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Hot Flashes & Night Sweats06/06/04Hot flashes are regarded by the medical profession as a deficiency of estrogen and can be triggered by a variety of stimulants such as: • Spicy food (cayenne, ginger, pepper) • Acidic foods (pickles, citrus, tomatoes) • Hot drinks • Caffeine (coffee, black tea, cola, chocolate) • Alcoholic drinks, including wine and beer • White sugar • Hydrogenated or saturated fats (meat, margarine) • Stress • Hot weather • Hot tubs and saunas • Tobacco or marijuana • Intense exercise, especially lovemaking • Anger, especially if you can’t express it During a hot flash, flushes of heat sweep the body (and often the face), reddening the skin and promoting free perspiration. The reddening may be blotchy or even and the perspiration slight or copious. A hot flash may last from a few seconds to four or five minutes, occasionally fifteen minutes, and rarely more than an hour. If you begin to experience hot flashes, dizziness, heart palpitations, emotional uproar, sleep disturbances, night sweats, depression and/or headaches you may slip from feeling "in control" to the sense that things are beyond your control. The idea of controlling these unwelcome symptoms with drugs becomes very attractive, as we are conditioned to believe that menopausal changes are in some way considered an illness. It is possible to influence these changes more effectively with herbal alternatives that carry with them few, if any, side effects when considered carefully. A hot flash at night is called a night sweat, which may be accompanied by feelings of anxiety or terror. A solution may be to keep a glass of water and a bottle of motherwort beside you at night, and take 10-15 drops and a swallow of water if a night sweat awakens you. Not everyone experiences hot flashes, and only some of those who do also experience night sweats. Many women, however, experience both. Exercise directly decreases hot flashes by decreasing the amount of circulating LH and FSH, by nourishing and tonifying the hypothalamus, and by raising endorphin levels (which plummet with hot flashing). As little as 20 minutes three times a week may reduce flashes significantly. Other natural measures that address underlying reasons for hot flashes include diet, nutritional supplementation and plant-based medicines. MACA750™ effectively balances the hormones directly related to menopause hot flashes, night sweats and fatigue. For information or to buy MACA750™ see: MACA750™ or go to any of the articles located in the "Articles A-Z" drop-down box on the home page. Be well, Medicine Plants™ Health Disclaimer! The information presented on this site should not be construed as personal medical advice or instruction. You should consult appropriate health professionals on any matter relating to your health and well-being. The information and opinions provided here are believed to be accurate and sound, based on the best judgment available to the authors, but readers who fail to consult appropriate health authorities assume the risk of any injuries. The publisher is not responsible for errors or omissions. |
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