Hot Flushes or Hot flashes the most ill-desired symptom of all
With all the symptoms associated with menopause, hot flashes or flushes have to be considered one of the worst symptoms associated with menopause. While hot flushes or flashes can be an absolute pain, it is a normal occurrence and is caused by a hormonal imbalance during menopause. Since there is no one reason why hot flashes or flushes occur, you just need to determine how to deal with hot flashes or flushes. Medical research has determined that your lifestyle and some psychological factors can increase the number and severity of hot flashes that a menopausal woman experiences. Women who experience high levels of anxiety and stress have five times the number of hot flashes or flushes as those women who have a low level of anxiety or stress. Also women who smoke experienced twice the amount of hot flashes or flushes as those women who don’t. Being overweight also leads to an increase in hot flashes or flushes. Hot flashes often start with the onset of perimenopause, or they may not start until after your last menstrual period has happened. Hot flashes or flushes usually last between three to five years and are can get worse during the year following your last menstrual period. It has been documented that for some women, hot flashes or flushes can last indefinitely. Although it is thought that hot flashes or flushes are associated with a decrease in the production of estrogen, there are also those who think it is simply the hormonal balance which acts as the catalyst to set of hot flashes or flushes. Hot flushes or flashes have been described as a feeling of excessive warmth as if the body gets just a little overheated. In an attempt to cool down, the body perspires and blood vessels dilate, causing skin your to turn pink or red. After a few minutes, the heat dissipates, leading to chills. In the past the typical solution to relieving hot flashes was by using hormone replacement therapy. Given that we now know that HRT does have side affects which can cause more harm than good. It has been widely recommended to support your body through hot flushes or flashes in a natural way, thus not having to rely on hormone replacement therapy. Many women find that with the proper support, reducing anxiety and stress and maintaining a healthy weight, their own bodies can correct the hormonal imbalance that is the real cause. Hot flashes or hot flushes – while being a nuisance – can be managed very simply, by just ignoring them as much as possible. Accept them as part of life and the menopause process and the aging cycle.
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