Hi all,
Just a quick note about hot flashes... I noticed that they were tormenting me when I was on a Standard American Diet... and they completely disappear when I eat clean (that is:fruit, veggies, bulk, whole-grain cereal, nuts, seeds, beans, v.little meat, eggs and some diary, olive&coconut oil, some honey & some salt). In the last couple of days I had some coffee & some wine & beer and, guess what, they're back (cocoa never bothers me, and I have lots of it!). Another thing that helped me was acupuncture; no flashes while doing it, even if I had a relaxed diet at the time. It is expensive, though, I'll stick with a diet. Eating clean (or maybe having lots of good fats from nuts & avocado) eliminated my dryness, too. I also lost weight
. Hope that helps.