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Hot flashes reduced with weight loss in those not taking HRT.  Reduced fat equals reduced inflammation equals reduced hot flashes/night sweats.  The more inflamed an individual, the more prevalent/significant the hot flashes.

increased inflammatory markers associated with increased hot flash severity in menopausal women.  This is also associated with increased cardiovascular disease. Interesting that progesterone has anti-inflammatory properties.  So, therapy to reduce hot flashes should include inflammation reduction.

Study finds non-hormonal therapy to manage hot flashes in postmenopausal women--drug them.  The authors of this study, looked to gabapentin, also known as neurontin to treat hot flashes.  Instead of looking at the causes: hormone imbalance, stress... these authors looked to a sedating drug.  The dosing of neurontin was 900 mg.   Most can't stand at this dose.  This study points to the lunacy in the research today.  Very soon, there will be the walking dead among us.  They will be the walking doped instead of dead.

hot flashes.

omega-3 aids in hot flash relief

Transdermal BHRT in the form of Progesterone found to reduce hot flashes by 83%.

Study finds that low estrogen, assuming estradiol, higher FSH, low epinephrine, higher norepinephrine are associated with severe hot flashes.  Of interesting note, Cortisol and Testosterone were not associated with symptom severity.

Vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes and night sweats) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in women.

Women with hot flashes and night sweats have increased cardiovascular risk compared to women that do not.

Paxil is estrogen receptor agonist.  What is interesting about this is that the FDA just approved this as a non-hormonal way to reduce hot flashes--but it is paxil under a different name.  It is non-hormonal--yeah right.  The organization making the approval doesn't know what they are doing at worse, or like the IOM stated are not up with the latest scientific knowledge.

Interesting: study finds no association between tryptophan and serotonin levels and depression.  The study found no difference between 44 "depressed" perimenopausal women and 19 "without depression".  Serotonin therapy of depression??  However, poor sleep and hot flashes did.

Dr. Robert L. Wise, has joined her in practice. Dr. Wise is a Chiropractor with over 15 years of experience running a Wellness practice. He is an expert at quick relief for back and neck pain from car accidents, as well as sports and work injuries. He uses Acupuncture to treat a variety of conditions (from hot flashes to irritable bowel) which provides an alternative to prescription drugs.

Study finds Err 731 effective against menopausal symptoms.

ERr 731, which is an extract from Siberian Rhubarb, found to be effective against menopausal symptoms in women.

Soy not shown to reduce menopausal symptoms in recent study