Hi there , first of all I'm new to glow and yes I and 49 I have four beautiful daughters and four amazing grandchildren, I join glow to keep track of what it to be a very irregular cycle ,, it being enviable at my age , I miss two cycles now and been getting continuously hot flushes and night sweats , for about 16 weeks or more this is cause me loos of sleep during the night and in the day whil at work it hard to control, it there anything or anyone whom or what can help me out with this .... u have consulted my GP and he say it's a perfectly natural thing and some women have it worse that other , I am aware of mood changed and physical changes that are happening , I just like to know how you all manage on a day to day basis. I also have had recent dietary chances to assist me with this new phase of my life ... as far as weight loss and keeping with a healthy lifestyle it be interesting to learn how to better manage this stage ...