Quote Originally Posted by salsabike View Post
Um...no. I am very active, love to sweat and always pour sweat when I'm working hard on the bike or when I was in dance class. And for a year or so I had hot flashes that felt just like someone was applying a blowtorch to my face. Believe me, whether you like to sweat---and whether you exercise---have nothing to do with that. It's a chemical event. Luckily, those don't seem to happen anymore.
Like a blowtorch...that's a good metaphor to help some of us who have not experienced the real significant hot flashes.

And I never knew menopause could drag on for 10 yrs.

Oakleaf: I still eat tofu dishes several times per month. But have never drank soymilk often at all.