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Do you use progesterone? Aspirin? Here is a bit from an interview but the whole interview is good. In the beginning of the interview he discusses estrogen and what the body is doing when you get the hot flashes.
So, Dr. Peat, I wanna cover some things that we can recommend to people to decrease hot flashes, whether you’re a male or a female.
RP: Sugar, carbohydrates in general, but especially fruit. Gelatin is the protein that’s best, because it doesn't make any serotonin. Salty foods help to stabilize your blood sugar and lower the stress systems.
HD2: And there's also some herbs that can help to work on these different systems. Nettle root blocks aromatase enzymes that increase estrogen. Vitex blocks prolactin, which increases estrogen. Aspirin..
RP: Aspirin and caffeine: aspirin blocks aromatase and caffeine stimulates progesterone production.
Hot Flashes, Night Sweats, The Relationship To Stress, KMUD Herb Doctors , 2012
Great reads, thanks!
Do you have personal experience with this yourself? RP said: "A big dose of carbohydrate at bedtime will work better than estrogen. "
I've read on the forums here so much conflicting advice on what to eat before bed. Any advice on a preferred carb? With or without sugar?