Before I was doing SFQ, this happened to me too. I was working with some Australian Naturopaths and taking their amino acid products so asked them what to do.
They told me to use castor oil hot packs nightly (after 6 pm). Along with this they had me do a warm/hot bath of 2 cups epsom salts + 1 cup baking soda in water deep enough to cover my sacrum (any time of the day). After 1 week of this my hot flashes disappeared (yes, I was entering early premenopause) and before 30 days were up I got my period back, which has continued in a regular cycle now for several months.
These naturopaths were big believers in the cleansing of periods and promoted maintaining them as long as possible in a woman's life. Of course, they said the castor oil hot packs would not be effective if a person wasn't taking their products, but I've read about castrol packs in enough other places to question that bit of self-serving advice.
Hot pack directions: http://www.mercola.com/2003/dec/13/hydrotherapy.htm
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scroll down to castor oil pack
I didn't soak the flannel, I just drizzled some on it and only covered my abdomen, not liver. Any hot pack will work if you don't have a hot water bottle.
The naturopaths actually advocated doing the packs nightly or at least 3 to 4 times per week on a regular basis....at the very minimum they wanted me to do it nightly the week before my period.
The bath was a great place to do Small Universe too, once SFQ became part of my regime.
Hope this helps! --kathy
