Sadly, there is no way to eliminate menopause. What can be done is to eliminate some of the symptoms of menopause, which virtually all women will have to endure in their lifetime. How many women have awakened from a deep sleep and realized they’re burning from within? The dreaded hot flash!

Recent studies have found that Asian women suffer less from hot flashes than their Western counterparts. The American diet generally only contains about 3 milligrams of soy isoflavones (plant estrogen) per day while Asian diets typically have 40 to 80 milligrams.

Soy-based foods high in isoflavones were studied along with isoflavone supplements. The natural soy foods were found to have better results in relieving hot flashes. Soy foods like tempeh, tofu, and miso are rich sources of plant estrogen.