comments, called-out. Chinaâs tainted baby milk scandal is escalating in the way that only unraveling coverups do. In no more than a couple of days it has turned from a problem involving one company, Sanlu Group, one of Chinaâs largest agribusinesses, into a nationwide crisis facing the dairy industry.
The average is four minutes. Hot flashes generally begin suddenly, although most women say they can feel a hot flash coming on several minutes before it occurs. Hot flashes can be accompanied by other uncomfortable sensations, such as heart palpitations, a pressure feeling in the head, or feelings of dizziness, faintness or weakness. What Impact do Hot Flashes have on Daily Life? For some, hot flashes are but a mild sensation. For others, they are severely disabling and physically draining.
A hot flash is a brief feeling of intense warmth and sweating. Hot flashes commonly occur in women around the time of menopause. Researchers do not know exactly what causes hot flashes. Current theories suggest hot flashes are due to a menopause-related drop in the body's level of female hormones called estrogens. This drop affects the hypothalamus, an area of the brain that regulates body temperature. In a hot flash, the hypothalamus seems to sense that your body is too hot even when it is not, and tells the body to release the excess heat.