Micronutrient therapy
| Compensate for hormonal imbalances |
| Phytoestrogens from soy and red clover have strong antioxidant and anticarcinogenic effects. They inhibit the development of cancer cells and can slow down the formation of blood vessels in tumors. In pre-menopausal woman with elevated estrogen level, phytohormones can reduce the risk of breast cancer and other hormone-related tumors due to their attenuating effect. Post-menopause, when the body's own estrogen is greatly reduced, phytohormones act as a weak estrogen substitute and help to counteract associated physical changes. During perimenopause, which is characterized by strong fluctuations in estrogen levels, phytohormones have an inhibitory or supportive effect, i.e. they are generally balancing. This alleviates the typical symptoms of menopause. |
| Increased antioxidative capacity |
| Beta carotenes are effective antioxidants that bind free peroxyl radicals and singlet oxygen thereby preventing lipid peroxidation by UVB, X-rays and elevated radiation. The different carotenoid forms have different points of effect, but can complement and strengthen each other in their functions. Selenium can play a protective role in the early stages of carcinogenesis due to its antioxidant effect. The oxidative activation of procarcinogenic compounds can be minimized and DNA changes can be prevented. |