Saturday, July 27, 2013

30 Ways to Quell Hot Flashes (and other menopause symptoms)

I am working on publishing a report, entitled 101 ways to Quell Hot Flashes (etc.)

I have already published 15.

16. Natural remedies: black cohosh tea or capsules. No side effects or interactions with drugs are known, but placebo is just as effective (or better).

17. Natural remedies: evening primrose oil taken in capsules. Placebo is just as effective.

18. Placebo. See 16 and 17. The researchers keep getting better results from the placebo than some of the herbs they tested.

19. phytoestrogens, from soy or garbanzo beans.

20. Hormones

21. HUmor

22. Sex is good for sleep problems

23. Yoga seems to help sex problems

24. Physical exercise also helps for sleep concerns.

25. Placebo seems to be very effective for many symptoms.

26. There are mattresses that are advertised as having climate control!

27. Cool bath.

28. Cold Shower.

29. Travel to a colder clime

30. Celebrate womanhood!