7 Rare Home Remedies For Hot Flashes

Every woman who undergoes menopause knows what it means to go through hot flashes night after night. Sometimes, the days too are not spared when they experience this distressing symptom which makes them burn all over. Hot flashes during menopause are a sudden heating up of the body, especially the upper part of body when women start sweating profusely. Hot flashes mostly occur in the night and hence most women suffer from sleeplessness during menopause.

The standard treatment for symptoms associated with menopause is hormone replacement therapy. But research suggests that women who undergo HRT are more at risk of developing cancers. Most women who undergo menopause symptoms are not aware of natural treatment methods that can help them control hot flashes.

1. Remove Triggers

When you get hot flashes, it is mostly due to the warm atmosphere where you are put it. One must be very careful about the temperature and the surroundings to prevent hot flashes. Hot rooms, warm clothes and beds and heat generating equipments must be avoided in the place you sleep. This will help you keep the symptoms under check to a certain extent and prevent hot flashes from occurring constantly.

2. Soy

Soy contains estrogen identical substances that can set right the deficiency of estrogen in the body. Therefore, during menopause all women must increase the intake of soy products and also take them as supplements if necessary. Ensure that you take soy products and supplements with isoflavones to get the maximum benefit.

3. Vitamin E

Vitamin E helps in treating hormone related disorders of the body. Vitamin E must be included in the regular diet when you have hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. However, while taking supplements make sure that you seek the advice of a doctor as some women would have vitamin K deficiency which will create uterine bleeding when excessive vitamin E is consumed.

4. Flax Seed And Evening Primrose Oil

Flax seeds and evening primrose oil are taken by women who suffer from infertility problems. They are known to help in increasing cervical mucous and also in removing hormonal problems. You may chew on a tablespoon of flax seeds every day or mix a teaspoon each of flax seed oil and evening primrose oil and take every day.

5. Red Clover

Red clover is a herb that can be used for treating hot flashes. A tea can be prepared by adding a tablespoon of red clover to a cup of water and boiling it for 5-7 minutes. Cool and take it 2 times a day. Red clover capsules are available in herbal shops. Taking 80 mg capsules a day will help in keeping the estrogen levels in the body balanced and prevent the occurrences of hot flashes.

6. Progesterone Creams

Progesterone is another female hormone that will become deficient in the body when a woman attains menopause. Progesterone can be naturally attained from wild yams which help in combating the deficiency naturally. Creams made of wild yams can be used for massaging on to the skin as this will help in the progesterone getting absorbed into the skin.