You feel a wave of heat creep up your whole body. Suddenly you're really
hot and want to take all your clothes off. Then you realize, it's a hot
flash and you're about to enter the menopause.
Menopause brings a whole
different set of challenges to deal with, but the key is, not to get
despondent or disheartened, but to to relax and open yourself up to the
possibility that it is just one other transformation in life that will
bring its own benefits and self growth, remote as that may seem right
now!
Try and see the menopause as a time of freedom!!
Freedom from the pain of periods, the risk of getting pregnant and freedom from being a mum to small children.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
Hot Flashes During The Menopause
Hot flashes and night sweats can be precipitated by falling estrogen
(oestrogen) levels and can be accompanied by feelings of anxiety.
The first thing to try for regular hot flashes is Sage, either as a tincture or tea. This helps rebalance the sweat regulating mechanism in the brain. This non hormonal method works well for many women. You can take this throughout the day, or once in the day and then experiment with increasing doses at night, if night sweats are your worst problem.
If this doesn't work, you can try Black Cohosh which mimics estrogen in the body ie it's a phytoestrogen. It cannot be taken with HRT though.
Vitamin E also helps. Take 200iu to 400iu daily.
Increase the amount of phytoestrogens in your diet. One way to do this is to eat the menopause cake (yes it does exist!).
Take some milk thistle after meals. Milk thistle is an excellent remedy for the liver and this can help your liver which is probably stressed at this time of life.
Also check that the hot flash is related to the menopause. Other illnesses also cause hot flushes as do some allergic reactions.
The first thing to try for regular hot flashes is Sage, either as a tincture or tea. This helps rebalance the sweat regulating mechanism in the brain. This non hormonal method works well for many women. You can take this throughout the day, or once in the day and then experiment with increasing doses at night, if night sweats are your worst problem.
If this doesn't work, you can try Black Cohosh which mimics estrogen in the body ie it's a phytoestrogen. It cannot be taken with HRT though.
Vitamin E also helps. Take 200iu to 400iu daily.
Increase the amount of phytoestrogens in your diet. One way to do this is to eat the menopause cake (yes it does exist!).
Take some milk thistle after meals. Milk thistle is an excellent remedy for the liver and this can help your liver which is probably stressed at this time of life.
Also check that the hot flash is related to the menopause. Other illnesses also cause hot flushes as do some allergic reactions.
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