Ep. 133 | Perimenopause Hot Flashes: Why Your Body Isn't Overheating (And What It's Actually Trying to Tell You)
If you've been white-knuckling your way through hot flashes in perimenopause — dreading the next wave of heat, planning your outfits around layers, waking up drenched at 2am — this episode is going to change how you see what's happening in your body.
Hot flashes aren't just a menopause rite of passage. They aren't random. And they aren't something you simply have to survive. They are a signal — a very specific message from your body's stress response system. And when you start reading that signal instead of trying to suppress it, everything shifts.
In this episode, I break down exactly what's driving your hot flashes, why cortisol and blood sugar are at the center of it, and why managing the symptom without addressing the source keeps you stuck in a cycle that never actually ends.
In This Episode, You'll Learn:
Why hot flashes aren't random — and what your body is actually communicating
How your hypothalamus becomes hypersensitive in perimenopause and why that matters
The connection between cortisol, blood sugar, and the frequency and intensity of your hot flashes
Why that 2am flash is likely a blood sugar crash — not just "menopause"
Why managing the symptom (cooling down faster, avoiding triggers) keeps you stuck
What actually changes when you start addressing the root cause instead of the signal
Resources Mentioned:
Perimenopause Morning Reset — https://cindistickle.myflodesk.com/nervoussystemorningreset
Book a Menopause Hormone Clarity Call — https://calendly.com/cindistickle/menopause-hormone-clarity-call
Connect with Cindi:
Follow on Instagram — http://instagram.com/cindisticklenutrition Read the blog — https://cindistickle.com/blog Come hang out in the Facebook Group — https://www.facebook.com/groups/nobsmenopause
