Download the SoyLife Brochure PDF What is this? SoyLife is a unique soy isoflavone ingredient manufactured exclusively from soy germ. Soy germ (rather than either whole bean or the fermented bi-products of ex- traction) contains the highest natural level of isoflavones combined with more than 40 other phytonutrients. SoyLife provides you with a powerful and [...]
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Soylife, Calcium and Vit D in the prevention of osteoporosis – OPUS study 2004–2007
More than 45% of women and 30% of men over 50 years old are known to potentially suffer from a limb fracture. This 2 year study with 400 post menopausal women in 3 centres in the US was designed to evaluate the combination of SoyLife (0 mg, 80 mg and 120 mg per day) in [...]
SoyLife® Extra
What is this? SoyLife EXTRA is a soy germ concentrate standardized to 10% isoflavones. Specially selected high-quality soy germs are the starting material for SoyLife EXTRA production. This is different from many isoflavone extracts, which are concentrated from soy molasses, or other materials that result from extensive fractionations. Because SoyLife EXTRA has been produced from [...]
Video: Protection from Osteoporosis
Dr. Marian Verbruggen explains what osteoporosis is and recommends supplements to prevent it. Protection from Osteoporosis Interview with Dr. Marian Verbruggen Interviewed by Raena Morgan March 28, 2008 Raena Morgan: Dr. Verbruggen, talk to us about osteoporosis. What exactly is it? Dr. Marian Verbruggen: Osteoporosis is actually a disease that arises from extensive bone [...]
Video: Maintain Your Bone Health with Daidzein
Dr. Marian Verbruggen describes how a soy isoflavone can help bone health, especially in women who want to prevent osteoporosis. Maintain Your Bone Health with Soy Interview with Dr. Marian Verbruggen Interviewed by Raena Morgan March 28, 2008 Raena Morgan: I’m visiting with Dr. Marian Verbruggen. She works with Frutarum Health and we’re talking about [...]
Effects of soy isoflavones on biochemical markers of bone metabolism in postmenopausal women
By W. Wong, Baylor College of Medicine, USA. Presented at “Dietary Phytoestrogens: Friend or Foe”, New Orleans, USA. 2001. Cessation of estrogen production with menopause results in bone loss in postmenopausal women. Estrogen replacement therapy (HRT) is an effective treatment, but its long-term safety is under discussion. Soy isoflavones are gaining interest in this area [...]
A prospective clinical trial of soybean isoflavones extract attenuating bone loss in postmenopausal women
Ye Yan-bin,et al, Eur. J. Nutr. 45 (2006): 327-334. With the cessation of estrogen production, postmenopausal women are particularly susceptible to osteoporosis. Epidemiological, animal and human studies have shown that soy may have a beneficial effect in the prevention of osteoporosis. In the present study, the ingredient SoyLife EXTRA was tested in 97 postmenopausal women [...]
Soy isoflavones have a favorable effect on bone loss in Chinese postmenopausal women with lower bone mass: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial
By Chen YM, Ho SC, et al, Hong Kong, J. of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 88 (2003): 4740–4747 & Menopause 11 (2004), 246-254.; Chen YM, Ho SC, et al, Hong Kong, Beneficial effect of soy isoflavones on bone mineral content was modified by years since menopause, body weight, and calcium intake: a double-blind, randomized, controlled [...]
Soy isoflavone supplementation and bone mineral density in menopausal women: a 2-y multicenter clinical trial
By Wong et al. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 90: 1433-9, 2009 The natural soy germ matrix in SoyLife with its typical high content of daizein was a special reason for a group of US researchers to reserch its influence on bone health. Osteoporosis Prevention Using Soy (OPUS) is a study supported by US government and [...]
Why are manufacturers upgrading to SoyLife® isoflavones?
SoyLife is naturally rich in daidzein. Science confirms that the isoflavone daidzein is important for the efficacy of isoflavones as it is converted into equol during metabolism. Equol has been shown to play an important role in human health. Daidzein is the ´bone health isoflavone´ – The beneficial effects of SoyLife in bone health have [...]
