What is Red Clover?
Red clover (trifolium pratense) is is a legume or pulse commonly seen growing in the fields and hedgerows across the UK . Other examples of legumes include chickpeas, lentils and soybeans. Red clover is accepted as a human food throughout the world.
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What is Novogen Redclover for?
- Helps general health and well-being during and after the menopause
- Helps to maintain bone health
- Helps to maintain cholesterol at a healthy level
How does Novogen Redclover work?
Novogen Redclover is a dietary supplement based on red clover isoflavones specifically developed to help women to manage the menopause naturally. It contains a balanced source of the four isoflavones that are important to health, particularly during and after the menopause.
Studies have shown that Novogen Redclover may help to maintain good general health during the menopause as well as bone and cholesterol health.
What does Novogen Redclover contain?
Each tablet contains a standardised 40mg of four isoflavones: genistein, daidzein, formononetin and biochanin A sourced from red clover (Trifolium pratense). These red clover isoflavones are naturally occurring phytoestrogens or plant oestrogens which are NOT chemically synthesized.
Novogen Redclover is free from sugar, yeast, milk derivatives, wheat and corn starch, gluten, preservatives, artificial colours and flavours.
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How should I take Novogen Redclover?
It is recommended that 1 to 2 Novogen Redclover tablets are taken daily with food. Usually 1 tablet per day suits most women either taken in the morning with breakfast or in the evening depending on when you feel it is most appropriate for you.
Some women find that taking 2 tablets a day is preferable so that the body has a top up of dietary isoflavones twice a day.
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Is there anything that may stop me getting the most out of Novogen Redclover?
Antibiotics may disrupt your ‘friendly’ gut bacteria and hence reduce the absorption of isoflavones from the gut. Stomach remedies such as antacids, H2 antagonists and proton pump inhibitors may also reduce the uptake of isoflavones from Novogen Redclover.
Eating live yoghurt or taking a daily probiotic tablet or drink with your Novogen Redclover tablet can help to re-establish a healthy level of gut bacteria and there should be an improvement in the gut absorption of isoflavones from Novogen Redclover.
How long should I take Novogen Redclover for?
You should be able to assess the benefits of taking Novogen Redclover after the first 4 weeks. Thereafter, take Novogen Redclover daily to maintain benefits.
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Can I use Novogen Redclover if I’m still getting regular monthly periods?
Yes given that each tablet of Novogen Redclover contains 40mg of isoflavones which is equivalent to consuming two or three legume-based meals in the diet every day. Around 40mg of isoflavones per day is the daily amount that men and women in Latin America and Asia are eating in their diet every day throughout life.
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What is the difference between red clover products and between red clover and soy isoflavones?
Not all red clover products are the same. Red clover blossoms contain little or no isoflavones so products such as red clover tea or supplements based on red clover blossoms will not provide any measurable isoflavone levels. The leaves of the plant contain the highest amount of isoflavones.
The standardisation process used in the manufacture of Novogen Redclover ensures that each tablet in every pack supplies 40mg of isoflavones - the level that is consumed in a typical legume based diet eaten in Asia or Japan, for example.
Red clover and soy are both legumes and belong to the same family of plants. The main difference is that red clover contains four active isoflavones whereas soy only has two. The extra two found in red clover are commonly found in other legumes such as chick peas and lentils. For more information on natural sources of isoflavones
