How It Works
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Benefits: Known for its ability to alleviate menopausal symptoms, black cohosh is especially helpful for reducing hot flashes and night sweats. Its estrogen-like properties may also help balance hormone levels, making it useful for managing mood swings.
How it Works: Black cohosh’s phytoestrogenic effects offer gentle support to the body, potentially easing symptoms associated with lower estrogen levels and improving overall comfort.
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Benefits: Chaste tree berry, also known as vitex, is a hormone-balancing powerhouse. By acting on the pituitary gland, it helps regulate the production of key hormones, including estrogen and progesterone, and may alleviate symptoms such as irregular cycles, mood swings, and breast tenderness.
How it Works: Vitex helps restore hormonal harmony, working in sync with the body’s natural rhythm to support more stable cycles and reduce perimenopausal discomforts.
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Benefits: This calming herb is known for its ability to support emotional balance and reduce anxiety and irritability during times of hormonal change. Motherwort promotes relaxation, helping to manage stress and tension commonly associated with perimenopause.
How it Works: Motherwort has mild sedative effects that calm the nervous system, aiding in emotional resilience and providing comfort during times of mood fluctuation.
Rebecca’s Tips
Take 1–2 droppers full once or twice daily, either directly or in a small amount of water. Regular use is recommended to experience the full benefits and vitex in particular needs 2-3 months of regular use to enact it’s effect of the cycle.