Easing the transition to menopause with vitamin E and soy

The average American woman lives a third of her life after menopause, which usually begins at about age 50. However, it's not uncommon for pre-menopausal symptoms to start, with increasing frequency, about seven to 10 years before this stage (called the perimenopausal period). In fact, in the U.S. today, there are more than 35 million women who are transitioning to menopause.

Menopause is triggered as the ovaries, over time, produce less and less estrogen - and without estrogen to stimulate ovulation, the menstrual periods cease. Although many women are relieved to see an end to the monthly cycle of bloating, irritability, and other symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, the natural …