Western-trained physicians try to fool Mother Nature by replacing a menopausal woman’s depleted estrogen with artificial hormones.  Each year, 22 million prescriptions for estrogen replacement therapy are written, yet the jury is still out as to whether it decreases or increases a woman’s risk of heart disease and whether it really staves off osteoporosis (bone loss).

And everything from iron deficiency, yeast infections, migraines, weight gain and water retention to high blood pressure, blood clots, strokes, and breast and ovarian cancer has been linked to estrogen use.  True, estrogen eliminates hot flashes, but is the cure worth the cost?

In China, women there begin preparing for menopause long before hot flashes hit with herbal formulas that maintain proper fluid balance.  As mid-life approaches, their herbal prescription is modified to meet their bodies’ changing needs.  This formula, on which PharmaBotanixx’s Menixx is based, keeps water and blood properly balanced to prevent against excess vaginal bleeding, water retention, weight gain, depression, and hot flashes.

When combined in a formula, herbs like bupleurum and tang-kuei lower blood viscosity to improve circulation.  Improved blood flow means toxins are expelled from the body quicker, thereby preventing the build up of these toxins.  And oxygen carried in the blood travels faster too. Preliminary research has linked increased oxygen flow to the brain with a decrease in emotional lows.  Less irritability and fewer bouts with depression make for a smoother transition to post-childbearing life.