For many years, most medical and health-related research was done on men, and it was assumed that women have the same health problems and needs. We now realize that this is not true. The symptoms and progression of diseases differ between men and women. Women have special needs due to their unique physiology.

One of the concerns of younger woman is maintaining a healthy menstrual cycle. This means a cycle that is regular—coming when it should, lasting the same amount of time, and being relatively stress-free. It should not be erratic, excessively long or short, consist of unusually light or heavy bleeding, or be preceded by the set of symptoms which are collectively called premenstrual syndrome (PMS).

As women age, a major concern is menopause, when hormone levels begin to drop and the menses cease. At this time, many women experience a wide range of discomforts, such as hot flashes, mood swings, and irregular periods. Osteoporosis also becomes more of a concern at this time. The lack of estrogen may speed up bone loss.

Estrogen and progesterone play major roles in the female physiology. They control the menstrual cycle and the process of ovulation, and in doing so, conception. As they ebb, they result in menopause.

If communication between all the organs and glands involved in the production of these two hormones fails, too much estrogen or progesterone may be produced. This generally results in too much estrogen relative to progesterone—a condition now known as estrogen dominance.

John R. Lee, M.D., author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause and What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause, believes that estrogen dominance is prevalent in our industrialized societies due to a number of factors. These include estrogen replacement therapy, the use of birth control pills, and hysterectomies. Other factors may include a diet rich in animal fat, sugar, refined starches, and processed foods, and a lack of exercise. This is because when women consume more calories than they need, hormone production increases, and this may contribute to hormonal imbalance and estrogen dominance. Finally, we must consider xenoestrogens, which are foreign substances originating outside the body that have estrogenlike activity. Xenoestrogens are generally produced through pesticides and petroleum products. Again, these may contribute to hormonal imbalance.

Estrogen dominance manifests itself in many ways, including the absence of periods, a long menstrual cycle, frequent or heavy periods, painful periods, PMS, hot flashes, mood swings, and more. Dr. Lee also notes that estrogen dominance may be linked to the acceleration of the aging process, allergies, breast tenderness, decreased sex drive, depression, fatigue, fibrocystic breasts, headaches, irritability, memory loss, osteoporosis, uterine cancer and uterine fibroids, and water retention.

Women have special concerns related to their unique biology. The workings of the reproductive cycle—menarch (the onset of menstruation), the menstrual cycle, and menopause—give rise to a number of special health concerns. To help support women’s special concerns, AIM has developed a unique products: AIM RevitaFem.

The foundation of AIM RevitaFem is based on a proprietary blend of soy isoflavones and wild yam root extract. We add other special herbs to this blend to provide two products that combine natural phytoestrogens with botanicals targeted to women’s concerns.

Both the soy and wild yam plants contain powerful phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens are simply "plant estrogens" that mimic, to a degree, natural estrogen. Although plant estrogens are extremely weak, having only 1/1,000 to 1/100,000 of the estrogenic activity of estradiol, the most powerful form of estrogen, they do have a significant impact on women’s health. The most well-known, and perhaps the most beneficial, phytoestrogens found in the two plants are isoflavones (soy) and diosgenin (wild yam).

One of the interesting facts that researchers have noticed is that women in Asian countries—who consume large amounts of soy products—appear to have problem-free menopause and less incidences of breast cancer. Many researchers attribute this to their intake of soy products.

Many of the symptoms of menopause are due to the decreased production of estrogen after menopause. The estrogenic activity of soy isoflavones may help counter the decreased estrogen production, resulting in diminished menopausal symptoms.

In one study, researchers gave menopausal women soy isoflavones or a placebo for 12 weeks. Within three weeks, women receiving the soy had a 26 percent reduction in hot flashes, and after 12 weeks, a 45 percent reduction.

Soy isoflavones are also linked to a decreased incidence of breast cancer. This is because breast cancer is considered a hormone-dependent cancer: estrogen binds to altered cells, causing them to grow and multiply. The weak phytoestrogens compete with estrogen for these cells, and when they bind to the cell, they replace the estrogen but are not strong enough to trigger growth.

Soy isoflavones may also help maintain healthy bones. This is because most professionals note that it is not calcium intake that is as important as calcium excretion. When animal protein is replaced by soy protein, or other vegetable proteins, in the diet, there is less calcium excretion. Another factor is that two of the isoflavones found in soy—daidzein and genistein—may inhibit bone resorption, which is the loss of bone tissue.

Wild yam root also contains phytoestrogens, with the most well-known being diosgenin. Diosgenin has a structure similar to that of the hormone progesterone and is often used as the starting point in the manufacture of progesterone. However, diosgenin is not turned into progesterone by the body. Wild yam root is recognized as an antispasmodic, and many women attest that it helps them maintain menstrual health and enjoy a stress-free menopause.

Chaste tree berry extract has long been used in Europe to maintain a healthy menstrual cycle. The essential oils and compounds found in this herb may be helpful in regulating and normalizing the menstrual cycle.

Two studies in Germany show positive results. Both trials include over 1,500 women, and both patients and physicians reported 90 percent relief from symptoms of PMS after one month. A similar study supports this. (Lauritzen C.H., Reuter, H.D., Repges R., et al. "Treatment of premenstrual tension syndrome with Vitex agnus-castus: controlled double-blind study versus pyridoxine." Phytomed 4 (1997): 183-9.) The German Commission E—a group of physicians, pharmacists, and toxicologists who evaluate herbs for safety and efficacy—recommends chaste tree berry extract for menstrual disturbances.

Dong quai and licorice root extracts, like soy isoflavones and wild yam root extract, contain phytoestrogens. Like the isoflavones found in the soy plant, these phytoestrogens are believed to help regulate estrogen levels through competing for and blocking estrogen receptor sites. They are believed to be useful in the premenopause years and in maintaining a healthy menstrual cycle.

Dandelion is included for its detoxifying effect on the liver. This is important because the liver is instrumental in removing estrogen and estrogen by-products from the body. If the liver is not functioning properly, estrogen may not be excreted efficiently. This may result in altered hormonal regulation and the disruption of the menstrual cycle.

The base of this product to support menopause is the proprietary formula combining soy isoflavones and wild yam root extract. To this, three other botanicals (black cohosh root extract, and eleuthero root extract) are added, plus a hesperidin complex.

Black cohosh root extract has long been considered a powerful phytoestrogen (plant estrogen) that mimics estrogen and thus helps provide support for menopause. It has been used in Europe for menopause support for some 40 years.

By 1962, at least 14 clinical studies had been published and results consistently reveal that black cohosh root extract is useful for premenopausal and menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and depression. Since 1980, there have been further clinical studies and all support the usefulness of black cohosh root extract. Most studies note benefits after six to eight weeks of using the extract. Further studies in the 1980s and 90s support this. Black cohosh root extract has been found to be effective by the German Commission E.

Eleuthero is commonly known as Siberian ginseng and has many of the same properties found in ginseng. It is an energy provider and adaptogen.

It is the adaptogen qualities that may be most interesting to women. This simply means that it helps the body adapt to different situations. This is especially helpful when striving to maintain a healthy mental equilibrium.

Hesperidin is a bioflavonoid found in high concentrations in the ovaries. It helps to balance inflammatory chemical mechanisms.

• Take 1 capsule, twice a day. Best taken with meals.

• Pregnant women should not use AIM RevitaFem™ Cycle II.

• Women who are nursing, have pelvic inflammatory disease, or experience extensive menstrual bleeding should not use AIM RevitaFem.

• Women undergoing estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should not use AIM RevitaFem.

• Close tightly after opening and store in a cool, dry, dark place (70-75 °F; 20.1-23.8 °C). Do not refrigerate.

Q & A

Who should use the RevitaFem™ products?
Women looking to avoid the discomforts of menopause will be interested in AIM RevitaFem.

May children and pregnant women use AIMRevitaFem™?
Children should not be using either of these products. Adolescent girls who are having a menstrual cycle may be interested in AIM RevitaFem™ Cycle I. Pregnant or nursing women should not use either product.

May women who have had a hysterectomy use AIM RevitaFem™?
Yes, they may.

Is there anyone who should not take the AIMRevitaFem™?
Women with high blood pressure or glaucoma should not use AIM RevitaFem™ Cycle I. Women who have pelvic inflammatory disease or experience extensive menstrual bleeding should not use AIM RevitaFem™ Cycle II. Pregnant or nursing women should not use either product. Women undergoing estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should not use either product.

May I take the RevitaFem™ products with AIMRenewed Balance™? How do they compare?
Yes, you may use them with Renewed Balance™.

AIM Renewed Balance™ is a powerful product that provides you with supplemental natural progesterone. Natural progesterone has the same structure as the progesterone manufactured by the body and provides direct and quick results.

AIM RevitaFem do not provide progesterone, but instead plant estrogens, which act as weak estrogens. They will provide benefits similar to natural progesterone, but not as quickly. The different herbs will also provide a more "well-rounded" effect.

May I take the RevitaFem™ products with other AIM products?
Yes, you may. When using AIM Herbal Fiberblend™, make sure you take it one hour before or 30 minutes after taking the AIM RevitaFem™ products.

Suggested Reading

Bove, Mary, N.D., and Costarella, Linda, N.D. Herbs For Women’s Health. New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing, Inc., 1997.

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