menopause symptom : Self-care for hot flashes
Self-care for hot flashes
According to The Boston Women's Health Book Collective's Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century, women can do several things to prevent or reduce hot flashes:
Eat enough calcium and other nutrients necessary for calcium absorption.
Limit caffeine (coffee, tea, alcohol, chocolate), alcohol, sugar, hot drinks and soups, and spicy foods.
Every day eat at least one food rich in phytoestrogens, a form of estrogen that is found in soy products (soy milk, soy yogurt, soy nuts, tofu, miso, tempeh), legumes, and certain vegetables and fruits (squash, yams, carrots, papayas).
Some women find vitamin B-complex helpful.
Some women find vitamin E helpful (wheat germ, corn and soybean oil; brown rice and millet; legumes; corn; almonds). The evidence is inconclusive however, and some researchers warn that women who have breast cancer should NOT take vitamin E supplements.
Stay active: Physical activity can relieve hot flashes, stress, and depression, and can improve sleep.
Reduce stress: Hot flashes may increase in frequency and intensity during stressful times.
menopause symptom
© 1998-2006
by Healthcommunities.com, Inc.
According to The Boston Women's Health Book Collective's Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century, women can do several things to prevent or reduce hot flashes:
Eat enough calcium and other nutrients necessary for calcium absorption.
Limit caffeine (coffee, tea, alcohol, chocolate), alcohol, sugar, hot drinks and soups, and spicy foods.
Every day eat at least one food rich in phytoestrogens, a form of estrogen that is found in soy products (soy milk, soy yogurt, soy nuts, tofu, miso, tempeh), legumes, and certain vegetables and fruits (squash, yams, carrots, papayas).
Some women find vitamin B-complex helpful.
Some women find vitamin E helpful (wheat germ, corn and soybean oil; brown rice and millet; legumes; corn; almonds). The evidence is inconclusive however, and some researchers warn that women who have breast cancer should NOT take vitamin E supplements.
Stay active: Physical activity can relieve hot flashes, stress, and depression, and can improve sleep.
Reduce stress: Hot flashes may increase in frequency and intensity during stressful times.
menopause symptom
© 1998-2006
by Healthcommunities.com, Inc.
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