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<h1>Menopausal Hot Flashes Can Be Relieved With Herbal Treatments and Other Natural Remedies</h1>

Menopausal hot flashes are one of the most common symptoms that
women experience in their forties and fifties. From our older
sisters or our mothers we may learn a treatment for hot flash that
is effective. If we go to the doctor, he/she may recommend hormone
replacement, though not as commonly as at one time. We can visit
the pharmacist or the herbalist, a nutritionist or a therapist.
They all have different recommendations.
Researchers studying the effectiveness of numerous treatments
for menopausal hot flashes have found some interesting results.
Nutritional supplements containing soy isoflavones are an effective
treatment for hot flash, but dietary flaxseed and soy flour are not
effective. Acupuncture may reduce the severity of night sweats.
Mindfulness based stress reduction decreased the severity of hot
flashes by 40% in women studied over an 11 week period. Gingko and
ginseng are effective, but black cohosh appears to be the most
effective herbal treatment for hot flash, equal to results achieved
using hormone replacement therapy, with no ill side effects. And
then there are the studies that say more studies need to be
done.
Some experts suggest that adding soy to the diet or eating more
soy is more effective than nutritional supplements that contain soy
isoflavones. (Isoflavones are a type of phytoestrogen, a plant
component that has an estrogen-like effect on the body.) If you
look at the most recent comparable studies, nutritional supplements
containing soy isoflavones used over a three month period by 766
women resulted in an 87.8% reduction in hot flash symptoms.
Whereas, in a study in which 31 women ate muffins made from soy
flour (equivalent to 25 grams of soy) once a day for 16 weeks,
there was no significant reduction in hot flash symptoms.
Women suffering from severe hot flashes and night sweats
participated in an experiment using acupuncture at the Stanford
University School of Medicine in California. After nine sessions
over seven weeks, these women reported a 28% reduction in hot
flashes and a 47% reduction in night sweats.
Stress is believed to increase the severity and frequency of
menopausal hot flashes. Mindfulness based stress reduction is a
specific type of therapy that helps women reduce the stress in
their lives and teaches them to relax. As mentioned above, this
type of therapy decreased the severity of hot flashes by 40% in
women studied over an 11 week period.
Just in the year 2006, there have been over 40 published studies
relating to black cohosh as a treatment for hot flash and for other
benefits associated with the herb. One study found that black
cohosh was even more effective than isoflavones from soy or red
clover. No percentage was given, but if soy isoflavones can reduce
hot flashes by nearly 88% and black cohosh is even more effective,
then we get an idea of just how effective black cohosh can be.
Because the herb is so effective, there have been concerns over
safety, but thus far there is no evidence to indicate that these
concerns are justified. In fact several studies have shown that it
may be useful in cancer prevention.
Many researchers believe that doctors should use caution when
recommending herbal remedies for 
<a target="_new" href="http://www.menopause-and-pms-guide.com">menopausal hot
flashes</a>, but others have recommended that doctors should
discuss these natural alternatives with their patients. While black
cohosh is an effective treatment for hot flash, soy isoflavones and
other plant derivatives may be more effective for other symptoms.
To learn more about relieving menopausal hot flashes, please visit
the 
<a target="_new" href="http://www.menopause-and-pms-guide.com">Menopause and PMS
Guide</a>.

<div>Author Info 
Patsy Hamilton was a health care professional for more than
twenty years before she became a freelance writer. Currently she
writes informational articles related to women&#8217;s health for
the Menopause and PMS Guide. Read more at 
<a target="_new" href="http://www.menopause-and-pms-guide.com">http://www.menopause-and-pms-guide.com</a>
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