This story really hit me…I started having hot flashes around 37. My doctor couldn’t believe it. She heard of going through it early but wow! I was a healthy 37 year old female! Besides when I came out of high school, I was in the best shape of my life!
You can feel hot flashes coming! It starts at your toes and works its way up like a tidal wave moving through your body! Before you know it, it’s too late, you are covered in sweat and can’t find relief anywhere…except sticking your head in a freezer!
This is hard news for women! Science is discovering hot flashes are much more than just a sign of menopause…the frequency or severity may also be linked to heart problems, stroke and cognitive decline later in a woman’s life. Hard to hear right??
A study found night sweats were linked to cognitive dysfunction in menopausal women, decreasing the ability to pay attention and perform higher-level thinking tasks. The news just gets worse, right?? It goes on…the study also found a direct link between the frequency and persistence of hot flashes and cardiovascular events later in a woman’s life. And here’s EVEN MORE bad news: Another study found there’s even a link between childhood trauma and hot flash severity later in life.
I’m a little on the discouraged side, but doing all I can to not let this happen! Did anybody else get hot flashes in their 30’s?
Monica
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