Many women sail through the change of life with minimal discomfort, and I see many vital postmenopausal women who have never taken replacement hormones. Mental attitude has a lot to do with how you experience menopause. If you see it as a tragic end to youth and sexuality, it will cause you great distress and leave you susceptible to the persuasions of those who will try to sell you eternal youth in the form of pills. If you see it as a natural transition to the next phase of life, you can accept it with serenity and without the help of the medical profession. Doctors often rationalize their promotion of hormone replacement therapy as a scientific treatment for uncomfortable symptoms.
Hot flashes are harmless but annoying.
I recommend an herbal formula to control them. Take two capsules of each of these herbs once a day at noon or one dropperful of each of the tinctures mixed in a cup of warm water once a day at noon. This formula is safe and effective. Continue it until you do not experience any more hot flashes, then cut the dose gradually and try to stop altogether. Eventually the hot flashes will disappear for good.