1. What is special about Nikken’s Nutri5® Menopause Solution?



Until now, there have been 3 primary approaches to severe menopausal symptoms:

– Hormone Replacement Therapy which utilises synthetic hormones, and which clinical evidence has shown is linked to significantly increased risks of hormone-related cancers. Current medical advice is that HRT should be employed at the lowest dose and for the shortest time possible1.

– Natural herbs, of which examples include Agnus Castus, Black Cohosh, Dong Quai & Red Clover.

– Phytoestrogens – plant-derived chemicals which have some properties which are similar to the human hormone oestrogen.

While herbs and phytoestrogens are natural, and indeed generally safe, until now they have been inconsistently effective. Sometimes they are effective for one person but not for others, and sometimes they will be effective for one person but only from time to time.

Nikken’s menopause technology, Nutri5®, is the result of 20 years research and has been shown to offer significantly improved symptoms and quality of life in 90% of cases within 2-12 weeks

However, beyond the symptoms of menopause which affect immediate quality of life, the hormonal changes of menopause also bring additional future health problems - there’s an increased risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures and a woman’s risk of heart disease increases after the menopause to around the same level as a man’s1. Nutri5®’s unique composition has been shown in clinical studies to significantly reduce both these risk factors – an important additional benefit. It was previously thought that Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) provided some protection against heart disease in menopausal women. Research now shows this is not the case2.

2. How does Nutri5® achieve these results?

The menopause is the time in a woman’s life when her ovaries stop producing eggs, her periods begin to stop, and when levels of the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone fall. The effects of menopause are wide-ranging and, when severe, can completely disrupt the quality of life, including:3

* Hot flushes & night sweats

* Insomnia

* Mood swings

* Poor memory and concentration

* Dry or itchy skin

* Aches and pains

* Tiredness and lethargy

* Loss of vaginal elasticity

* Panic attacks

* Decrease in sexual desire & Libido

* Bladder problems & an increased susceptibility to cystitis and stress incontinence.

In terms of available treatments (leaving aside HRT because of the associated increased risks of cancer) conventional soya supplements are the most effective options currently, and yet severe menopause symptoms remain a tremendous problem:

– 80% of women will experience menopausal symptoms4, totalling around 28 million women across Europe.

– of these, 45% will find their symptoms difficult to deal with4 – approx 13 million women.

– These figures are in spite of the current treatments available.

The active ingredients in conventional soya supplements for menopause are chemically extracted & UHT treated “isoflavones". These can be easily identified, as the extracted isoflavones are reduced to the point that they can typically be packed as capsules.