PMS and MENOPAUSE

Women's Health Update

Women suffering from PMS, peri, pre, menopausal, and post-menopausal discomforts have been left with few viable and safe alternatives following the shocking news that traditional hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may cause many of the diseases it was thought to prevent, such as breast cancer, heart disease, stroke, and dementia.

As if strategically timed, a new all-natural, nonprescription nutraceutical called Brevail' should come as welcome relief to these women. Brevail is comprised of plant-based, nutrientlike compounds called lignans that have demonstrated the ability to address symptoms of menstrual and menopausal symptoms, as well as breast and heart health. Brevail is currently being distributed nationwide, fueled by growing consumer awareness and demand of this exciting breakthrough in women's self-healthcare.

Rise and Fall of HRT

For 15 years Sidney Constien, of Malvern, PA, as well as 15 million women just like her relied on HRT to help take the edge off menstrual and menopausal discomforts. And, like Sidney - millions of women remained on HRT even after menopause under the widespread belief that the drugs prevented heart disease.Then, in the spring of 2002 she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Just a few short months later on June 9th 2002, 15 million women on HRT awoke to their morning paper and broadcast news to learn that the risks of these drugs outweigh the rewards. The National Institutes of Health halted its study of estrogen plus progestin therapy because of evidence that it increased the risk of strokes, blood clots, heart disease, and most shockingly to Constien - breast cancer. The painful irony was that HRT was previously thought to prevent these ailments. Adding insult to injury, a European HRT study with one million female participants was also halted for the very same reasons, and included increased risk of dementia. Although she is cancer free after lumpectomy and radiation, Constien, now 66 has a new mission, "I want to get the word out because I have friends who are still on it."

Now What?

Once one of the most widely prescribed class of drugs worldwide, prescriptions for HRT drastically dropped in the months following this startling news of their adverse health consequences, from 15 million to 9 million, as women began to seek alternatives to traditional HRT.

Just when many women began to lose hope of finding a safe and effective means to address PMS and menopause, Brevail emerged as a new self-care solution. Brevail, researched and developed overeightyears and manufactured to stringent patent-pending specifications is the world's first isolated, concentrated, purified, standardized, and guaranteed for potency flax-lignan extract. Most important is that lignans do not pose the potential health dangers of traditional HRT.

Body and Nature In Balance

Lignans strongly resemble the feminizing hormone estrogen in physical structure, and therefore act as a surrogate to estrogen when production in the ovaries begins to diminish. Furthermore, lignans stabilize the rise and fall of hormone levels during a woman's monthly cycle. Barbara B.of Bellingham,WA states, "I am not having any of the severe PMS symptoms or migraines that I was having for months! I feel like my hormones are in balance once again."

Lignans were once abundant in the diet, ingested in a whole foods diet. Lignans are found in the fibrous portion of fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and grains. Modern refinement and processing of foods originating a century ago all but eliminated lignan ingestion in the daily diet. According to the Framingham Offspring study, American women are ingesting less than 1 mg of lignan a day. Compare this with Japanese women who consume 20 - 80 mg of phytoestrogens a day and rarely suffer from menstrual, menopausal symptoms, or breast cancer.

Hormonal Harmony

Unlike powerful forms of prescription and animal derived HRT such as Premarin (Pregnant Mares Urine), gentle plant-based lignans do not propagate hormonally induced cancers such as those of the breast, ovary, or endometrium. In fact, Brevail is marketed primarily as a"Proactive Breast Health" product for the "Preservation of Healthy Breast Tissue." Women taking Brevail forthe benefit of optimal breast health noticed value-added benefits such as improved mood, reduction in hot flashes, irritability, cramping, bloating, breast tenderness, headache, and insomnia. As a result, some women take Brevail to maintain healthy breast tissue, others to address PMS and Menopause - and most, for all of the above. According to Laurie M., an executive secretary from San Diego, CA, "My doctor is surprised by my ease of transition through menopause, with a minimum of symptoms. Brevail is just the boost I need to keep my hormones in balance, with the added benefit of confidence and peace of mind."

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New Hope for 15 Million Women with Few Options

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Lignons may address the following symptoms associated with menstrual and menopausal discomforts:

* Diminish Hot Flashes

* Reduce Cramping and Bloating

* Improve Mood

* Decrease Breast Pain(mastalgia)

* Address Insomnia

* Harmonize Hormones

* Reduce Fatigue

* Reduce Migraines

Additionally:

* Preserve Healthy Breast Tissue

* Support Heart Health

* Improve Complexion and Skin Tone

* Strengthen Hair and Nails