Women Who Abandon Menopause Hormones Search For Safe Alternatives To Reduce Hot Flashes

Women's use of hormones to treat menopause dropped by 30%. But when they stop taking hormones hot flashes return. "Paced breathing" is a safe alternative that can reduce hot flashes by as much as 50%.

Taylor, MI (PRWEB) February 17, 2007 -- When the Women's Health Initiative Study linked hormones to breast cancer and heart attacks, the use of hormones to treat menopause fell by 30%.

Millions of women quit taking hormones to reduce the risk of breast cancer and heart disease and their reward was the return of sweaty days and sleepless nights. Fortunately there are safe alternatives that reduce hot flashes says Julie A. Calligaro author of Hot Flashes 21 Safe and Effective Ways to Turn Down the Heat All Day and Sleep Well All Night.

One such alternative is paced breathing. Professor Robert Freedman of Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit has been studying hot flashes for over 25 years. Dr. Freedman's studies demonstrate that paced breathing can reduce hot flashes by as much as 50%.

Here is how to "pace" your breathing.

Take slow, deep, full breaths - gently expanding (inhaling) and contracting (exhaling) your abdomen at the rate of 6 to 8 breaths per minute rather than the average of 15-16 breaths per minute.

Focus on the air going in and out. Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose for five seconds and then exhale slowly and completely for five seconds.

When you inhale, breathe into the bottom part of your lungs (your upper lungs and chest will fill up automatically). Your abdomen should expand as you breathe in and contract as you breathe out.

As you inhale and exhale keep your rib cage still.

Practice every morning and evening for 15 minutes.

When you feel a hot flash coming on, pace your breathing until it passes.

When the Women's Health Initiative Study linked hormones to breast cancer and heart attacks, the use of hormones to treat menopause fell by 30%.

Contact:
Julie A. Calligaro
http://www.stophotflash.com/ebook

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