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Let’s Talk Hot Flashes

Hot flashes are seen as a 'women’s issue,' but men get hot flashes too!
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Many of my clients - all different ages and sexes - have suffered from hot flashes in the past. Why do they happen?
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One of the drivers of hot flashes is IRON. As we age, we accumulate more iron in our tissues. This causes a loss of minerals like magnesium. It also causes imbalances in hormones like estrogen. To put it simply, iron overload drives many symptoms, including hot flashes.
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STRESS is a very clear driver. When the body is in fight or flight mode, cortisol is released, which increases blood pressure and may make us feel hotter. Long-term, stress causes our body to deprioritize reproduction, causing hormone imbalances.
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A little further down the chain and what is most synonymously associated with hot flashes is too much ESTROGEN, which can act like cortisol in a lot of ways. It can increase vasodilation of the blood vessels, increasing blood pressure and boosting inflammatory hormones - like cortisol.
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Too little PROGESTERONE is usually the main culprit, but keep in mind, it’s usually the RESULT of the above drivers. If we’re not living our lives in a balanced way that’s supportive to reproduction, the female body will forego ovulation. You need to ovulate to make progesterone.
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Too little TESTOSTERONE. Men that have testosterone deficiency can also experience hot flashes.
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There may be other drivers, but how do we address hot flashes in a foundational way?
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🐄EAT NUTRIENT-DENSE FOODS. Avoid iron-fortified foods. Prioritize mineral and vitamin-rich foods like organ meats, bone broths, quality muscle meats, fruits, roots and quality dairy products.
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🔋SUPPORT YOUR LIVER. Avoid fasting. Eat at a frequency that makes sense for you to keep your liver’s energy stores supplied.
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❎MINIMIZE ESTROGEN. Things like plastics, chemically-laden cookware and personal care products, eating PUFAs, drinking alcohol, drinking tap water, etc. all increase our estrogen.
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🌱REMOVE OTHER STRESSORS. How you live your life impacts your body immensely. Observe and make changes accordingly.
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🩸DONATE BLOOD. Prep and frequency should be consulted with a practitioner.

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This is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare professional before pursuing any changes to your personal healthcare regime.

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References

BodyLogicMD. Hot Flashes in Men. Retrieved from: https://www.bodylogicmd.com/for-men/hot-flashes/.

East West Healing. (2012). Hot Flashes: Global Warming or Global Aging. Retrieved from: https://eastwesthealing.com/hot-flashes-global-warming-or-global-aging/.

Peat, R. (1997). From PMS to Menopause.

Peat, R. (2013). Hot flashes, energy, and aging. Retrieved from: http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/hot-flashes-energy-aging.shtml.

Reardon, D. (2014). 4 Essential Reasons Why You Should Be Boosting Your Nitric Oxide Levels! Retrieved from: https://fitnessgenes.com/blog/4-essential-reasons-why-you-should-be-boosting-your-nitric-oxide-levels/.

Robbins, M. (2018). My Theory of Everything. Retrieved from: https://therootcauseprotocol.com/my-theory-of-everything-video/.  

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