Sugar is a huge trigger for hot flashes! As is alcoholic drinks and caffeine. I get hot flashes big time after eating sugary foods and I regret it pretty quickly...not worth the discomfort of the flashes....
My sewing room is upstairs in our farmhouse home. I have to use the window a/c to supplement the central air. I too put a fan in front of the window unit to help circulate the cool air. I find that the iron is the biggest contributor to the to room! I should look or ome of those low heat bulbs fr my overhead light figure. The winter s not bad with all of these heat producing light, etc.
Sandy