The 2024 NutraIngredients Innovations in Women's Health Award finalists are innovating with solutions to target the symptoms of menopausal and human papillomavirus (HPV).
Women who took Asparagus racemosus, a shatavari root extract, experienced a reduction in a range of menopausal symptoms, according to a study in the Cureus Journal of Medical Sciences.
A range of botanicals, vitamins and lactic acid bacteria show potential in supporting menopausal women experiencing hot flashes, according to a new review.
A systematic review published in Phytotherapy Research reported benefits for soy, red clover and other plant-based extracts for hot flashes and other menopause symptoms.
After her mother’s Alzheimer's was mistaken for menopause, Kavita Desai, PharmD, pivoted from her clinical practice to focus on cognition, menopause and proactive health approaches.
Experts have noted the importance of fibre, polyphenols, and probiotics to support gut health during the menopause, and discussed the growing evidence for vitamin D, omega-3, soy isoflavones, and magnesium supplementation to alleviate associated symptoms.
Menopausal women are an overlooked demographic in the health and wellness industry, but one that could offer untapped opportunity for businesses, says co-founder of the menopause brand partnership company, Gen M.
On World Menopause Day, this NPD launchpad special provides an overview of the array of innovations that have entered the market this year to support the many symptoms that menopausal women struggle with.
Experts have highlighted the need for lifespan studies to enable personalisation within the hormonal health category, due to significant variation in symptoms and influence of various lifestyle factors altering individual responses to nutraceuticals.
As interest in women’s health grows, supplements containing ingredients ranging from black cohosh to red clover have gained consumer attention for their potential to reduce a range of menopause symptoms, but what is the scientific backing?
“Menopause is a perfect storm of nutritional challenges,” nutrition experts explain in a new report by the Health & Food Supplements Information Service (HSIS), with research revealing nearly half of women are worried their diet won’t support them...
The founder of MPowder, a three-year-young menopause supplement brand, describes her quest to deliver effective, science-backed solutions to menopause symptoms.
Three South Korean hospitals collaborated to investigate the safety and efficacy of EstroG-100, a patented herbal extract containing Cynanchum wilfordii Hemsley, Phlomis umbrosa Turczaninow, and Angelica gigas Nakai. The researchers sought to improve...
The menopause affects all women differently and while some people want to take hormone replacement treatment (HRT) others may prefer a more herbal route.
Supplementation with the branded ashwagandha root extract KSM-66 may improve psychological, somato-vegetative and urogenital symptoms in perimenopausal women, as well as boosting quality of life, says a new study.
A standardized extract of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) may help balance hormones and improve vasomotor effects and leg pain in postmenopausal women, says a new study in India.
A survey sponsored by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has found that
women want their doctors to inform them about non-medicinal options
for relieving menopausal symptoms.
Scientists have called into question the efficacy of herbal
remedies on menopausal symptoms after a review of randomised
clinical trials found only limited evidence that they worked.
Soyfoods and soybean isoflavone supplements seem to be most
effective at alleviating the hot flushes experienced during
menopause when the frequency of hot flushes is greater, report
researchers in this quarter's Journal of Medicinal...
A new survey, conducted by the UK-based Women's Nutritional
Advisory Service (WNAS), has revealed that increasing numbers of
women are opting for a non-drug approach to the treatment of
menopausal symptoms.
