Menopause: how to relieve hot flashes?

Menopause is a period in a woman's life characterized by the cessation of menstrual cycles. This natural phenomenon occurs at different ages depending on the woman, most often around the age of 50.

During menopause, estrogen levels gradually decline. Estrogens are hormones that help ovulate and keep a woman's menstrual cycle normal. Their decline can manifest itself through several symptoms, including hot flashes.

At the start of menopause, three out of four women report suffering from hot flashes. On average, they disappear after four to five years.

Hot flashes, the first symptom of menopause

A hot flash is a sudden, intense feeling of heat. A hot flash can be felt from the chest to the face, and often leaves a red spot or several red spots on the skin. It may be accompanied by chills, dizziness, tremors, palpitations, profuse sweating, and a feeling of malaise.

Hot flashes are often associated with the onset of menopause, however, they can also be caused by other factors such as stress , the consumption of stimulants (alcohol, caffeine, energy drinks) or even taking certain medications.

Although hot flashes usually last only a few minutes, they can occur several times an hour, throughout the day or night, and can cause sleep problems. Hot flashes should not be confused with night sweats, which are also one of the main symptoms of menopause.

When these hot flashes are recurrent and intense, they can affect the quality of life of menopausal women.

5 Tips to Relieve Hot Flashes

Fortunately, it is entirely possible to combat hot flashes naturally. Here are five tips to reduce hot flashes and experience menopause more serenely:

• Perform breathing exercises: For many women, the menopause period is a real source of stress and irritability. Working on your breathing on a daily basis helps, on the one hand, to reduce stress and better manage your emotions, and, on the other hand, to lower your body temperature. A very simple breathing exercise consists of closing your eyes, breathing slowly and deeply by inflating your abdomen, then taking about ten long breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth. This breathing exercise is perfect for calming the nerves and reducing the intensity of hot flashes.

• Cool down: to reduce hot flashes, it is important to stay hydrated and drink at least 1.5 liters of cool or room temperature water in small sips. It is also advisable to use a mister or a fan to lower body temperature. In addition, it is best to take a lukewarm shower; the water should not be too cold because the body reacts to the cold by creating heat. Finally, in summer, the ideal is to stay in an air-conditioned place and put a damp cloth on the forehead or neck to reduce the intensity and limit the frequency of hot flashes.

• Use herbal medicine: this is a gentle medicine that uses plant extracts (leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, etc.) to naturally treat various conditions. To reduce the frequency and intensity of hot flashes, sage, hawthorn, yarrow, red clover and ginseng are the ideal plants. Thanks to their relaxing and antispasmodic properties, these plants are a great help in relieving hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. Sage is precisely the ideal plant for all women who wish to experience the menopause period more serenely. Sage helps regulate body temperature, reduce excessive sweating and therefore effectively calm hot flashes. Sage and other plants can be consumed in the form of infusions or as food supplements. These natural products do not cause side effects and are natural alternatives to traditional medicines.

• Consume CBD: Cannabidiol, better known as "CBD", is a cannabinoid and a molecule that comes from hemp plants. Unlike THC, the most famous cannabinoid, CBD is not dangerous for health because it does not cause psychotropic effects or addiction. It is consumed by 10% of the French population to naturally relieve everyday ailments such as anxiety, stress, sleep disorders or even pain. It should be noted that CBD stimulates the endocannabinoid system, a vast network of CB1 and CB2 receptors. According to a study , the endocannabinoid system would exert an influence on female reproductive tissues and processes, by regulating body temperature, pain sensation, mood management, immune function and sleep. Cannabidiol could therefore be useful for calming the symptoms and hot flashes caused by menopause. It can be consumed in several forms: oils, resins, infusions, e-liquids, gummies, capsules, candies or even chocolates. To quickly relieve hot flashes, organic CBD oil is the most suitable product because it has excellent bioavailability and is easy to use.

Period Care Oil to relieve hot flashes

Délicure has designed the very first organic CBD oil for all women who suffer from female ailments (menstrual pain, menstrual cycle disorders, menopause symptoms, etc.). This is a 100% natural product designed in France with CBD (cannabidiol) and high-quality active ingredients.

Formulation of Period Care Oil

As a carrier for its organic CBD oil, Délicure has chosen an organic and 100% natural sweet almond oil. This product stands out from traditional CBD oils made from refined coconut oil.

In addition, to offer a highly effective product, Délicure has chosen to combine the beneficial effects of CBD with two essential oils known for their therapeutic properties. These are peppermint essential oil, with anti-pain properties, and clary sage essential oil, an ally of women to fight against female disorders (discomforts of menopause, painful breasts, dysmenorrhea, heavy periods, hormonal imbalances, etc.). The combination of CBD and these two essential oils is perfect for reducing the frequency and intensity of hot flashes, while also relieving other symptoms of menopause.

Tips for using Délicure organic CBD oil

To quickly calm hot flashes, simply place the oil drops directly under the tongue, one of the parts of the body richest in blood capillaries. For optimal absorption, it is advisable to wait sixty seconds before swallowing.

By consuming organic CBD oil in this way, the cannabidiol molecule is absorbed directly into the bloodstream. Its beneficial effects are felt after just a few minutes.

Or, the second method of consumption is to add the oil drops to a drink, food or dish.

Dosage of Délicure organic CBD oil

For a first intake of organic CBD oil, we recommend that you take between 4 or 5 drops of oil, 1 to 2 times during the day, and gradually increase the quantity until you fully feel the benefits. In order to help you best dose your CBD oil consumption, délicure has developed a calculator allowing you to best dose the quantity of oil consumed according to your weight.

We recommend that you do not consume more than one pipette of oil every 4 to 6 hours. This natural product can be used at any time to reduce hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause.

Contraindications of Period Care Oil

Women who are under medical treatment or who are at risk of allergy should seek the advice of a doctor or health professional before consuming a CBD-based product. Clary sage is contraindicated in hormone-dependent cancer pathologies, mastosis and fibroids.