Foods for menopause
What APEX holds on the table for menopause: the foods it leads with, each with where it comes from and why it is ours. Not a treatment plan — the food, and the reason it is on the list.
Compiled by APEX Legacy from published research and documented food
history, under the editorial direction of
Jonathan Jackson, Founder .
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Herbs & Spices
Wild Yam Root A twining woodland vine whose knotty rhizome was the colonial 'colic root.' Not a food… Black Cohosh The most studied herbal medicine for menopausal symptoms in the world — over 40 clinical… Red Clover Isoflavone-rich wild herb with demonstrated efficacy for menopausal hot flashes, bone… Honeybush Honeybush is rooibos's sweeter cousin — a caffeine-free, naturally sweet Cape fynbos tea… Cramp Bark Named for exactly what it does. The bark of a viburnum shrub, dried and decocted, is one… Black Haw Bark A close cousin of cramp bark, native through the Southern states, with a deeper history… Licorice Root Sweet-rooted adaptogenic herb — nature's cortisol regulator, adrenal supporter, and GI… Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis) Root herb with ferulic acid, z-ligustilide, and unique phthalide compounds demonstrated… Maritime Pine Bark Pycnogenol does one thing better than almost any other natural compound: it restores…
Vegetables
Red Clover Blossom (Isoflavone) Red clover (Trifolium pratense) grows in every Southern pasture and roadside — yet it… Alfalfa Sprouts Fine, thread-like sprouts with tiny green tops — the classic sandwich and salad sprout. Clover Sprouts Fine, mild, alfalfa-like sprouts with a delicate green top. Fennel Bulb vegetable with feathery fronds and anise-like flavor from anethole.
Pantry & Condiments
Sea Buckthorn Oil Sea buckthorn oil is orange — I mean traffic-cone orange, because it has more… Royal Jelly Concentrated bioactive secretion containing 10-HDA (10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid — unique… Rice Bran Oil Oil extracted from the bran of rice — high smoke point and uniquely rich in… Maca Root Powder Adaptogenic root with gelatinized or raw powder form. Contains unique glucosinolates… Flaxseed Oil The most omega-3-dense plant oil there is — cold-pressed flax, a vegetarian answer to…
Beans & Peas
Soybean Sprouts Stout, yellow-headed sprouts with a long crunchy stem and a nutty bite. Silken Tofu Undrained, custard-soft tofu that blends into silk. The secret weapon for vegan banana… Firm Tofu Pressed soybean curd that holds its shape for stir-fry, grilling, and frying. Soybean Soybean in West African context — specifically the fermented soya dawadawa and soy milk…
Fermented & Pickled
White Miso White miso is fermented soybeans, ground smooth, ready to dissolve into anything. Tempeh Firm, nutty, fermented soybean cake produced by Rhizopus mold culture.
Drinks
Soy Milk Plant milk from soybeans — lactose-free and the only common plant milk with protein…
Nuts & Seeds
Beniseed The sesame seed that crossed the Atlantic in the hands of enslaved Africans — one of the… Flaxseed (Whole, Unground) Whole flaxseed looks unremarkable. A tiny brown seed. But inside that seed is the highest…
Fruit
Sea Buckthorn Berry The richest plant source of omega-7 fatty acid — clinically documented for insulin…
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