subject: 8 Easy Treatments For Hot Flashes [print this page] Among the worst problems caused by the onset of menopause are hot flashes. Hormonal changes cause a sudden rush of heat all throughout the body, causing headaches, mood swings and in most cases pain.
Most remedies for this kind of problem involve hormone replacement therapy, and they are not strictly 100% effective. However, if you are looking for other options besides hormone replacement, there are plenty of natural menopause treatments to choose from.
A few well known examples include foods, vitamins, foods, supplements and even exercises can lessen the discomfort you feel as a result of various menopausal symptoms. So if you're interested, here are several examples that you may want to consider.
Soy - The most important reason why you should consider using soy is that it contains estrogen. Some of the most common examples of soy products include soy meat replacement, soy protein powder and perhaps most common of all soy milk. So if you want to do something about your menopause's symptoms, you may want to start with soy based products.
Herbal Supplements - Perhaps the most common herbal remedy for menopause is Black Cohosh. This substance is mixed with other herbal ingredients to help treat the deleterious effects of hot flashes, including mood swings, bloating and heavy perspiration.
Progesterone - Sometimes, hormone replacement therapy does not end with estrogen. In certain cases, the use of Progesterone cream and supplements may also be necessary to fight of the symptoms of menopause.
Exercise - Aside from helping you get rid of excess weight, a little exercise of around 20 to 30 minutes every now and then can help reduce the effects of hot flashes.
Cool Drinking Water - Because these flashes are the result of the body's increase in temperature then cooling your body is a reasonably good solution for the problem. And one of the best ways of doing this is by drinking cool glasses of water.
Vitamin E - Nutritionists and Dieticians have always recommended the use of vitamins, and in this case, taking Vitamin E can do wonders in relieving a woman of some of her symptoms.
Flaxseeds - Some doctors and dieticians believe in that taking Flaxseed can minimize the deleterious symptoms of menopause.
Menthol - Another remedy for menopause related side effects is Menthol cream. Rubbing a bit of cream on one's body can have a cooling effect on the skin and thus reduce any feelings of heat.
These are a few of the alternatives to hormone treatment that you can try. But of course, as one of the most common afflictions to the fairer sex, your options do not end here. There are plenty of other treatments for menopause and its various symptoms.
