What’s a Hot Flash?

If you’ve arrived at this Blog, chances are you’ve experienced a hot flash or two. Or you know (or have seen) a woman who has. For some, they’re quite debilitating and sometimes embarrassing if it occurs during an important meeting, or worse, a date!   All we know about them is that we get very hot, very suddenly. But did you ever wonder what’s happening physiologically to make your internal thermostat go haywire?  More Magazine offers a good explanation of what happens with our internal wiring in an online article, “The Anatomy of a Hot Flash,” by  Sharon Kay.