Night Sweats
Almost all women will suffer from night sweats before, during or after menopause. If you haven't been informed about night sweats or don't pay them sufficient attention, an unexpected or severe episode can be very shocking. Understanding this symptom will help women manage it with confidence, so take your time to read the following articles, which provide useful and important information about night sweats.
 What are Night Sweats?
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Night sweats are most often associated with menopause, but new research has shown that after the age of 65, men are…
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The night sweat is the evening cousin of the hot flash, but typically more intense. Night sweats, also known as "nocturnal hyperhydrosis", isn't actually a sleep disorder, but a common perspiration disorder that occurs during sleep. A night sweat can be so severe as to wake you up night after night, either due to the uncontrollable heat all over your body, or from being wet and shivering because of damp sleepwear. This can be very disturbing since adequate sleep is essential for a healthy life.
The uncontrollable sweating can significantly disturb a balanced life (physically and emotionally). We should know what night sweats involve in order to understand how to deal with them. The following articles show and explain the different causes of night sweats.
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Night sweating is a natural body function that helps the body remain fresh. People sweat when the temperature is hot, when they exercise or in response to situations that make them nervous, furious, ashamed or fearful. This happens because releasing heat through perspiration helps the body maintain a healthy temperature.
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Night sweats is the evening cousin of hot flashes, but typically more intense. Night sweats, also known as "nocturnal hyperhydrosis", isn't actually a sleep disorder, but a common perspiration disorder that occurs during sleep. A night sweat can be so severe as to wake you up night after night, either due to the uncontrolled heat all over your body, or from being wet and shivering because of damp sleepwear. This can be very disturbing since adequate sleep is essential for a healthy life.
The uncontrollable sweating can significantly disturb a balanced life (physically and emotionally). We should know what night sweats involve in order to know how to deal with them. The following articles show and explain the different causes for night sweats.
What causes Night Sweats?
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One of the most common causes of night sweats is the hormonal changes related to menopause.
Normally, the hypothalamus (heat regulatory area in the brain) regulates the body heat according to the ambient temperature. If it's hot outside, it makes the body release heat, while if it's cold outside, it retains heat in the body. However, night sweats occur when the hypothalamus starts overproducing heat.
The declining level of estrogen hormones during menopause is responsible for the malfunction of the hypothalamus (heat regulatory area), which detects an increased body temperature and releases chemicals that cause the skin blood vessels to dilate so the heat can be released, thus triggering the night sweats. This process may also be accompanied by cold shivering. |
Night sweats can be
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Night sweats can be extremely difficult to live with if menopausal women don't deal with the problem appropriately. So, it's in your best interest to better inform yourself about what you can do to prevent and control night sweats.
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What to do about Night Sweats
Night sweats are closely related to decreased levels of estrogen in a woman's body during menopause. Therefore, it is extremely important to ensure that you are giving your body the support it needs to maintain good hormonal levels. The first step to take for controlling night sweats is to improve the overall health of your body. This can be accomplished by following a healthy diet and initiating some kind of exercise program. However, because balancing hormonal levels is essential for dealing with night sweats, you should keep in mind that a healthy diet and exercise program alone may not be enough to bring relief, and furthermore can be difficult to stick with.
So, the best way to cope with night sweats is to follow a healthy lifestyle and complement this with a hormonal imbalance treatment such as alternative medicine.
Healthy lifestyle: Basically a healthy, nutritious diet followed by some kind of exercise program will help to alleviate night sweats.
The following tips can help you reduce the intensity and frequency of night sweats, but they might not efficiently control the hormonal imbalance which is the main cause of night sweats.
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A healthy lifestyle reduces
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Diet that contains protein, fiber, fruits, vegetables and grains.
Sleep in a cool room.
If weather permits, leave your window open and use a fan.
Take a cold shower before going to bed.
Lower the thermostat when possible.
Drink 2 quarts of water each day.
Keep cold water at hand.
Support your body with natural remedies.
Avoid alcohol, caffeine, sugar, spicy foods and hot soups.
Stop smoking.
Get regular moderate exercise to reduce stress |
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Since night sweats are caused by low hormonal levels, a hormone balancing program is the best solution. Although there are several ways to manage night sweats, the best way is by combining therapies such as "lifestyle approaches" and alternative medicine.
You can click on one of the links in the article below to learn more about the night sweats treatment that best suits you. |
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