Menopause support from an herbalist's perspective

Formulated by Smile's own Claudia Joy Wingo, medical herbalist and nurse practitioner, working in conjuction with gynecologist Kathleen Fry, M.D., Estro-logic offers trusted care for women undergoing the transition of the menopause.

A smooth menopausal transition can best be achieved by treating the whole body. Therefore, Estro·Logic is formulated with an array of herbs that assist not only hormonal regulation and balance, but also healthy digestion, liver, nerve and heart function. Further, the herbal materials used in Estro·Logic are all, high quality, guaranteed standardized plant extracts, providing greater potency, consistency and therefore effectiveness.

Benefits

• Estro·Logic is an exclusive formula that offers natural plant derivatives, rich in isoflavones, which the body can use to maintain normal estrogen levels.
• This unique combination of black cohosh, soybean isoflavones, wild yam, sage, chastetree berry, vervain, Astragalus membranaceus, and motherwort supports healthy and comfortable daily life for women experiencing midlife changes.
• Its ingredients have been proven effective in extensive medical studies.
• Sage has a long history of many uses as shown by its name “Salvia” taken from the Latin word salvare meaning 'to cure'. Because it contains estrogen-like substances and has anti-hidrotic properties (stops sweating), it has been traditionally used during menopause to help the body deal with hormonal changes as well as hot flashes and excessive perspiration.
• Chaste tree berry is an important herb used by naturopathic professionals for regulating female hormones. Research indicates that these berries may stimulate progesterone production by the body.
• Vervain is an important herb used extensively throughout Europe and Asia. It is commonly used for menopausal complaints and its nerve-calming effects have been shown helpful for mental stress, fatigue, neuralgia, and depression.
• Astragalusis often taken in preference to Ginseng root. As a regulator of fluids, it has thus been traditionally used for menopausal sweating (particularly at night) and hot flashes.
• Research has confirmed the validity of the traditional Native American knowledge of this black cohosh. A number of well-controlled studies have determined black cohosh to be as effective as estrogen therapy in alleviating menopause symptoms, such as hot flashes, profuse sweating, sleep disturbances and depressive moods.
• Motherwort is considered to be an excellent heart tonic, used specifically for the reduction of heart palpitations, which often occur with menopause.
• Current research has focused on a special class of phyto-estrogens found in soybeans, called isoflavones. They are likely responsible for decreases in the frequency and severity of menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, profuse sweating, heart palpitations, headache, sleep disturbances, tiredness, irritability/nervousness, loss of libido and vaginal dryness.
• Wild yam has traditionally been used as an important digestive tonic in Asia and in North and South America. Wild yam has also been shown to support healthy adrenal function. After menopause, the adrenal gland takes over most of the production of precursor-estrogen and becomes the main hormone source for women.

Here are some patients' comments from Dr. Fry's clinical study of Estro·Logic:

“I noted a greater sense of well-being. I felt like my old self again.”

“My friends noticed my attitude has improved and so they are taking the product, too.”

“ My hot flashes have completely gone away and I’m finally sleeping through the night again.”

“I felt much better after the first month. After four months, the vaginal dryness went away and I don’t have pain with intercourse anymore.”