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The Sweat Stops Here

    Posted before Dec-31-2007

Very few people are aware that too much of perspiration is a physical disorder known as hyperhidrosis. Numerous people across the world endure this problem and live with discomfiture. Although hyperhidrosis is confined to one or many different parts of the body, such as the hands, feet, face, armpits and the trunk, it causes immense trouble in the life of people suffering from this physical disorder. People suffering from hyperhidrosis not only experience interferences in their social life and career, but it also has an influence on their sense of worth and self-esteem. In other words, excessive sweating gives rise to several problems in the patients' day-to-day life. Unfortunately, most people affected by this physical disorder are ignorant about how to put an end to the menace and are always keen to know about the helpful ways that would enable them to be free from excessive sweating.

In fact, the problem of excessive perspiration or hyperhidrosis is much more widespread compared to what people generally believe. Actually, the reason that sets in this physical disorder varies from one person to another. There are some people who endure excessive sweating when they are under stress, particularly when engaged in some work. On the other hand, there are other people who have excessive sweating during the night. Even sleeping without a blanket and the cool air from the fan moving at full speed does little to stop such excessive sweating. This often compels the patients to wake up and find themselves miserably swathed with sweat. There are many other people who do not perspire till they go out in the sun or come in contact with heat. Most of this type of individuals generally possesses sound health, but they are still embarrassed to find themselves perspiring excessively when they are out in the sun or in proximity of heat. They feel helpless that they are unaware as to how stop this physical disorder that often becomes a menace.

Well, the moot question here is how does one actually recognize that he or she is suffering from hyperhidrosis or too much of sweating and needs to come across an effective way to end the problem. Frankly speaking, it is really difficult to gauge how much sweat is actually excessive or can be called hyperhidrosis. Therefore, hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating may fundamentally identified as a condition when perspiration crosses the normal limits and begin to trigger off sufferings in any individual. It has been noticed that hyperhidrosis usually starts during adolescence and initially the excessive sweating is confined to hands, feet and the armpits. In fact, hyperhidrosis is known by different names depending on the part of the body where there is excessive perspiration. Here are two such examples:

  • Axillary hyperhidrosis: This is a condition when there is excessive sweating in the armpits.
  • Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis: This is a condition when the palms of the hands and soles of the feet experience too much of perspiration.

Hyperhidrosis is never a life-threatening condition, but is able to cause immense discomfort and embarrassment to the patients who suffer from this particular physical disorder. Often, this physical disorder may also make life difficult for people enduring it. Many people suffering from this condition may refuse to shake hands, keep away from social events and face problems in developing romantic relationships. In addition, people affected by hyperhidrosis may even find it difficult to write or use anything that needs gripping objects firmly as perspiration makes it difficult to hold things. It is unfortunate that many people suffering from hyperhidrosis often take it for granted that they would have to spend their remaining life with this problem.


The best way to prevent too much perspiration

Contrary to what most people believe, hyperhidrosis may be healed with several natural remedies. And baking soda is one of the most effective antidotes. If you are suffering from axillary hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating in the armpits, first wash the armpits scrupulously and then apply a mixture of baking soda and cornstarch under the arms. Allow the mixture to remain for around 25 minutes and then wash it off with water. Baking soda has the aptitude to soak up any surplus moisture and, therefore, there will be no armpit circles on your clothes. If you desire to use the mixture to function as a deodorant too, add some essential oils to it. It is essential to shave the underarm hairs and wash the place thoroughly before applying the mixture, or else it will not prove to be effective.

Although each of these techniques are effective in avoiding too much sweating, many of these methods do not offer an everlasting result. On the other hand, using medications, such as prescription anti-perspiration drug, or administering Botox injects will enable you to put an end to excessive sweating. But the downside of these methods is that you will not only be required to spend considerably for the treatments, but also endure the pain of the injections. In addition, you may also have a number of side effects from using the medications and injections and they can often be detrimental for your overall health.


When perspiration is harmful

Perspiration is essential for the overall health of our body as sweating is considered to be our body's integral cooling system. When ever the body begins to become too warm, the pores on our skin open and the sweat glands begin to function. Believe it or not, this is an essential as well as fine mechanism, as this helps in maintaining the tolerable temperature of our body.

If sweating is really good for our health, when does it actually turn out to be harmful? Here is an example when sweating becomes bad. For instance, if the temperature around you is 20°C below the freezing point and you are perspiring as if you are in the middle of the desert. Sweating is also harmful if you suddenly awaken from your sleep in the middle of the night and discover that sweat from your body has virtually created a swimming pool on the bed. Another thing that is harmful for every one of us is when we perspire in the form of crystals and not water.

In addition to the above mentioned factors, another thing you need to pay attention to is the smell of your sweat. Under normal conditions, your sweat should be odorless or may have a gently, but pleasing smell. However, if you find that the odor of your sweat is horrible enough to drive away a vampire or if you have any of the above mentioned problems, it is essential to consult your physician. All these symptoms are an indication that something is wrong and the only manner that you are able to solve the problem is to detect the exact predicament.

A number of diseases that may result in sweating as a symptom include infections, heart ailments, tuberculosis and over active thyroid. Each of these conditions requires treatment by an expert medical practitioner.

Means to manage hyper sweat glands

There are many people who simply perspire a lot, but do not have any symptoms like bad sweat smell. They have even consulted their physicians and have been found to be absolutely fit and fine. If you happen to belong to this group of people, you may adopt a few simple techniques that will help you avoid the undesired perspiration. Here are seven valuable tips that may be useful to you:

  • Take a bath every day and keep away from highly scented soaps and cleansing agents.
  • Following the bath, ensure that you dry the problematic parts of the body meticulously. It is possible that the foul smell your sweat produces could be owing to a bacterial infection. When you wash and dry the body parts that sweat profusely, you are able to eliminate the bacteria that cause the foul smell.
  • Keep away from wearing synthetic clothes. In such situations, it is always better to wear cotton clothes, as cotton will help to absorb moisture from the skin.
  • If your body becomes heated during the nights, you should use cotton bed sheets. At the same time, lessen the intensity of the furnace before retiring for the night.
  • Try to buy deodorants enclosing tea tree oil and use it regularly.
  • Rub a little of bicarbonate soda, not the usual baking soda, onto the underarms. You may rub the chemical directly or even after blending it with a little water.
  • The most important thing to do is to 'relax' or unwind. This is crucial as anxiety can set off the sweat glands to perform full steam.

Always bear in mind that perspiration is a usual operation of our body. When we sweat, the process cools our body and helps it get rid of the waste materials. Can you imagine that we have more than three million sweat glands in our body! Hence, it is easily understandable how difficult it is to stop so many sweat glands from operating. Nevertheless, if you follow the suggestions listed here, it may be possible for you to bring the situation under control as well as avoid embarrassing and intolerable situations.

What goes in ought to come out

Do you remember the popular ancient adage 'Whatever goes in must come out'? Well, this saying is very pertinent here. For whatever we eat greatly influences the waste products that are discharged from our body. In fact, sweating is one of the means used by the body to eliminate waste products and it does this in such a manner that it is virtually impossible to see it with our naked eyes. Therefore, it is not surprising that any thing that you consume will have an immense effect on the amount of sweat your body releases.

When you consume synthetically manufactured foodstuff more, your body will have to transform these chemicals into substances that can be utilized by it, or will get rid of them in the form of toxins, sometimes through the pores in the skin.

Foods to keep away from

If you are suffering from too much of sweating, you need to take care of what you eat. This is important because anything that we eat or drink has a direct and major impact on what is released by our body as waste materials, including sweat. For instance, consuming synthetically manufactured foodstuff and processed food, especially those that are rich in fructose content, such as corn syrup, are more harmful for the body compared to the natural food products.

Normally corn syrup, that is rich in fructose content, is inexpensive and, hence, a large number of food processors use it in their food products. However, the fact is that consuming corn syrup adds to numerous health problems, as it is difficult for our body to metabolize the high fructose. It has been found that usually people who consume a lot of food products containing corn syrup become obese and this eventually enhances their sweating problems.

Similarly, fast foods are also inexpensive, but fattening. The take away foodstuff that are sold along with fried foods contain too much of fat, which is difficult for our body to assimilate. As a result, such substances are also emitted by the body as wastes and add to the amount of sweat our body produces. If you reduce taking fast foods or completely stop taking them, you will be amazed to see that your body will automatically impede sweating profusely.

Foods to consume

As consuming synthetically manufactured or processed food is harmful for our body and largely responsible for the excessive sweating, you should always try to consume natural food products as much as possible. For instance, you may consume sufficient quantity of fruits, which are one of the best natural substances available. In fact, if you really care for your overall wellbeing, you should have a minimum of four to five servings of fruits daily. Fruits are naturally useful for the digestive system to force out toxins and chemicals present in other foodstuff. This is done by supplying the body with 'good' sugars or natural fructose compared to the processed items discussed earlier. In addition, when you consume enough fruits, your body avails sufficient fiber that is required to get rid of the waste products by different natural means.

In addition to the above characteristics of fruits and the benefits of consuming them, they also function to help you have a sense of fullness. Therefore, if you are suffering from obesity problems, consuming enough fruits will enable you to lessen the quantity of other food you require to eat for your body to function optimally.

B vitamin know-how

Complex B vitamins are indispensable as far as aiding our body to tackle with waste products and toxins produced by it are concerned. Complex B vitamins not only help the body to disintegrate the waste products and expel them, but also assist the body in assimilating the nourishments much more efficiently.

In addition, B vitamins also facilitate the body to carry out these usual procedures effortlessly. It is important to note that whenever the body is required to exert more for completing functions that can otherwise be done effortlessly, such as coping with items like corn syrup that is rich in fructose content, it is construed by the body as being under pressure. As discussed earlier, when an individual is under stress, he or she naturally perspires much more.

There are several sources from where your body may obtain complex B vitamins. The most common complex B vitamins resources include whole grains, including cereals and breads; proteins, such as nuts, fish, meats and eggs; vegetables like avocado, sweet potato, peas and carrots; and fruits, including oranges, kiwi, bananas and watermelon. These are, however, only a few substances that are rich in complex B vitamins, and there are numerous other natural substances that enclose this type of vitamin.

It is essential that you consume these natural substances regularly and as much as possible in order to enhance the amount of complex B vitamins in your body. This is important because increasing the complex B vitamins level in the body will help you to avoid sweating excessively. In other words, complex B vitamins are a necessity if you desire to prevent or treat hyperhidrosis.

Prevent stress - prevent sweat

It is important to note that if you are able to put an end to your anxieties, you will also help you to prevent too much sweating. And the best manner to avoid perspiration related to stress or anxiety is to simply calm down. Each individual is of different nature and, hence, everyone has his or her own ways to unwind.

In addition, optimistic thoughts and actions are also some important 'techniques' to avoid stress. Initiate measures that will help you to put an end to your stress and anxiety and you will notice that the excessive sweating has been reduced naturally. You will be surprised to find that you are no longer perspiring as you used to!

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