Sesame Seeds

Sesame seeds may be small but they are a real nutritional powerhouse for women! They are packed with a variety of nutrients, ranging from lignans, vitamin B1, calcium, magnesium, zinc and selenium, to other beneficial compounds that help regulate menstrual cycle, minimise PMS & period cramping, boost mood, improve skin & hair health, reduce menopausal symptoms and come with much more benefits. These small seeds are rich in:


Lignans (Sesamin, Sesamol, Pinoresinol)

Women’s Health:

  • Regulate menstrual cycle [1]
  • Reduce intensity of hot flushes during menopause [2]
  • Improve sex hormone levels in postmenopausal women [3]
Overall Health:
  • Prevent various types of cancer [4, 5, 6, 7]
  • Lower cholesterol levels [8, 9]
  • Improve blood pressure [10, 11]
  • Regulate blood sugar [12, 13]
  • Reduce inflammation [14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
Beauty:
  • Support wound healing [20]


Calcium

Women’s Health:

  • Eases symptoms of PMS [21, 22, 23, 24]
Overall Health:
  • Supports bone health [25, 26]
  • Lowers risk of developing breast cancer [27, 28, 29]


Magnesium

Women’s Health:

  • Reduces menstrual migraines [30, 31]
  • Reduces PMS symptoms [32, 33, 34, 35, 36]
  • Relieves premenstrual mood changes [37]
  • Reduces premenstrual water retention [38]

Overall Health:

  • Improves sleep [39, 40]
  • Lowers risk of developing diabetes [41, 42, 43, 44]
  • Reduces inflammation [45, 46, 47, 48, 49]


Zinc

Women’s Health:
  • Boosts mood [50]
  • Reduces period pains [51, 52, 53, 54]

Overall Health:

  • Reduces inflammation [55, 56]
  • Keeps immune system strong [57, 58]
Beauty:
  • Helps treat acne [59, 60]
  • Supports wound healing process [61, 62]


Vitamin B1

Women’s Health:

  • Lowers risk of PMS [63]
  • Reduces period cramping [64, 65, 66]
Beauty:
  • Makes hair grow stronger and faster [67]


Selenium

Overall Health:

  • Supports thyroid health [68, 69]
  • Fights oxidative stress [70]
  • Lowers risk of certain cancers [71, 72]
  • Supports immune system [73, 74]