Natural News for Women

Q: I’m dreading the Christmas and New Year party season as I’m going through the menopause – hot flushes and crowded rooms don’t really mix. Can you suggest anything that can help me deal with them?

A: Hot flushes are among the most common and uncomfortable symptoms of the menopause, but their frequency and severity can vary from woman to woman. Hot flushes occur because the brain decides the body is overheated so it does all it can to cool things down. Hormonal changes involving declining levels of the hormone oestrogen are thought to be the trigger.

 

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