The Hot Flash DietTM recipe for March highlights barley with its “cool” thermal property according to Traditional Chinese Medicine. Besides the mirepoix mix (celery, onions, and carrots), you can add extra vegetables that need to be used up. The overall thermal energy is “cool.” Serves 4. ½ cup barley 1 ½ cups vegetable broth or […]
Coffee Jumpstarts Your Day & Your Hot Flashes
“I would rather suffer with coffee than be senseless.” ~Napoleon Bonaparte I call coffee the “elixir of life” since it reverses the zombiedom of my mornings. I love the taste, the smell, and the energy I receive. Unfortunately, coffee has not always been a friend. For many women, caffeine sensitivity may gradually develop, making them […]
Cranberry Carrot Cake
This is usually a very “warm” cake which I have modified to tone down its overall thermal value. It would best be made and enjoyed in the late autumn through winter. Pieces can be frozen. 350°F Bundt cake or tube cake pan 1-3/4 cups flour 1-1 ¼ cups sugar ¼ cup ground flax seed 2 […]
Hot Flashes? What Can I Eat? Citrus!
Hot flashes during the menopause transition occur year-round although you might find some respite in winter if you live in a temperate climate since it’s easier and cheaper to keep your home cooler in the winter. Winter is also citrus season which means there are lots of “cool” to “cold” options to eat which can […]
HOT STUFF! Foods to Avoid If You Have Hot Flashes
Provocative title if you’re thinking about the song, but edible “hot” stuff only provokes hot flashes. If you read my previous post, you became aware that each food has a thermal quality according to Chinese nutrition. We are not talking about what temperature the food is served at, but its innate thermal property as defined […]
PUT OUT THE FIRE: Extinguishing Hot Flashes
Have you noticed certain foods seem to be linked to hot flashes? Of course, you have. Round up the usual suspects—red wine, liquor, spicy foods. Do you also wonder if there are foods that might tame those devilish hot flashes instead? There are, but it’s not common knowledge. While you avoid the above hot flash […]