| Red clover herbal tea benefits may be the answer. In | | | | More on looking for medicinal herbs for menopause? |
| fact, this type of clover may also be used to avoid | | | | There are many other herbal tea benefits drinking |
| other side effects of menopause, such as high | | | | red clover tea offers to avoid the side effects of |
| cholesterol, osteoporosis and signs of aging. | | | | menopause and a lower estrogen level. Mood swings, |
| Before I start to discuss the health benefits of red | | | | hot flashes, high cholesterol, osteoporosis and signs |
| clover, I would like to take the time to tell you | | | | of aging are also parts of menopause. |
| something about the plant itself. | | | | Red clover tea is rich in antioxidants, which are the |
| Red clover is the herbaceous growing plant with the | | | | potent compounds that fight the harmful effects of |
| sweet-smelling pink or purple ball-shaped flowers that | | | | the environment. These free radicals cause serious |
| grows abundantly in meadows and in the wild. It is | | | | cellular damage to the body tissues. The antioxidants |
| also known as purple clover or sweet clover. | | | | on red clover tea neutralize the effects of free |
| It is a source rich in many valuable nutrients, including | | | | radicals, to help prevent disease and slow premature |
| vitamin C, niacin, thiamine, calcium, magnesium, | | | | aging. |
| potassium, chromium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, | | | | Drinking this type of clover tea has been found to |
| silicon, as well as vitamins A, B-12, E and K. The | | | | lower the levels of bad cholesterol while increasing |
| flowering blooms or tops are high in antioxidants and | | | | the good cholesterol in the bloodstream. This is |
| these prized parts of the plant used to make this | | | | important as we get older and need to regulate the |
| pleasant tasting tea. | | | | levels of cholesterol to help assist us to prevent |
| This type of clover is considered to be one of the | | | | cardiovascular disease. We loose that protection |
| medicinal herbs for menopause with phytoestrogenic | | | | when we stop producing our own estrogen. |
| properties. Simply put, that means that red clover | | | | Menopause also increases a woman's chance of |
| contains a vegetable chemical called phytoestrogen, | | | | osteoporosis that means significant bone loss. |
| which in the body may act like estrogen. | | | | Preliminary research is inconclusive but the studies |
| When menopause occurs, the female body no longer | | | | have found that the isoflavones in red clover may |
| produces sufficient estrogen hormones, which leads | | | | slow bone loss and even boost bone mineral density. |
| to a hormonal imbalance. Phytoestrogenic herbs | | | | More research is still needed. |
| provide the body the estrogen it needs. In simple | | | | This is a pleasant tasting tea. The herbal tea recipes |
| words, these herbs replace the natural hormones the | | | | vary according to if you are using dried or fresh |
| body produces. | | | | clover. |
| Many holistic health care providers propose drinking | | | | If you are looking for medicinal herbs for menopause, |
| This type of clover tea as an alternative for | | | | red clover herbal tea benefits you in many ways. |
| Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), as it raises | | | | Investigate and give it a try. Three to four cups a |
| the low levels of estrogen hormone in the body. | | | | day is all it takes. |