{"id":28325,"date":"2019-09-14T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T07:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restonic.com\/sin-categorizar\/menopause-hot-flashes-sleep-7520"},"modified":"2019-09-14T07:00:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T07:00:14","slug":"menopause-hot-flashes-sleep-7520","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restonic.com\/es\/blog-es\/menopause-hot-flashes-sleep-7520","title":{"rendered":"Tackle Menopause \u201cIn the Heat Of The Night\u201d Hot Flashes & Learn to Sleep Well Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Women don\u2019t need to take the negative effects of hormone changes that come with aging lying down \u2013 it\u2019s time to fight back!<\/h2>\n

\"whyThere\u2019s a saying that you can\u2019t avoid death and taxes. For women, let\u2019s add menopause to this nasty list. It\u2019s a fact of life that becomes a reality at an average age of 51 in the U.S. The onset of menopause means a smorgasbord of physical and emotional changes, from weight gain to mood swings and sleep disruption. The responsibility for such upheavals falls squarely on decreasing levels of estrogen.<\/p>\n

But before Menopause even rears its ugly head, insomnia and hot flashes herald the onset of perimenopause, that awkward stage leading up to menopause and the end of monthly cycles occurring when a woman hits her late 40s or early 50s.<\/p>\n

An estimated 40% of menopausal women will experience sleep problems, according to the National Sleep Foundation. And 75% of those sleep difficulties can be chocked up to hot flashes or night sweats, which feels like someone has swapped out your bed sheets for Saran Wrap. Sleep apnea also jumps<\/a> about 16% from women ages 50 to 60, while melatonin levels decline.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s bad news for slumber time & women in the throes of menopause…<\/h2>\n

\u201cHot flashes and night sweats are caused by a complex interaction between fluctuating estrogen levels in the hypothalamus (a region of the brain that regulates body temperature), norepinephrine, (a key brain chemical, and specialized receptors in the brain) and the body’s blood vessels and sweat glands,\u201d explains Dr. Carolyn Dean, a physician and naturopathic doctor based in Kihei, Hawaii, as well as a medical advisory board member of the Nutritional Magnesium Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hypothalamus, a region of the brain that regulates body temperature and is affected by hormones, can become confused by these changes in estrogen levels. Like a faulty thermostat, the hypothalamus may respond to the changes in estrogen as if it senses an increase in your body’s temperature. In an attempt to cool you down, the hypothalamus sets off a cascade of events, including dilating blood vessels to release heat (which you feel as a hot flash) and triggering sweat glands (which you experience as sudden, intense perspiration). The result is you wake up drenched and chilly, with a racing heart and a sensation of anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n

The good news is that there is a myriad of ways to minimize the impact of menopause and the sleep issues that come with it. From simple diet changes to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescribed by your doctor, there\u2019s no need to suffer. There\u2019s a help to be had!<\/p>\n

6 savvy ways to tackle sleep disruptions caused by menopause\"How<\/h2>\n