AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE ON HOT FLASHES

Hot flashes are generally a sign of Vata pushing Pitta in Ayurveda, or deficient yin heat in Chinese Medicine. This means that over-exertion or other factors have dried up fluids or nutrients. The circulation becomes stimulated to overcompensate for the deficiency, creating a heat condition. Hot flashes during menopause are more intense and frequent when accompanied by yin deficient heat. Hot flashes may also be aggravated by other hormone imbalances, or other heat conditions.

Treatment strategies may include:

• Aiding liver to clear hormones
• Hormone balancing herbs (like vitex)
• Mood regulating herbs
• Estrogenic herbs

Stansbury suggests the following herbs in a formula as a standard: Sage, Chastetree, Black Cohosh, and Licorice.

The mechanism behind hot flashes not completely understood, and does not directly correlate to estrogen levels, for example. It may correlate to erratic hormone fluctuates, especially sudden decline, or in the ratio of hormones to one another. As with a fever, you feel hot when the fever is on the way down. So, a woman would experience a hot flash when the body is "cooling off" due to a drop in hormones.

A prevalent theory is that women become more sensitive to temperature changes, triggering cooling mechanisms.

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DISCLAIMER: The pathogenesis of each person's condition is unique, and so the diet must be fit to the individual and the unique root causes of the condition in your body. The information on this page is for educational purposes only and should not be used to treat a medical condition. It is not a substitute for medical care. Please check with your doctor before making any changes to your health and wellness routine.

Energy Vitality:

Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Heart & Circulation:

Alterative

ALTERATIVE

Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.

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Rebuilds Fluids

REBUILDS-FLUIDS

Herbs or substances that create moisture in the body and increase fluids.

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Refrigerant

REFRIGERANT

An herb or substance that strongly cools the body. Can be helpful in cases of heat conditions.

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Other:

Reproductive Health

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HOW TO ADDRESS ISSUES IN STAGE OF DISEASE #2

HOT FLASHES IS IN STAGE OF DISEASE #2 - AFFECTING BLOOD & EMOTIONS

Affecting Blood: Initially, imbalances are localized, often in the digestive tract. As an imbalance grows, it starts to affect your body systemically, via the blood. If you have symptoms in this category it means that your imbalances are starting to spread, have entered the bloodstream, and are now systemic. Pay particular attention to the biocharacteristics, tastes, and doshas out of balance systemically, so you know how to strengthen your body as a whole, and reduce physical stress on your organs. At this stage of imbalance you will begin to experience generalized discomfort, imbalanced emotions, and may develop sensitivities to temperature. It may take several weeks of strict adherence to a specific remedial diet to clear blood level imbalances. Blood cleansing herbs may reduce symptoms. A several day cleanse may shorten the recovery time. (See all disease stages on JB)

GET MY FREE AYURVEDA BODY MAP According to Ayurveda, one or more of the following doshas and biocharacteristics may aggravate 'Hot Flashes'. If you have an excess of one of these doshas or biocharacteristics below, Ayurveda recommends reducing foods and lifestyle habits that aggravate them. Click on the biocharacteristic to learn what foods and lifestyle habits should be reduced.

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The following symptoms & habits may be related to 'Hot Flashes'. See your quiz results for a computerized assessment of your body type. Please click on the symptoms below to learn more about them. On average the biocharacteristics of people reporting Hot Flashes were less aggravated than 61% of other symptoms. From the 6,094 people who reported Hot Flashes average deviation in biocharacteristic levels were the following:

Risk Factors of Hot Flashes

Complications of Those Reporting Hot Flashes

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