Beautiful Relief for Hot Summer Nights
If only hot nights meant something other than night sweats. Instead, it means an unrestful sleep due to a hot head, neck and décolletage, causing women to sweat profusely. There's also the pesky issue of hot flashes that occur when it's least convenient. According to Johns Hopkins, “About 75% of all women have these sudden, brief, periodic increases in their body temperature. Usually hot flashes start before a woman's last period. For 80% of women, hot flashes occur for 2 years or less.” If this is you, you’re not alone. These five tips and product suggestions will be helpful for your beautiful relief for hot nights and personal summers.
Drink water
Both night sweats and hot flashes are dehydrating. Limit dehydrating drinks and foods as early in the day as possible, and replace them with cold water and foods containing water in their composition. Not much of a fan of water? Drink water with a sprig of mint or lemon wedge. Drink cold, non-caffeinated herbal teas and coffee for flavor. Try Full Leaf Tea Company’s Organic Menopause Relief Tea, which contains Black Cohosh, a tea good for reducing menopausal symptoms, including vaginal dryness. Make it an iced tea you can sip on all day.
Turn your bedroom into a sanctuary
Good rest begins long before you get into bed. If night sweats are a nightmare, prepare your bedroom for rest. Lower the temperature a bit and cool the room down. Prepare your room and bed for comfort. Why not try a set of Sijo® Home Eucalyptus Bedding? Consider the collection of sheets, pillows, mattress covers, comforters and duvets an investment, contributing to your overall well-being. Eucalyptus bedding will naturally cool the body as you sleep.
Dress cool for bed
Unless you have a very important reason to wear heavy or frilly clothing to bed, dress lighter and cooler. Soma® Cool Nights® is an entire collection of nightwear and intimates created to reduce night sweats and hot flashes. Soma Cool Nights makes it possible to be cute all night. This sleep dress also makes a great dress to lounge in.
Wear underwear with moisture-wicking
You will need relief during the day and it can come with the right underwear. Panties with moisture-wicking that catches sweat before it can make you uncomfortable. Fruit of the Loom’s CoolBlend hi-cuts do a bit more by also cooling you down during hot flashes.
Remain Mindful of Your Body’s Signals
Hot flashes and night sweats seemingly come from nowhere. They are more than just random, because they often give us hints that they are coming. But more than not, we can use some help in that area. And we can use some help with the relief to follow. This Embr Wave 2 wristband is not only pretty and discreet but it also provides immediate relief during a hot flash, while providing a fitful sleep at night.
Robin Caldwell researches and writes about Black foodways, lifestyle and history. She is the publisher of Fresh & Fried Hard, a personal blog focused on Black women and food. A native midwesterner, exploring family history is a treasured pastime.
