| Menopausal hot flashes range in their frequency | | | | Try also to consume vitamin B in its variety of |
| and intensity widely, depending upon the individual | | | | forms, magnesium is has also been seen as |
| and particular circumstances. Many cases involve | | | | beneficial. This will increase your bodily levels of |
| mild flashes, although some unfortunate people | | | | these micronutrients that are decreased by hot |
| get severe flashes which are mentally and | | | | flashes. |
| physically draining. | | | | Citrus fruits are known to contain substances |
| This phenomenon of hot flashes is caused in | | | | called bioflavonoids that shield fine blood vessels |
| women by their body thermostat, the | | | | from damage or unwanted chemical deposition. |
| hypothalamus, finding whether they are hot or | | | | Bioflavonoids are also able to lessen the |
| cold difficult due to estrogen and progesterone | | | | occurrence or severity of hot flashes. |
| decreases. | | | | Supplements can be bought in pharmacies and |
| Check with your doctor that your flashes fall | | | | many health food stores that combine with |
| within the usual range, not posing a serious health | | | | vitamin C and bioflavonoids. Seek out those |
| issue or combining with or actually being a | | | | products which contain 500-1000mg vitamin C and |
| separate health issue. | | | | 200-500mg bioflavonoids per tablet/ capsule. |
| Mild flashes are lessened by: | | | | One such supplement is Peridin C. Bioflavonoids |
| Remaining calm | | | | are also available in shops as rutin, quercitin or |
| Breathing deeply, which can be practiced from | | | | hesperidin. If you are considering choosing a |
| time to time | | | | supplement remember to always first consult |
| Putting clothes on in layers, when you're hot you | | | | your local GP so that you get advice specific to |
| can easily cool down by discarding the desired | | | | you and no complications arise. |
| number of items. | | | | Night sweats are combated well by wearing very |
| Wearing natural fibers like cotton or wool that are | | | | few lightweight clothes, if anything at all, using silk |
| more able to disperse heat away from your body | | | | bed sheets, opening windows, using bedroom fans |
| Consuming foods that are less likely to trigger hot | | | | and having a cool glass of bedside water ready. |
| flashes (triggers: alcohol or spicy food) | | | | Regular exercise should be built into your week so |
| Avoiding atmospheres that trigger hot flashes, e.g. | | | | as to reduce stress and tension and gain in |
| hot weather or powerful emotions like anger. | | | | patience and perseverance. |
| If you suffer from hot flashes vitamin C | | | | Black cohosh extract, ginseng and motherwort |
| consumption helps. This powerful antioxidant | | | | are example of herbal supplements that can be |
| attaches to unstable molecules which make people | | | | taken to aid coping with hot flashes. |
| more susceptible to cancer and damage body | | | | Keep at the back of your mind the knowledge |
| tissues. Additionally vitamin C helps boost your | | | | that, as with all things menopausal, you will |
| immune system and lowers your blood pressure | | | | eventually get rid of the symptoms once and for |
| which in turn promotes the longevity of your | | | | all. |
| vascular system and heart. | | | | |