ABSTRACT
314Phytoestrogens are considered as an effective treatment against the annoyance of women’s ailments such as osteoporosis, breast cancer stress, and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Small amounts of phytoestrogen appear in many common food sources and there are innumerable ways to include such compounds in the diet. Soybeans, soy products, alfalfa fodder, and flaxseed are the foodstuffs that can be taken directly to increase the amount of phytoestrogens in the body. Some forms of phytoestrogen are being made into specific products, which solely help to introduce the phytoestrogen into the body. Presently, phytoestrogenic compounds are available commercially and are more commonly sold in capsules, pills, and in the form of external applicant such as ointments and cream.
