Phytoestrogens are used in the Women’s Formula of the CardioTrim health supplement line.

Resveratrol and Women’s Health
The CardioTrim Women’s Formula contains a high potency, standardized Polygonum cuspidatum root extract (trans-Resveratrol or Resveratrol), a powerful antioxidant and cardio-protectant that contains 50% phystoestrogens (natural plant estrogens).

As a phytoestrogen, it helps maintain normal estrogen activity, reduces hot flashes, balances mood swings and promotes healthy bone density. Derived from the root of Polygonum cuspidatum, an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine, this resveratrol extract contains more than 1,000-times the amount of the same antioxidant ingredient in red wine that is believed to promote cardiovascular health and reduce the effects of premature aging.

Phytoestrogens are substances in plants that mimic the effects of human estrogen in the body. Their chemical structures are similar to human estrogen and capable of binding to estrogen receptors, forming active phytoestrogen-receptor complexes capable of inducing estrogen-like activity. Phytoestrogens have been present in the human diet for thousands of years. Estrogen is an important hormone to all female mammals. But other mammals do not experience the same problems of estrogen deficiency as humans do. The incidence of problems associated with estrogen deficiency is far greater in North American, Western European and Australian women than they are in Asian, Central American and Mediterranean women. Research suggests that the reasons for this appear to be related to the diet of these cultures, the difference being in the amount of plant estrogens or “phytoestrogens” consumed.

Phytoestrogens are thought to be a source of natural estrogens the human body has come to rely on to supplement the declining levels of estrogen naturally produced by a women's body in midlife and beyond. This trans-resveratrol or resveratrol is a powerful phytoestrogen that have been shown to bind to the Human Estrogen Receptor and enhance estrogen-like activity in the body, without causing any of the side effects associated with synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT). These phytoestrogens also have the added benefit of being powerful antioxidants, which provides cellular protection against environmental pollutants and prevents the effects of premature aging. The principal phytoestrogens in this extract helps to reduce numerous symptoms associated with menopause, including effects on blood pressure, bone strength, cholesterol levels, oxidative damage and free radical injury.