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Alternative Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms: Benefits & Risks

 
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Licorice

Licorice root has been used in herbal medicine to treat indigestion and coughs.

Benefits: Licorice is believed to lower estrogen levels while simultaneously raising progesterone levels. For this reason, licorice is thought to be an herbal remedy for menopausal symptoms.

Risks: Taking more than 20 grams of daily, regularly, may raise levels of the hormone, aldosterone, causing headaches, high blood pressure and cardiac problems.

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