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Flaxseed

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What it’s good for

Flaxseed for Hot Flashes

No Benefit

2 studies · 0 supporting · 2 against

How it was tested: The Menopause Society does not recommend dietary supplements for hot flushes.

Gut bacteria turn its lignans into weak oestrogen-like compounds.

Dose: 50–410 mg

Tested as: flaxseed-derived lignans, 410 mg/day (from a flaxseed bar) in the largest phase III trial; a separate dietary trial used 25 g whole ground flaxseed/day (about 50 mg lignans).

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