At Lumity HQ, we hear from subscribers who use Morning & Night, along with other novel tips and tricks, to stay cool during hot weather:
Dress in layers you can actually remove. Natural, breathable fabrics – linen, cotton, bamboo – allow heat to dissipate faster than synthetics. We love a linen shift dress or a matching cotton set.
Try the ice cube necklace trend. Simply lay a necklace chain across an ice cube tray, fill with water, freeze, and enjoy your new ice “beads”!
Keep your bedroom a thermal sanctuary. Blackout blinds during the day, windows open after sunset, a fan positioned to draw cool air across the bed. A chilled pillowcase or cooling pad offers additional relief during night sweats.
Pop your pajamas in the freezer. A trending Instagram hack, women report placing pajamas in the freezer 30 minutes before bed to be game changing.
Hydrate beyond thirst. Both hot flashes and heatwaves drive fluid loss – the combination accelerates it. Electrolyte-balanced hydration, rather than water alone, supports the cellular function that hot weather and hormonal disruption both compromise.
Create a flash kit. A small, portable cooling spray, a hand fan and a cool gel eye mask travel discreetly and offer immediate relief when a flash arrives in a setting you can’t control.
Lower the thermal trigger point. Since hot flashes are triggered when core temperature crosses a threshold, anything that pre-emptively cools the body reduces their frequency and severity. Tepid showers before bed, cool water on the wrists and neck, a fan circulating air rather than a static space.
Identify and eliminate your personal triggers. While the hypothalamic mechanism is universal, individual triggers vary. Caffeine, alcohol, spicy food, and stress all lower the flash threshold in many women. During a heatwave, when the threshold is already compromised by ambient heat, removing additional triggers becomes especially important.
Maintain your supplement routine consistently. The benefits of nutritional support for menopausal symptoms accumulate over time. A heatwave is precisely the wrong moment to interrupt a routine that’s providing whole-body support – if anything, it reinforces why consistency matters.
Support the body nutritionally. The evidence around specific nutrients and vasomotor symptoms is growing. Flaxseed – present in our Morning & Night formula – as a source of phytoestrogens and essential fatty acids has shown promising results across multiple studies. Research evaluating flaxseed’s effects on menopausal symptoms found beneficial effects on both the frequency and intensity of hot flashes, with its phytoestrogenic lignans thought to support oestrogen regulation during the transition. One study involving women over 12 weeks found that a phytoestrogen-rich dietary approach including flaxseed led to significantly lower scores for hot flashes and overall menopausal symptoms in the intervention group, while the control group exhibited minimal changes. What’s more, Morning & Night is clinically proven to support menopause symptoms like sleep, energy, mood and more.