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Drug-Free Hot-Flash Relief

When a hot flash drenches your clothes, reddens your cheeks and makes you feel like you ate a jalapeno, what you want most is a cold shower. (Men know something about these.) Next, you want to never have another one. We can't help with the shower, but these research-proven steps give you a good shot at turning off your personal inferno. Cool off with a mind trick. Conjuring up a chilly scene worked for women who had hot flashes. Waterfalls and rain topped the "whew, that helped" list, followed by wind, mountains, forests, snow, frost and air-conditioned movie theaters. Try it at home with this guided imagery exercise: Close your eyes, take a few deep, calming breaths, then focus all of your senses on beaming yourself into the chilliest scene you can think of; linger for a while. Need help doing this? Look online for guided imagery CDs aimed at relieving menopausal symptoms or enroll in Cleveland Clinic's online Stress Free Now program at www.360-5.com. Lose a little. Women with hot flashes who lost a few pounds within six months were twice as likely to report hot-flash relief. Losers (meaning: winners) who shed about 13 pounds or took 2 inches off their waists had 32 percent fewer hot flashes. Researchers aren't sure what doused the flames -- the weight loss, the healthy diet or the 200 minutes a week of brisk activity (about 30 minutes of fast walking a day) -- but if you need to lose, this drug-free combo of coolers is worth a try. Slimmer and cooler? Hot stuff. ======== he YOU Docs -- Mike Roizen and Mehmet Oz -- are authors of the best-selling "YOU: The Owner's Manual" and "YOU: On a Diet." To submit questions and find ways to grow younger and healthier, go to www.RealAge.com, the docs' online home.