Soy and melatonin may offer some help to women with hot flashes, insomnia, and other menopausal symptoms. But not a lot. The latest findings come from a study led by Giorgio Secreto, MD, director of the hormone research laboratory at Italy’s National Cancer Institute. They analyzed data from 232 women treated for menopausal symptoms with either a soy extract (Soylife), melatonin, soy extract plus melatonin, or a placebo.
