Are you experiencing hot flashes? Carry cold water at all times.

Drinking cold water or splashing it over your face and wrists can help quickly cool and steady body temperatures during hot flashes.

Pinpoint perimenopausal hot flashes with a journal!

Keep a journal to jot down when you experience a hot flash. Is it in the bedroom? After a spicy dinner? Knowing the cause may help ward off hot flashes and reduce their frequency.

Are you experiencing morning sickness or menopause-related nausea?

Here are some of our favorite symptom-soothing foods:

• Apples
• Crackers
• Ginger
• Bananas
• Nuts

Ease perimenopause with edamame!

The phytoestrogens in edamame help to reduce menopause symptoms by balancing hormones and reducing hot flashes.

We love eating a handful of edamame as a healthy snack.

During menopause, the loss of estrogen can leave you feeling tired and irritable. To fight these symptoms, consider hula hooping.

The fun exercise stimulates the feel-good chemicals in your brain – dopamine and serotonin – to improve your mood and help your overall emotional well-being.

Hula hooping can also help lower cortisol, which creates belly fat.