Having Hot Flashes? Here's a few tips:

1. Avoid the following food items in your diet. Most women found these foods make hot flashes worse.

• Tea
• Coffee
• Alcohol
• Caffeine containing soft drinks
• Spicy foods
• Smoking

2. Include Soy – Soy contains phytoestrogens, an estrogen-like substances. In Japan, where soy foods are commonly consumed daily, women are only one-third as likely to report menopausal symptoms as in the United States or Canada. In fact, there is no word in the Japanese language for "hot flashes". However, clinical trials have generally yielded unimpressive results. The safest approach is to incorporate whole soy products such as soy milk or tofu in you diet. Indeed, the North American Menopause Society in 2000 recommended that 40 – 80mg of isoflavones daily may help relieve menopausal symptoms.

3. Add Nutritional Supplements – Some common supplements for hot flashes:

• Vitamin E (400 – 800 IU)
• Dong Quai
• Wild Yam
• Evening Primose Oil

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