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I keep hearing about soy and isoflavones.  The media says that these are suppose to be very good for us.  What can they do for me?

Soy is a plant-based form of protein.  It's very commonly eaten in Asian countries.   It's high in isoflavones which are a special kind of phytoestrogens or "plant estrogens".  Isoflavones are very close in structure to human estrogen and do the same jobs as estrogen when taken into our bodies.  Isoflavones are though to bind with our estrogen receptors.

Our body then reacts as if there really is estrogen at the sites.  This can help out tremendously with some of the symptoms brought on by perimenopause and menopause.   Some research suggests that by doing this soy can decrease hot flashes and vaginal dryness, in addition to providing other health benefits.

Japanese women, whose diet is very high in soy, have much fewer perimenopause and menopause symptoms. Current studies attribute this to their high isoflavone diet.

Soy and the isoflavones that are in soy also have a number of other healthy roles.   Soy can lower cholesterol, increase bone density (soy is generally high in calcium) and possibly decrease the risk of developing breast cancer. (though the evidence for this is not completely in yet).   Soy also may have long standing benefits for men in preventing and recovering from prostate cancer.

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