Take the Heat Out of Your Menopause - Top Tips to Help Reduce Your Hot Flashes
When women discuss their menopausal symptoms, very often the misery of hot flashes is the subject most spoken about.
Although the symptoms and severity can vary, they usually include intense heat spreading through your face and upper body accompanied by an accelerated heartbeat and sudden extreme perspiration.
Hot flashes and night sweats can lead to interrupted sleep, insomnia, panic attacks, anxiety and depression and can last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes.
As many as 3 out of 4 women experience hot flashes as they go through the menopause.
So what can you do to lessen the sweaty, blotchy embarrassment of hot flashes associated with the menopause? These tips could help alleviate your symptoms: Exercise regularly - every day if possible.
Walking is the easiest but any activity is better than none.
You should aim for at least 30 minutes per day which you can do at any time, although too much strenuous activity before going to bed can trigger night sweats.
Dress in layers so you can temporarily remove outer ones as your body heats up and then replace them as your body cools down afterward.
In hot weather wear cotton clothes which allow your skin to breathe and ensure that you have a hand held fan with you at all times.
Try to identify what prompts your hot flashes.
Spicy food, hot drinks, alcohol, chocolate and aged cheese are all known to be possible contributors.
Drinking a glass of cold water at the beginning of your hot flash can help to lessen the discomfort.
Touching or holding something cold such as metal or a packet of frozen vegetables can mitigate the oncoming hot flash.
Keeping a thermos of iced water by your bed at night may help to alleviate night sweats.
Hot flashes can reduce Vitamin B, Vitamin C, magnesium and potassium in your body so you should ensure that you take sufficient quantities of these nutrients to make up for those lost.
Although the symptoms and severity can vary, they usually include intense heat spreading through your face and upper body accompanied by an accelerated heartbeat and sudden extreme perspiration.
Hot flashes and night sweats can lead to interrupted sleep, insomnia, panic attacks, anxiety and depression and can last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes.
As many as 3 out of 4 women experience hot flashes as they go through the menopause.
So what can you do to lessen the sweaty, blotchy embarrassment of hot flashes associated with the menopause? These tips could help alleviate your symptoms: Exercise regularly - every day if possible.
Walking is the easiest but any activity is better than none.
You should aim for at least 30 minutes per day which you can do at any time, although too much strenuous activity before going to bed can trigger night sweats.
Dress in layers so you can temporarily remove outer ones as your body heats up and then replace them as your body cools down afterward.
In hot weather wear cotton clothes which allow your skin to breathe and ensure that you have a hand held fan with you at all times.
Try to identify what prompts your hot flashes.
Spicy food, hot drinks, alcohol, chocolate and aged cheese are all known to be possible contributors.
Drinking a glass of cold water at the beginning of your hot flash can help to lessen the discomfort.
Touching or holding something cold such as metal or a packet of frozen vegetables can mitigate the oncoming hot flash.
Keeping a thermos of iced water by your bed at night may help to alleviate night sweats.
Hot flashes can reduce Vitamin B, Vitamin C, magnesium and potassium in your body so you should ensure that you take sufficient quantities of these nutrients to make up for those lost.
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