Once again, soy is shown to create small changes but does not effectively address the actual issue of enhancing bone fracture resistance or preventing osteoporosis (free signup required to read)

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This study finds no useful effects on bone density with soy, but the population is small, 14-years post-meno, and had a higher proportion of smokers in the soy group than the control. (free signup required to read)

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Interesting view of which non-prescription-hrt approaches are perceived as most successful, despite a rather small sample size. Of note, however, is that WHI is still being used as the "last word" in hrt knowledge, despite its serious limitations. (free signup required to read)

They tested botanicals including the alternative HRT black cohosh as well as echinacea, goldenseal, kava kava, milk thistle, saw palmetto, Synephrine, and valerian root. Levels were not to toxic standards, but things like cadmium, which is one of the metallic contaminants, is a known estrogen-mimic. Women who use black cohosh thinking they are avoiding estrogen may not be limiting their effects as much as they hope.