There are a variety of natural ways to help alleviate your symptoms by making a few tweaks to your diet and your exercise routine.

Diet Ideas

You may not know that soy products contain phytoestrogens. These have a similar affect to oestrogen in the body, just to a lesser extent. They may assist with the symptoms of menopause including hot flushes. You can find phytoestrogens in soybean foods and in seeds, fruits, berries, grains and alfalfa.

You may also find it helpful to avoid coffee, tea, alcohol and spicy food to help deal with hot flushes.

Exercise Ideas

Exercise is great to increase your endorphins which are important for a healthy mood and libido.

Gentle, regular exercise such as walking or swimming 4-5 times a week for 40 minutes is also recommended. And of course this will support your general health and wellbeing, strengthen muscles and bones and help protect the heart.

As well, deep breathing can reduce the severity of hot flushes. Expanding your rib cage can help trigger the parasympathetic nervous system, which calms you down and helps regulate temperature.

You might also like to think about wearing loose, light clothing and dressing in layers so that if a hot flush happens, you can easily remove a layer and cool down.