Heart of Menopause

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So what's the deal with soy?

So what's the deal with soy?

Should it be part of a menopause diet - a straight talk from the TCM perseptive

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Clarissa Kristjansson
Feb 20, 2023
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By now we’ve all probably heard the story that Asian women have fewer menopause symptoms. A bit skewed because it was actually a study with Japanese women. And they have a diet that is unique in many ways and does have includes way more fish, seaweed and soy than other diets even in Asia.

Soybeans are rich in isoflavones a type of plant estrogen (phyto…

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