Risk of hot flashes decreased by vitamin D, vegan diet, etc.

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Risk of hot flashes decreased 6 percent for each 1 ng more Vitamin D – July 2020

The Relationship between Vitamin D and Vasomotor Symptoms During the Postmenopausal Period
Clin Lab. 2020 Jul 1;66(7). doi: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2019.191116
Tufan Arslanca, Hilal Korkmaz, S Banu Arslanca, Bilge Pehlivanoglu, Özgül Celikel

Background: During the postmenopausal period, hot flashes are frequent symptoms and might impact quality of life. Vitamin D deficiency is commonly seen in this period. This study aims to assess the association between vitamin D deficiency and hot flashes.

Methods: Two hundred ten postmenopausal women were recruited. The participants were divided into two groups: Group 1 consisted of postmenopausal women with hot flashes (n = 104), and Group 2 included the participants without hot flashes (n = 106).

Results: The comparison of the two groups concerning vitamin D level showed that 52 patients Group 1 had vitamin 25(OH)D levels below 20 ng/mL, whereas only 25 patients in Group 2 (p < 0.001). After adjusting for age and menopause duration, there was also a significant difference between groups (21.65 vs. 34.17, respectively, p < 0.001).

In multiple regression analysis, one unit decrease of vitamin 25(OH)D (1 - 0.941 = 0.059) increased the risk of hot flashes by 5.9%.

Conclusions: The decreases of vitamin D levels were significantly associated with hot flashes in postmenopausal women independent of age and menopause duration.

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Switching to vegan diet cut hot flashes by 96% - Dec 2023

Vegan diet may curb hot flashes by altering the gut microbiome - MD edge

• "A 12-week low-fat vegan diet with soybean..."
• "... total hot flashes decreased by 95%, moderate to severe hot flashes decreased by 96%, and severe hot flashes disappeared during the dietary intervention."
• based on: A dietary intervention for postmenopausal hot flashes: A potential role of gut microbiome. An exploratory analysis - Dec 2023

 Download the research study from Vitamin D Life

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MenuPause book - April 2022

Five Unique Eating Plans to Break Through Your Weight Loss Plateau and Improve Mood, Sleep, and Hot Flashes
Amazon $11

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Plant-Based Diets and Menopausal Hot Flashes - Jan 2022

PDF behind paywall

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76% reduction in hot flashes in 12 weeks by soy etc diet - Aug 2023

Combination of Soy Isoflavones, 8-Prenylnaringenin and Melatonin Improves Hot Flashes and Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Postmenopausal Women: Flavie Study
doi: 10.6118/jmm.22034 FREE PDF

• "...moderate-to-severe HFs significantly decreased at 4 weeks compared to baseline (41.7% reduction) and further reduced at 12 weeks (76.5%), including the total number of episodes."

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See also Vitamin D Life

• Majority of postmenopausal women have less than 30 ng of Vitamin D - Review June 2019
• Postmenopausal women need Vitamin D, protein and exercise to prevent loss of muscle and bone – Aug 2018
• 8 Signs of Low Vitamin D - sweating, bones ache, muscle pain, poor immune, fatigue, slow healing etc. – YouTube Dec 2018
  • Head sweating in children is a good indicator of low vitamin D

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