. The adrenal glands produce a small but significant amount of sex hormones and control the body’s energy output and ability to adapt to stress.

Liver. The liver plays an important role in the hydroxylation and excretion of estrogen and works to maintain healthy estrogen levels and estrogen metabolite balance.

Bone health. Estrogen, androgen, and progesterone play an important role in bone remodeling and maintaining healthy bone density.

Cardiovascular health. A decline in estrogen levels is strongly correlated with cardiovascular health concerns after the onset of menopause.

Reproductive health. Higher levels of progesterone are strongly associated with fertility and a healthy libido.

Breast health. A higher ratio of 2-OH to 16a-OH has been associated with enhanced breast health.

Mood and memory. The brain responds to hormones produced in the reproductive system, influencing mood, cognitive functioning, and a sense of well-being.

Body Composition. A decline in sex hormone levels can negatively impact body composition and fat distribution, causing an increase in centrally located adipose tissue.

Metagenics offers a comprehensive line of effective women’s health formulas for a variety of concerns.

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