HRT Plus – A truly remarkable natural solution to rebalance your hormone levels

For many women, their hormones hold them to ransom and can make their lives pretty miserable particularly as they experience the menopause. Often the solution offered is a prescription for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and whilst synthetic hormones have their place, many women prefer natural alternatives.

HRT Plus offers women just that choice – a natural alternative to synthetic hormones containing the extract from the Pueraria Mirifica (PM) root (also known as Kwao Krua). Known for its rejuvenating capabilities and native only to SE Asia, PM has been used for generations in the cooking and folk medicine of the people of Northern Thailand and Myanmar (Burma). Scientific research and interest in the potential properties of PM has been heightened by World Health Organization (WHO) figures which have revealed that the people of this region globally have the lowest incidences of breast cancers, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease and prostate conditions.

The key to PM’s capabilities lie in the fact that is an adaptogen, a natural substance that helps to rebalance hormonal levels within the body. The tuberous PM root contains a number of Phytoestrogens such as Miroestrol and Deoxymiroestrol, which are found only in PM.

HRT Plus and the role of its Phytoestrogens

Phytoestrogens are naturally occurring non-steroidal plant compounds that, because of their structural similarity with estradiol, have the ability to cause estrogenic and/or anti-estrogenic effects in humans.

The Estrogenic Effect

The Phytoestrogens in PM provide estrogenic properties that are up to 3000 times more potent than other isoflavone based substances such as red clover or black cohosh. Isoflavones are naturally occurring organic compounds with a chemical structure very similar to that of human estrogen.

The estrogenic effects of the Phytoestrogens in PM interfere with the action of our own estrogen. Depending on the type of estrogen receptor on cells, the Phytoestrogens may reduce or activate the activity of estrogen. During menopause, when the body’s own natural levels of estrogen fall away, Phytoestrogens can compensate for this loss by binding to the same estrogen receptor sites which results in an easing of menopausal symptoms. Given that PM as found in HRT Plus is known to have such amazing ‘binding’ estrogenic effects, it is little wonder that HRT Plus can have such a beneficial impact on the lives of those women plagued by the symptoms of the menopause.

The estrogenic properties of PM are also enhanced by the fact that PM is an aromatic. This means that it can influence the enzyme aromatase. Aromatase is responsible for breaking down testosterone into estrogens. This means that PM can help to reduce the amount of testosterone from becoming estradiol.

The Anti-Estrogenic Effect

The ability to attach to the same receptor sites as our own estrogen may also be vitally important in terms of breast cancer prevention because, by behaving in this way, PM can act to decrease the health risks of excess estrogen. So while for PMT and menopausal sufferers PM attaching to estrogen receptor sites can compensate for falling levels of estrogen, it can also help to block real estrogens from attaching to estrogen receptor sites. By doing this, PM can prevent the actions of these estrogens and the damage that they may cause if found in excessive quantities.

Additional Benefits of HRT Plus

Because of its chemical pathways, PM may offer hope to those suffering from osteoporosis as well as those seeking to prevent the development of the condition. Osteoporosis is a serious health issue in most industrialized countries where 50% of women and 25% of men over 50 years of age will suffer an osteoporotic fracture. Over 75 million people are afflicted by osteoporosis in Europe, USA and Japan alone!

And as far as breast cancer is concerned, PM is thought to work as well as the drug Tamoxifen, to reduce risk of breast cancer cells proliferating. Perhaps if every woman were to take PM then rates of breast cancer could be reduced to those of Northern Thailand where they are known to be the lowest in the world.

PM is not just something strictly for women as PM is also useful for men. Men also have estrogens in their bodies and because PM blocks estrogen receptor pathways, it may also benefit men concerned about prostate problems, which increase dramatically with age.

As research into this remarkable natural substance continues we are bound to learn about the other incredible benefits that PM can bestow. As it is, PM is possibly the closest natural ingredient we have that could be of real help to those women battling with the symptoms of the menopause and PMS.