Quote Originally Posted by Dogmama View Post
Exercise can be a double edged sword. It definitely helps with anxiety & depression. It also reduces body fat. Women with lower body fat levels tend to flash more because estrogen is stored in body fat. Therefore, the dips in estrogen and resulting flashing are more pronounced in women who have lower body fat percentages.
Got any article that we could read up more on this? ie. women with lower body fat will tend to flash more if their estrogen is lower. Still would plan to engage in some form of exercise anyway.

Although my symptoms are incredibly minor, don't envy some other women who do experience it in a major way. ie. our receptionist who has flashes hot enough that she does pump the AC and it affects some offices. But she is a person that does undertake physical work in part of her job and she exercises more regularily.

Another woman I know who used to be a intensive care nurse, flashed bad enough that she turned red in face from sweating. The head honcho of the organization, asked her what was wrong...