Yes, dropping estrogen causes hot flashes. But there’s something YOU can control that reduces them significantly. 😳 At 49 years old and a functional Nutritionist for the last two decades helping perimenopausal women reduce hot flashes, I know: Low estrogen is real. But unstable blood sugar makes them 10X worse. Here’s what research shows: A study of over 3,000 women found that hot flash frequency increased with higher blood sugar levels, regardless of weight or estrogen levels (Thurston et al., 2012). Here’s what’s happening: You eat that “healthy” breakfast - oatmeal, fruit smoothie, toast. Blood sugar spikes, then crashes 2 hours later. Your body panics. Releases adrenaline and cortisol to bring glucose back up. That adrenaline surge? It TRIGGERS hot flashes. And nighttime blood sugar crashes? That’s why you wake up drenched in sweat at 3am. The truth: You can’t control your estrogen drop. But you CAN control your blood sugar and that changes everything. What actually reduce...