I used various soy isoflavones in tablet form for years and although they may have been doing me some good, I felt no overt results. What I wanted was to "feel" the benefits of what I was taking. When I found Revival soy protein, I felt it within a few days. I have been using Revival daily since June of 1998. I get the benefits from the 160 mg. of NON-genetically engineered soybeans/isoflavones (many of the soy shakes out there are made from modified soybeans). I use it religiously and only recommend products in Power Surge which I have used myself and with which I have had good results.

The bottom line is that there's going to be some processing no matter what we buy, but I know I'm using the most pristine soy product on the market and I tried a dozen of the soy shakes from health food stores. I don't bother cooking tofu any longer since reading that 93% of the phytochemicals are destroyed in the cooking process and I'm not about to eat raw tofu.

Revival isn't really "pricey" when compared to other products on the market. When you buy a regular protein bar, they charge about $2.50 or more. Multiply that by 30 and it's more than Revival's monthly charge and none of them are giving you a fraction of the amount of soy isoflavones and the benefit of being developed by mainstream medical doctors, graduates of Johns Hopkins. Not only that, but the people at Physicians Labs are just a toll-free call or E.mail away if you need any help.

I think your idea to go natural is very wise. Educate yourself. Decide what issues you want to address during peri and postmenopause and take only what you need. The recommendations page is for the purpose of providing a list of remedies for various ailments. You might also want to have a look at the Being The Best You! area of the Web site.