Home Remedies for Hot Flashes in Women

Home Remedies for Hot Flashes in Women

Hot flashes refer to the situation or changes that occur suddenly and gets intense by the time. It generally appears on the face and upper body. Due to having certain symptoms, hot flashes can be easily recognized in your body such as dizziness, anxiety, headache, excessive sweating, rapid heartbeat, nausea, weakness and suffocation.

When there is a menopausal period tends to start in the women body at the age of 45 to 50, the symptoms of hot flashes seem to appear in body. Hot flashes are most commonly found in women as compare to men. It happens because of the hormonal changes in your body. In the menopausal period, estrogen hormone starts to decrease that is why produces hot flashes in women.

Issues regarding the hot flashes are submerged with the physical inactivity, excessive exercising, and stress, eating spicy food, excessive drinking, saunas, warm baths, smoking and obesity. It is not necessary for every woman to have same conditions in hot flashes; all women’s body is different from one another so the hot flashes vary from women to women. Most probably the symptoms of hot flashes occur for the life time, while in other women, they remain for very short period of time that is in the menopausal time. The condition could be less severe or mild as time passes, some women never go through the hot flashes during the menopausal period.

Hot flashes are irritating and uncomfortable as they divert your mind and stop you doing any work. It causes excessive sweating especially at night due to which it becomes harder to sleep properly. If you want to live normal life without any stress and symptoms of hot flashes, you can apply some of the reliable home remedies described here for your ease and comfort along with the medications.

1.  Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is an excellent ingredient used in order to reduce hot flashes in women. For this purpose, raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar is recommended which helps in eliminating the toxic substances from your body through the fluid.

• In a glass of water, add two tbsp. of organic and unfiltered apple cider vinegar.

• You can also add apple cider vinegar to your fruit juice.

• Drink the solution daily for two times until you see the symptoms have gone.

2.  Soy

Soy is also a best ingredient that is referred to balance the hormone levels thus it is effective to treat hot flashes in women. According to the researches in 19 studies, it has been resulted that soy isoflavone supplement is helpful. The study was published in the Journal of the North American Menopause Society in 2012.

You should have to eat at least two servings of soy foods in a day. You can use soy milk or seven ounces of tofu as well.

3.  Flaxseed

Flaxseed contains higher amounts of phytoestrogens, particularly lignans and therefore it is highly recommended to use during hot flashes. It seems in a study of 2007 by the Mayo Clinic researchers, there were about 29 women suffering with hot flashes so they asked to eat 1.5 ounces (40 grams) of crushed flaxseed daily for minimum six weeks. After that when it is analyzed then they came to know that about 57 percent of women have dropped hot flashes by the half.

You can get some other benefits from flaxseed like improving mood, reducing muscle and joint pain, lessen sweating. You would try to eat 1.5 ounces of ground flaxseed daily. You can add few tbsp. of flaxseed to your oatmeal, yogurt, soup and smoothie on the regular basis.

4.  Sage

Sage remedy is an old age remedy which is used for hot flashes to be eliminating from your body. According to the statement of Ellen Phillips, given in the “Everything You Need to Know about Menopause” that preparing a sage tea tends to be good to reduce the symptoms related to the hot flashes to a greater affinity. Sage is recommended due to the presence of flavonoids, volatile oils and tannins that effects on overall health.

• In a cup of boiling water, add one tsp of fresh or dried sage leaves.

• Boil them for five minutes then strain the solution.

• Add some lemon or honey to taste.

• Drink this tea for three times daily.

5.  Red Clover

Red clover is also an herb which stops the hot flashes and night sweats accompanied with the menopause. Isoflavones and estrogen like properties are found in red clover, analyzed by the University of Maryland Medical Center.

• In a cup of boiling water, add two tsp of dried red clover.

• Cover the lid then boil them for 30 minutes.

• Now strain the solution then drink three cups of this tea regularly.

6.  Vitamin E

Vitamin E contains lots of estrogen properties and that it is suggested to reduce the hot flashes in women at the menopausal period. Night sweating secretes electrolytes out of your body so vitamin E prevents those electrolytes from losing.

From a study, it has been shown in Tarbiat Modarres University in Tehran, approximately 54 patients were asked to take 400 IU vitamin E soft gel capsules on the regular basis for several weeks. After the study has been finished, it was assumed that a huge percent of hot flashed were been reduced its severity.

• You should take 400 IUs of vitamin E capsule daily to reduce hot flashes.

• You can also take one 200 IU capsule two times a day with meals.

• Include leafy green vegetables, tropical fruits and nuts in your diet as these all contain a big source of vitamin E.

7.  B Vitamins

Vitamin B has a complex part from which B5, B2, B12 and B3 are helpful to treat the hot flashes in women. Progesterone and estrogen hormones can also be regulated by these vitamins. The other benefits of vitamin B are to keep the healthy mucous secretion from vagina, reduce depression, anxiety.

• Eat food enriched with vitamin B such as fish, breads, whole-grain cereals, legumes, avocados, eggs, bananas, nuts and whole-grain breads.

• Eat foods that contain vitamin B2 like milk and eggs.

• Eat foods that contain vitamin B12 like milk, fish, soy products and eggs.

• Eat foods that contain vitamin B6 like turkey, dried fruits, sunflower seeds and bananas.

• Eat foods that contain vitamin B3 like nuts, beans, green leafy vegetables and peas.

8.  Yoga

Some yoga exercises are also recommended such as physical postures (asanas), breathing (pranayama) and relaxation (savasana). These exercises should be done to reduce hot flashes both in pre and post-menopausal women.

Yoga also fights against the symptoms like mood swings, anxiety, depression and sleep disturbances. For this purpose, you should take a weekly 90-minute curative yoga class for eight weeks. It will definitely help your body to reduce the hot flashes and its severity. Make sure you would have to correct the poses and postures used in yoga. Also focus on the proper breathing techniques.

9.  Acupuncture

Acupuncture is the old-age remedy and its healing power is meant to reduce the hot flashes in women. According to the study in 267 issued in the Journal Menopause that if a woman takes minimum 10 treatments of acupuncture, after 12 weeks she will find a desirable change in her body and the severity of hot flashed will turn to its mild state. Those women are able to take proper sleep and have less sensation of pain.

In acupuncture, a thin needle is used to do the process that have to be pricked on the pressure nerve points on the body. It will release some hormones after pricking the points like cortisol, endorphins and serotonin. The hormones will work on and reduces the effect of hot flashes instantly.

You would consult to an expert practitioner to have acupuncture treatment twice a week for 10 weeks as to note down the site of improvement.

10.  Exercise

Exercise will not be done to reduce hot flashes in your body but it will keep your body relax and make you feel better as compare to the initial state. The physical and mental health remains better while doing exercises.

You should make a schedule of aerobic exercising for at least 30 minutes such as walking, swimming, dancing, biking for maximum five days a week. Strength training is also advised to do for 20 minutes three times a week. Other beneficial exercises are deep breathing, pelvic floor exercises and stretching.

Additional Tips

• In the morning, practice deep breathing exercise for 15 minutes.

• Allow the ventilation to enter your room at night. For example: open the windows and doors, power on the fan for air conditioning. Chill pillows are also available to lay your head on at night.

• Use cloth wearing in layers so you can put off some if you feel hot flashes.

• If you feel hot flashes attacking your body, immediately drink a glass of water mixed with lemon juice.

• Avoid lots of spice in your food, caffeinated beverages and alcohol as these all contents trigger the hot flashes.