Natural cure for hot flashes?

Question

Does anyone know of anything natural that helps hot flashes?
I get them about a week before my period and I have a hard time sleeping and they are just miserable.

Answer 1

Homeopathic Treatment(s) for Menopause Symptoms (Hot Flushes, Head Aches, Depression etc) :-

Aversion to bathing; tiresome, loosing weight; hot and itchy feeling Sulphur 200, 4 hourly (3 Doses)

Melancholic, irritable and talkative patient. Burning sensation all over the body. Cannot bear touch even of clothes. Dark coloured haemorrhage. Distressing headache, palpitaion and haemorrhoids. Worse after sleep Lachesis 200 or 1M, weekly one dose (3 Doses)

Weeping disposition; changeable temper; hot perspiration in close and warm room; loss of thirst; desire for open,cold air Pulsatilla 200 or 1M, weekly (3 Doses)

Tired feeling due to over work; pale, flabby, relaxed and chilly patient Calcarea Carb 200 or 1M, weekly (3 Doses)

Tall, thin, easily depressed patient; dislikes sympathy. Bearing down pains, haemorrhage with prolapsus of uterus; leucorrhoea with dyspepsia or constipation. Hot flushes; tendency to faint Sepia 200 or 1M weekly (3 Doses)

Small bones is painful in morning with acidity; dirty coated tongue; filthy taste and bad breath; pallore and chilliness; worse in cold weather. Facial neuralgia due to suppression of leucorrhoea; better sea side Medorrhinum 200 or 1M, weekly (3 Doses)

Rheumatism of muscles of the back and soreness of neck.Violent headache; patient feels as if top of the head is torn off Actaea Racemosa 30, 4 hourly

Physical symptoms disappear as mental symptoms develop. Arrogant and proud patient; contempt for others. Excessive bleeding of dark clotted blood with pain in ovaries. Nymphomania Platina 200 or 1M, weekly (3 Doses) .


No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.

Best of Health to you.


Take Care and God Bless You !

Answer 2

Hot flashes can be triggered by a variety of stimulants such as:
Spicy food (cayenne, ginger, pepper)
Acidic foods (pickles, citrus, tomatoes)
Hot drinks, Caffeine (coffee, black tea, cola, chocolate), Alcoholic drinks, including wine and beer, White sugar, Hydrogenated or saturated fats (meat, margarine), Stress, Hot weather
Hot tubs and saunas, Tobacco or marijuana
Intense exercise, especially lovemaking
Anger, especially if you can’t express it

Chasteberry( Vitex ) : 225 mg a day. Choose a product standardized to contain 0.5% gnuside. Take when not menstruating.

Vitamin B6: 50 mg twice a day. 200 mg daily over long term can cause nerve damage.

Evening Primrose Oil : 1,000 mg 3 times a day.Can substitute 1,000 mg borage oil once a day.

Magnesium: 250 mg twice a day.Take with food.

St. John's Wort : 300 mg 3 times a day. Standardized to contain 0.3% hypericin.

Essential oils basil or thyme may ease hot flashes when inhaled or used in a bath or foot rub or mixed with massage oil. For a portable hot flash remedy, place a few drops of an essential oil or cologne on a tissue, or cotton ball and place in plastic wrap. It may provide instant relief when you open and inhale any time a flash strikes.

Answer 3

Evening Primrose Oil Black Cohosh Soy Isoflavones
Wild Yam Extract

Answer 4

I use Progesterone cream, called Progesta Care. It is a cream w/ a pump which dispenses metered doses of the cream. This enables me to sleep w/ no hot flashes and that mixed w/ Evening Primrose gel caps, I'm very comfortable

Answer 5

Maca is really good for hot flashes. It helped my mom. It is a natural hormone balancer. You can buy it at most health food stores. Here's one website that has more information on Maca www.peruvian-maca.com,

Good Luck! :)

Answer 6

Try black cohosh. It is supposed to help a variety of PMS symptoms including hot flashes. http://www.vitabase.com/supplements/womens-health/blackcohosh.aspx

Answer 7

Women are playing many rolls in their life and their have no time for her self. women’s are go through many feminine health issues Like white discharge causes which make them agitated in their lifestyle.

Answer 8

there are a number of things you can try...I myself have used them. Ginkgo Biloba or soy & soy milk or 800 IU vitamin E per day

Answer 9

This is the BEST for me... i am sleeping so much better...
The ordering website is down but here is the information and you can e-mail me if you want to try some....

Post-Menopausal™
Hormonal Balance and Healty Aging
Contains flax seed, wild yam, dong guai, isoflavonoids,black cohosh, calcium, and vitamins D and E.

Problem

As a woman ages, she tends to acquire more body fat which makes her more susceptible to the ravages of free radicals. This means she requires increased antioxidant protection. Unfortunately, her dietary intake and body’s production of antioxidants tends to decline with age, increasing her risk of poor health. Also, after menopause, estrogen production in a woman’s body steeply declines. These problems result in:

An increased risk for hormone-responsive diseases
An increased risk for osteoporosis
Solution

Univera Post-Menopausal Formula contains remarkable ingredients that nature provides to deal with women’s health issues. Flax seed and isoflavonoids help decrease the risk for serious illness. Wild yam, dong guai and black cohash have been used traditionally to support hormone balance and overall women’s health. Calcium and vitamin D support bone health and vitamin E is a critical, fat-soluble antioxidant.

Benefits:

Relieves occasional mild discomfort associated with menopause
Helps maintain hormone balance
Helps to promote healthy bones
Most relevant for:

Post-menopausal women

Chronobiology

As a dietary supplement, take one tablet at noon and two in the evening with the corresponding meals.

Method of Delivery:

Tablet

Description:

A nutritional complex designed to support the postmenopausal woman’s health. Contains MaxCell™, the patented Univera proprietary herbal blend, which has been laboratory tested, in vivo, showing a significant increase in bioavailability in comparison to the controls. No artificial flavors, colors or preservatives used.

Structure/Function Claim

Hormonal balance and healthy aging*

* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Testing and Analysis

All Univera products are randomly quality tested for label claims. Nutritional analysis and heavy metals analysis was completed for this product at Industrial Laboratories. Preliminary acute toxicology testing and all in vivo testing for this product were conducted at Univera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Quality Control Method:

All raw materials are randomly qualified by analytical testing procedures prior to use for quality and identity prior to use in manufacturing. Additionally, all botanicals are randomly tested for heavy metal content and for microbiological contamination.

Supplement Facts

Serving Size: One Tablet

Nutrients: Amount per serving %RDI

Vitamin D (as cholecal ciferol) 67 IU 17%

Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopheryl acetate) 20 IU 67%

Calcium (as citrate/ malate/phosphate) 24 mg 4%

Flax (seed powder)(deoiled) 133 mg *

Wild yam extract (root) 100 mg *

Dong Guai extract (root) 67 mg *

MaxCell™(proprietary blend) 33 mg *

Soy isoflavone extract 8 mg *

Black cohosh extract (root) 5 mg *

Vitamin C (as ascorbyl palmitate) 3 mg



Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

*Daily Value not established.



Other Ingredients: Stearic acid, cellulose, calcium sulfate,

magnesium stearate, silica.

Ingredients:

Active Ingredients:
Flax seed, wild yam, dong guai, soy isoflavones, black cohosh, calcium, vitamins D and E.

Recommended Use:

As a dietary supplement, take one tablet at noon and two in the evening with the corresponding meals.

Warnings:

As with any dietary supplement product, pregnant or nursing women should consult their health care professional prior to the use of this product. Not intended for use in children under the age of 18. Keep out of reach of children.

Interaction:

No known interactions.

How Supplied:

Post-Menopausal Formula is supplied in individual bottles containing 90 tablets.

Available from an Univera LifeSciences independent Associate. e-mail me....