Night Sweats and What Can Be Done About Them

You lie there, as uncomfortable as can be, just waiting for it to pass: night sweats! Maybe you were sound asleep and you wake up all clammy and hot, even though you have no blankets covering you. Your partner wakes up and tries to go back to sleep....

Night sweats often occur during menopause, but actually they can occur at any time in a woman's life. This is because they are caused by a hormonal imbalance, which is often disrupted during menopause. Once you realize the cause of the night sweats, it becomes easier to learn how to manage them.

The first step

The first thing you should do is educate yourself a bit. Since over half of the world's population will experience menopause and night sweats, you can be sure that there are methods to find some relief. You are certainly not alone!

What causes night sweats?

When our bodies are in a state of balanced health, we don't experience night sweats. Many factors can cause an imbalance: stress, poor diet, lack of sleep and exercise, smoking and anxiety. Once the balance is tipped, the brain thinks it needs to tell our body to dispel heat, so the heart pounds, the blood vessels dilate, the sweat glands open up and you have one of the hot flashes or a nigh sweats.

Is there a way to get natural menopause relief?

Yes! A landmark study was recently done at the Mayo Clinic that demonstrated the effectiveness of flax seed in reducing the menopause symptoms, especially hot flashes and night sweats. This is remarkable because it is so simple and inexpensive, and totally natural! There are numerous places to find flax seed and flax oil at great prices. This is a wonderful way to get menopause relief, quite inexpensively.

You can find many informative articles and posts on a family blog called Stress and Family Health. Because it is a blog you are also able to contribute and participate. A great deal can be learned from other women who have experienced the same thing.