Menopause and hot flashes – How to ease the symptoms?

The appearance of hot flashes is a real torture for many women entering the period of menopause. According to some studies, more than 50% of menopausal women are struggling with hot flashes, while about 30% of them have as many as ten episodes of hot flashes each day. These numbers are amazing.

It is good to point out that hot flashes are a symptom of menopause that can significantly affect the quality of life of women. Sudden feelings of rising heat in the body are often associated with unpleasant and sometimes annoying sweating, which can be so intense that women have to change their clothes. What is even worse is that these hot flashes are not appearing only during the day. Hot flashes can seriously affect the quality of sleep too.

To be honest, we should point out right away that hot flashes cannot be completely eliminated, but there are certain things that every woman can do that can affect them and make their appearance more acceptable. There are no rules when it comes to their length – in some women these symptoms diminish over certain period of time and in other women these hot flashes will remain present for years. If you want to ease them you should definitely avoid these things: alcohol consumption, stress, caffeine, cigarettes, spicy foods, tight clothing made of materials that are known for sweating stimulation etc.

One of the best tips to fight hot flashes is to lose weight. There are numerous researches that have confirmed that visualization of certain area that people link to cold weather and cold in general during hypnotherapy can significantly reduce the appearance of hot flashes. The results from these researches show that the imaginary images are activating certain areas in the brain that are activated in reality during real life experience. Therefore, a woman who imagines that she is on some cold place will definitely feel the chilling and avoid the hat of hot flashes.

In order to ensure that you really have lower temperatures around you, make sure to regularly open the doors in the rooms especially in the bedroom. Wear layered clothing in order to easily and quickly remove abundant parts of your outfit. Another thing that you can do is to perform some form of physical activity on a daily basis. This doesn’t mean that you have to be part of some aerobics or zumba class or some similar organized and intensive activities. It is more than enough to walk fast for half an hour a day, dance, ride a bicycle, swim or do something similar to these activities.

Many women are trying hormone replacement therapy in order to avoid the negative effects of hot flashes. These therapies are also used to remove other symptoms of menopause like vaginal dryness or mood swings. Short-term practice of this therapy can lead to certain complications too like blood clots or inflammation of gallstones. So, before you decide to take a therapy like this it is necessary to talk to your doctor.