Ageing with attitude: Cool solution for a hot topic in middle age

Hot flushes is a serious issue for menopausal women, who are prepared to go to great lengths to find a remedy, says Margaret Jennings.    

Fancy going to bed with a packet of frozen peas? While your sleeping partner might baulk at the prospect, it could prove the better alternative to throwing all the bed clothes off regularly, or having to change the sheets at an unearthly hour of the night.

Yes, welcome to the world of hot flushes and night sweats, one of the hottest topics covered when women bemoan their menopausal symptoms and arguably the most disruptive of them all, throughout that life transition.