For those of us with more fire in our constitution, (pitta ) and those in perimenopause, and menopause, the shift into late Spring and Summer heat can be challenging. Symptoms like hot flashes heavy periods acidity, nausea or "sour" stomach loose stools and diarrhea skin rashes irritability headaches can start to show up. If you have a predominance of pitta in your constitution, or you're a woman in mid life, you've probably experienced some of these symptoms, especially when