You are just heading out of the gym or park
after a good work out session and are all drenched in sweat. Quite natural. But
when you are standing in the supermarket or having breakfast at home and still
feeling the sweat trickling down your temples to your face and neck, it is most
definitely not natural at all! While it feels great to perspire after a
rigorous exercise schedule or after you’ve been intimate with your beloved,
excessive sweating at other times indicates a trouble. More than half of the
people in the US or even in the world suffer from the problem of over
perspiration which is known as hyperhidrosis.
Due to this condition you become overly conscious about your interaction
with others as it is embarrassing when people notice sweat pits on your clothes
growing larger with time
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| source: menshealth.com |
- · The body becomes very vulnerable to dehydration due to constant water loss.
- · Excessive perspiration could lower the blood pressure suddenly without warning which could prove hazardous for the body.
- · Continuous and uncontrollable sweating makes your body unclean most of the times which makes room for bacteria and other germs to breed
- · The chances of body odor increases. The people who perspire too much often go to bed smelling to high heaven, despite bathing twice a day!
- · Makes personal and professional interactions uncomfortable and embarrassing.
- · You shy away from handshakes because they become clammy due to sweaty palms
- · Feeling sticky with unmanageable sweat at all times is a bruises your confidence
- So, in order to get rid of or at least reduce the problem of excessive sweating, the following tips could be followed by you:
Stay
Away From Extra Spicy Food
Chuck eating those large sized pizzas
loaded with hot spices and loads of dressings. The fried chicken which you are
habitual of gorging on during your lunch time or that hefty steak which might
be lip smacking, but could trigger the sweat glands all the more. The heat
produced in the body aggravates the sweat glands to produce more of the same.
And the foods rich in spices generate a large amount of heat when they break
down in the body during digestion. So, try to stay away from green chilies and
red chilies in excess to reduce the problem of over sweating.
Cut
Down On Caffeine
Now, you must be quite addicted to the
intake of tea or coffee on an everyday basis and it is understandable how
essential it might feel to consume these beverages especially when you are in
the middle of a stressful deadline or have to stay up late night to complete a
project. However, drinking tea and coffee more than twice a day leads to water
loss, resulting in excessive sweating. These beverages too make the sweat gland
go on hyperactive mode and you perspire more than normal therefore your throat
experiences dryness.
Hot
Showers Are A Complete No-No
There is no doubt that standing under a hot
shower and enjoying the de stressing effect it casts on you, after a hard and
stress day of work sounds and feels divine! However, prolonged exposure to hot
water is what makes the skin pores become larger than usual. Since the pores
become clean and have no dirt to clog them, the sweat flows out of the body
without any hindrance which activates the sweat glands all the more. Therefore,
have cold water baths as frequently as possible. Not only would it seal the
pores but would also make you feel cooler. If you must have hot water baths,
take them at night because you sweat very less while sleeping.
Take
Care Of Other Areas As Well
Your body has many areas which have a lot
of sweat accumulation other than the pits of arms and knees. Your neck, hands,
palms, legs and back also tend to become sweaty when you perspire. Hence if at
all you use anti-perspirants, do not just use them under your arms or the knee
area.
Switch
To Clinical Antiperspirant
Natural sweating does not require
treatments and any other clinical procedures. However, if you are actually
suffering from hyperhidrosis then
it is time you visit a professional expert of this area, most probably a
dermatologist or a general physician. They would most probably give you a
prescription of clinical antiperspirant which has better strength and long
lasting effect to control the sweat glands. It is better to consider following
a medical treatment for this issue since excessive sweating could be harmful
for your health.
Include
Cool FoodsIn Your Diet
Increase your consumption of foods like
salads made from fresh vegetables and fruits, and eliminate thick and heavy
gravies from your diet. Eating foods like cucumber, water melons, oranges and
strawberries would keep you cool from the inside and therefore would reduce the
problem of heavy perspiration.
Consume
Salt In Fluids
Okay, it is not possible to reduce the amount
of fluids you consume just because you sweat too much, as then it would disturb
the entire balance and functioning of the body. However, adding a bit of sea
salt in your glass of water would help lead to water retention in the body. By
doing this, the body would get its adequate supply of water and the problem of
sweating could also be controlled.
Stay
Away From Stress
We all tend to perspire when we are
experiencing stress or are undergoing a trying situation. So, if you are
already a victim of excessive sweating, do not agitate it more by being under
constant tensions and anxiety. Try to take things easy and follow up on a quick
breathing exercise session in the morning, during lunch break and before going
to bed. This would help you stay cool, composed and collected.
About the author:
Julia Taylor is a blogger for Skintagfree.com
who contributes her knowledge on various skin care issues. Actively
attending affiliated seminars and networking events in the world of
beauty.
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