Hot Flash Survival Ideas
04.09.08 - 06:09pm
If you’ve had one, there’s no mistaking it: the sudden, intense, hot feeling on your face and upper body, perhaps preceded or accompanied by a rapid heartbeat and sweating, nausea, dizziness, anxiety, headache, weakness, or a feeling of suffocation. Some women experience an “aura,” an uneasy feeling just before the hot flash that lets them know what’s coming. Hot flashes are mostly caused by the hormonal changes of menopause, but can also be affected by lifestyle and medications. A diminished level of estrogen has a direct effect on the hypothalamus, the part of the brain responsible for controlling your appetite, sleep cycles, sex hormones, and body temperature. Some women are on estrogen therapy and many women take natural supplements, such as Hot Flash Freedom which serves as hot flash treatment. You can also avoid things that trigger a hot flash such as alcohol, caffeine, hot food, hot showers, smoking, or saunas.