I thought this was a really useful posting DG. When the weather's like this it's hard to know what might be meno or just the weather; when abroad recently I got into a car and it was so hot the sweat just dripped off me in seconds. Quite normal really!
The question I'd like to throw open is..... we read that women in Asia seem to experience less symptoms, the word menopause is not even noted. Given that one of the top problems with meno can be the hot flushes, does anyone think climate of those Asian countries might have something to do with it? The women don't significantly notice the flashes, (but might still experience other meno symptoms which is simply put down to getting older)? I've often wondered if an Asian lady, who has moved to the west, but tended to remain with her Asian diet, way of life etc, experiences more flushes due to our usually less humid/hot culture but not as bad as an English lady who hasn't had the Asian diet. What about an Asian lady who moved to the UK and adopts full western culture habits, does she now experience all the meno symptoms?
This is a generalisation I know and very unscientific but I'm just keen to know. We seem to read about the Asian diet and the menopause, but is it just the diet?
