5. Dietary changes
A change in diet may alleviate hot flashes. Foods like alcohol, spicy foods, caffeine, and chocolate can trigger menopausal hot flashes. The best thing to do is to keep yourself a bit away from these, even if your hot flashes get better or not.
Another action you can take is to start a plant-based diet, which contains a lot of phytoestrogens—that has almost the same molecular structure to estrogen—which can help in decreasing hot flashes. You can even try consuming more legumes, nuts, oilseeds, and soy products.
When it comes to spicy foods, it’s a no-no! When you’re going through menopause, your own internal cooling system gets finicky. Go easy on spicy foods, since anything that gets your body’s temperature up (even slightly) can end up triggering a hot flash.
Along with that, pay more attention to your food triggers. Avoid eating anything that triggers your hot flashes.
When your hormones are back to normal, you may be able to continue eating spicy foods again. For now, you need to give up spicy foods and anything that triggers your hot flashes.