| Menopause is a natural occurrence that happens to all | | | | seek their doctors advice on how to handle them. |
| women when they reach a certain age. Technically it | | | | Most women can just make simple lifestyle changes |
| is a stopping of a woman's period (or menses), hence | | | | such as layering their clothing, changing their diet, and |
| the name. There are many symptoms of | | | | exercising on a regular basis. |
| menopause, but none as obvious as the hot flashes | | | | If you do find that you need to turn to medication, |
| that you experience. | | | | or Hormone Replacement Therapy, check out all your |
| Hot flashes can range from mild hot spells at night to | | | | options. You may only need Estrogen Therapy, or |
| constant dripping and sweating during the daytime. It | | | | perhaps just a few natural solutions such as vitamins |
| starts suddenly, with a rapid heartbeat, intense | | | | or Black Cohosh, which is proven to be a natural |
| feeling of heat on your face and upper body, and | | | | relief solution for hot flashes. |
| continues with possible headaches and nausea. It may | | | | Relaxation and stress reduction techniques should be |
| only last a short time but there is no mistaking the | | | | your first stop on the way to being hot flash free. |
| feeling of a hot flash. | | | | Yoga and meditation are excellent ways to calm your |
| Hot flashes are caused by a hormonal imbalance and | | | | body before and during a hot flash to make it seem |
| estrogen loss. The loss of estrogen causes the part | | | | more tolerable. During the day make sure to keep an |
| of the brain that is responsible for your body | | | | ice cold glass of water nearby to cool you down |
| temperature to think that it is too hot. Your body in | | | | during or before a hot flash. Another tip is to lower |
| turn tries to use the nervous system's chemical ability | | | | the temperature wherever you are. This is where |
| to relieve the heat by having your heart beat faster, | | | | the layering of clothes comes in - it helps with the |
| and using the perspiration to relieve the body of the | | | | many different temperatures you will go through in a |
| sudden warmth. It is essentially a way to cool you | | | | day. |
| off even though the feeling you are having is that it | | | | Just as the old saying goes, this too shall pass. |
| is heating you up. | | | | Although it may take 2 to 5 years on average, it will |
| As many as 85% of women have reported having | | | | end. Just try to make it as bearable as possible during |
| hot flashes. But only about 10% to 15% of women | | | | this time and before you know it the symptoms of |
| have severe enough hot flashes that they need to | | | | hot flashes will disappear naturally with time. |