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Stop Your Night Sweats in a Hot FLASH!


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Each night, you enter a toxic love-hate relationship with your bed sheets. One minute you’re drenched in sweat, so you toss them off. The next minute, you’re freezing, so wrap yourself up in the arms of your sheets again.


This on again, off again relationship is all too familiar for 80 percent of women who have night sweats and hot flashes. Hot flashes and night sweats are common signs of perimenopause and menopause and is a common symptom of endometriosis and PCOS.


What are Night Sweats and Hot Flashes?

If you’ve ever had a cold or the flu, you’re probably familiar with what a night sweat feels like. Night sweats drench may drench your clothes, disrupt your sleep, causing you to feel groggy and irritable the next day. Some describe a night sweat as a hot flash that happens at night.


If you’ve never experienced it, you may be wondering, “What does a hot flash feel like?” Well, it feels like someone has surprisingly turned on an internal oven and no matter how much you try to lower the temperature, you keep burning from the inside out. Hot flashes don’t care what time of day they show up and they leave on their own terms. So, most women just ride out the heat wave.


What Causes Night Sweats and Hot Flashes?

Most research shows that hot flashes and night sweats are caused by a decrease in estrogen levels. The decreased estrogen levels that come with menopause and conditions like endometriosis, causes your body to become more sensitive to temperature changes.


As a result, your body causes a hot flash when it thinks you’re too warm in an effort to cool you off. I know, I know, it sounds counterproductive, but that is why hot flashes and night sweats can sometimes end in chills.


Before you get too hot and bothered, there are natural supplements that can stop the annoyance of hot flashes and night sweats. Let’s take a look!


1. Black Cohosh


Black cohosh, also known as rattleweed, has been around since ancient times. Not only is it a reliever of PMS and menstruation symptoms like cramps and fatigue, it can help eliminate hot flashes and night sweats.


The roots and the stems of the black cohosh plant are ground up to make a powder that can be mixed with teas or taken as a supplement capsule. Black cohosh helps to regulate body temperature, reducing those dreadful hot flashes and night sweats.


Black Cohosh Supplement

Black cohosh supplements are available in capsules and oil extracts. Nature’s Way black cohosh supplements provide 540 mg per capsule. The black cohosh in Nature’s Way is non-GMO and organic. A 180-day supply is less than $15!



Black cohosh is not for everyone. It should not be taken if you are pregnant or have liver problem.


2. Wild Yam

The bulbs and roots of wild yam have been used for ages to help with menstrual and menopausal symptoms. Wild yam has a substance that can help promote estrogen production. This is helpful in the case of night sweats and hot flashes, because a dip in estrogen is what causes you to overheat in the first place.


Wild yam is available in capsules, powders, teas, and creams. Some advice that wild yam should not be taken if you have endometriosis, others believe the opposite.



If you prefer to take a wild yam capsule, Nature’s Way Wild Yam Root capsules offer 425 mg per capsule that is non-GMO and organic. A 90-day supply is less than $15!



If you prefer a wild yam cream to rub onto your skin, Swanson has a wild yam moisturizing cream with avocado oil and jojoba oil. A 2-ounce jar is less than $12!



3. Red Clover


Like black beans or black-eyed peas, red clover is a legume. It contains phytoestrogens that can help improve bone density, cholesterol levels, and reduce hot flashes and night sweats.


Since red clover has blood thinning properties, it is advised that it should not be taken for more than a year. It is not recommended for women with blood clotting disorders or women who have hormone-dependent cancers.



If you prefer to take a wild yam capsule, Nature’s Way Red Clover offers 800 mg per capsule that is non-GMO and organic. A 50-day supply is less than $10!



Although hot flashes and night sweats are common, there’s no doubt that they get in the way of living your healthiest life. Explore these supplement options to get the relief that you deserve. Before you take any supplement, you talk to your doctor about how the supplement may affect your health conditions and if the supplement is safe to take along with prescription medications.

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