subject: Have An Overview About Hot Flashes During Menopause [print this page] Menopause is defined as the pause of menstruation as a result of the decline in ovarian function in women, which signals the end of fertility. In most women, natural menopause occurs between the age of 45 and 55 but sometimes can be seen occurring early in rare cases. A woman is considered to be undergoing from menopausal stage when she has not had her period for twelve consecutive months. In premenopausal stage, a woman has to experience some worst symptoms like occasional anxiety, depression, Night Sweats and hot flashes etc. However, hot flashes is the first symptom of menopause in women along with night sweats but it is not necessary that such symptoms are recognized by every woman as some may not have knowledge about such a thing. Thus this article is intended to provide a brief account on Menopause hot flashes and night sweats and the numerous menopause natural remedies for these.
Hot flashes and Night sweats are considered the most prevalent symptoms of menopause. A Hot Flash is a sudden burst of heat which typically begins in womens chest area and recedes upwards into the face. Generally, face, neck and chest are the prominent areas which are seen more prone to heat sensation. Due to hormonal changes, a woman approaching menopause experiences such irritating symptoms. However a hot flash lasts for a few minutes in most cases but in some women it may remain for long time, say two or three years. It is believed that hot flashes are direct result in the reduced levels of estrogen in womens body.
Some associated symptoms which follow hot flashes are insomnia, nausea, headaches etc. In order to cope up with these kinds of problems, it is recommended that a woman should take a glass of water or juice on the onset of flash.
Night sweats is the second most common symptoms that is seen in women during menopause. The sudden and an unexpected feeling of intense heating in body often cause most of the women to break out into a cold sweat. Although there are various types of Hot flashes Treatments available that a woman can get but it is seen most of the women are likely to turning towards the natural remedies of menopause some of which are described below:
Yoga and meditation are considered best to provide required relief to women in very natural manner while they undergoing menopause hot flashes.
Regular practice of abdominal breathing for 7-10 minutes can be most helpful for decreasing hot flashes.
An increase in intake of Vitamin-E also can cause less hot flash.
Herbs like vitex agnus castii, blue and black cohosh, yam root, ginseng etc are well-known to lessen the occurrence of hot flashes.
Apart from aforementioned remedies one should keep in mind some other things which can help to decrease hot flashes such as wear clothes that are made of natural fibers like cotton, silk etc and avoid smoking and stay away from eating and drinking of spicy food and alcohol etc.
So women can cope up more effectively with the problem of hot flashes by adopting above mentioned natural remedies.
