| Yes! Finally, a clinical study by a major hospital has | | | | institution to investigate a natural remedy as a cure. |
| shown that flax seed does indeed help reduce the | | | | The researchers were hoping to find a way to relief |
| effects of night sweats, or hot flashes that occur at | | | | the symptoms of menopause without the use of |
| night. | | | | HRT, or hormone replacement therapy. |
| Over the years, many herbal remedies have been | | | | HRT has come under increased scrutiny lately as |
| used to help with this annoying symptom of | | | | more and more findings are revealing the very |
| menopause, with varying degrees of success. A few | | | | negative side effects. Flax seed had almost no side |
| of the more common non-hormonal remedies are | | | | effects whatsoever. |
| vitamin E, Black Cohosh, and soy. These help, but not | | | | The side effects were also very positive |
| to the degree that flax seed has been shown to do. | | | | Many of the women in the study reported |
| A study was published in the summer 2007 issue of | | | | improvements in mood, joint or muscle pain, chills and |
| the Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology | | | | sweating; which significantly improved their |
| that was truly remarkable. A team of researchers, | | | | health-related quality of life. Now that is wonderful |
| led by Sandhya Pruthi, M.D., Mayo Clinic breast health | | | | news! |
| specialist, showed definitively that flax seed helps | | | | These "side effects" are much different than those |
| with night sweats. | | | | associated with HRT, the worst of which is breast |
| It is also rather uncommon for a major medical | | | | cancer! |