P7 Acupressure Point – The P7 acupressure point is located on the wrist crease between your two tendons. An easy way to find it is to follow the P6 point from where my wristbands normally go on your wrist until you get to your wrist crease. You can move one of my bands up to that point to help alleviate hot flashes, excessive sweating, and shivering. 

H6 Pressure Point – This stands for the “heart 6” point and when pressed, it helps to alleviate anxiety, irritability, and night sweats. As a vaso-vagal point, it helps calm and decrease the heart palpitations associated with anxiety-induced hot flash symptoms. Vaso-vagal points basically have the reverse effect that anxiety has on your body. They calm your nervous system, slowing your heart rate and breathing. You can find this point half an inch to the right on your left wrist from the P7 point. Being half an inch to the left on your right wrist.

Licorice Root - Studies over 8 weeks showed that 330mg of licorice root helps to reduce hot flashes. 

Valerian Root – This is well known for its relaxing sleep properties, but it is also helpful at 255mg three times a day for decreasing hot flashes. Trials have shown that incorporating Valerian root into your daily routine will decrease the frequency and severity of your hot flashes. 

Peppermint Oil - Has a cooling sensation which distracts your brain and calms the excessive signals its sending due to the activation of your sympathetic nervous system. This is why it is the chosen essential oil in NoMo Nausea. Changing the temperature especially at specific acupressure points will help send a cooling signal to the brain and your body will slow down the sweating and eventually break the hot flash.

Lavender Oil - It has already been proven to help get a better night’s sleep, which is why it is the chosen essential oil in our newest line NoMo Sleepless Nights! Lavender oil helps you get to REM sleep. But how does this relate to hot flashed and night sweats? Well, once you are in REM sleep, you are less likely to have night sweats. So, if lavender helps you get to REM sleep faster, your body won't produce night sweats unless disturbed.

Citrus Oil - Research in 2014 found that smelling citrus oil helped to decrease systolic blood pressure, decrease heart rate (a natural vaso-vagal), and improve estrogen concentrations in post-menopausal women. Since this is a vasovagal it can help calm your symptoms during your hot flashes.