11 Supplements for Menopause
Black Cohosh: Help for Hot Flashes?
Flaxseed: Easing Night Sweats
Calcium: Preventing Bone Loss
Red Clover: Popular but Unproven
Vitamin D: Get Some Sun
Wild Yam: Alternative to Hormones
Ginseng: Mood Booster
St. John's Wort: Control Mood Swings
DHEA: Hormone of Youth
Dong Quai: Empress of the Herbs
Soy: Wonder Food?
Use Your Supplement Smarts
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