“Gee it’s hot in here!”

Here’s a quick health update on something which happens to all women at some stage – it’s embarrassing, uncomfortable…and not to mention a darn nuisance. Hot flushes.

These can happen for a variey of reasons and are not always associated with menopause. Drinking red wine or eating hot spicy foods can cause a red-face moment – doing the two together can make your face feel like it’s on fire.

If this is happening to you get yourself checked out. The doc will check your hormone levels and rule out other causes such as acne and peri-menopause or more serious concerns such as an adrenal tumour. But those are extremely rare cases.

Work out what triggers them – the spicy food, the alcohol, the combination of both or anything else; sometimes though they just happen.

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