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I
opened the last Newsletter saying that "it seems that summer is
finally here, and I welcome it." As I sit down to write this
Newsletter, the radio is reporting a temperature of 102 in Baltimore City.
It is 100 here in the Beach Country of Delaware. Maybe I spoke too soon!!
This
month I am covering the topic of sweating, which is extremely important because
the skin is the body's largest organ of detoxification and sweating is one
of the most important ways the body detoxifies. It also is important for
other reasons which we will discuss below. I also think this is a great
topic on such a hot day!
Sweating
(also called perspiration or diaphoresis) is the production of fluid
consisting of water and various dissolved solids. Sweating is important for
regulating body temperature (for example on hot days or while exercising),
and also the skin is the largest of the 5 "organs of
detoxification" of the body and it uses sweating to rid itself of
poisonous toxins.
Evaporation
of sweat from the skin surface has a cooling effect on the body. Sweating
is therefore increased by heat and exercise. It can also be due to
nervousness and nausea due to the action of our "stress glands,"
the adrenal glands. Sweating is controlled by the part of the brain called
the hypothalamus.
There
can be many causes of sweating, but the main cause I wish to discuss is
toxicity. We know when it's hot, when we are exercising, or when we are
anxious or nervous that we will sweat and we understand that and are not
bothered by it. But, what about when someone sweats for apparently no
reason? I contend that the reason quite often is that the person is very
toxic. The other 4
organs
of detoxification besides the skin (liver, gut, kidneys, and lungs) are not
able to keep up with the toxicity that is poisoning the body. Toxicity will
cause "abnormal" sweating and may make the person sweat with
small amounts of alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, some medications, and spicy
foods.
This
toxicity will cause the thyroid and adrenal glands to not function at their
best and may actually damage these two glands. Therefore, excessive
sweating may be a symptom of an underlying disease, especially of the
thyroid and adrenal glands. But extreme sweating is most surely a sign of
toxicity.
I
have one thing to really stress to you: never, ever use antiperspirants.
Almost all antiperspirants are toxic (filled with aluminum, parabens, and other toxins) in addition to causing many
allergic reactions, and they are also taken through your skin into the
body. Also, the process of sweating is so important to the body that it
must not be interfered with. If you need to use antiperspirants to keep
your clothes from staining with sweat under "normal"
circumstances, you need professional guidance to find out what is wrong.
Non-toxic deodorants are fine to use to keep from smelling. One I
can recommend is a mineral deodorant called Crystal Body Deodorant. The mineral scrub deodorants are
helpful because the minerals keep in check the bacteria which cause bad
body odor. This deodorant is hypoallergenic, and aluminum and paraben free. You can purchase it at drug stores such
as Rite Aid and Walgreens.
So,
what to do if you sweat "abnormally?" First of all, I advise that
you seek help from an Integrative Health Practitioner (www.acam.org)
including a trained and experienced Nutritionist (www.wholebodyhealth.us).
This person probably will suggest a safe and effective means of
detoxification such as using a Far-Infrared Sauna as a means of detoxification.
This is a great way to detoxify when used along with a professionally
administered detoxification program using a special diet and supplements,
and then it is a great way to maintain your non-toxic status in a very
toxic world. You might check to see if your Integrative Health Practitioner
has a FIRS that you can use.
At
all times I stress the importance of drinking lots of water which is called
hydration. Most people are dehydrated to a greater or lesser
extent,
and all they have to do is to drink more water. (Dehydration is the loss of
water and salts from the body.) This is especially true of those who sweat
more than the average. Sweating can be very good for you, and as I have
said, it can be an indication of metabolic problems or disease in your
body. Water is needed to make the metabolism work well, to help in
utilization of nutrients, and to remove toxins from the body. You should
consume water at the rate of about 1 ounce of water for every pound of body
weight per day and even more if it is very hot or you are exercising at a
moderate rate or higher.
Another
trick to helping the skin function well is by using body scrubs such as the
mineral scrubs. Put them in your bathwater or scrub your body with them
using a brush or loofa in the shower. You can even use the loofa or a brush
to scrub your skin when it is dry. What this does is remove the old dead
skin cells and open the skin pores so that they function at their best.
This can be followed by using an oil such as 100%
pure almond oil to lubricate your skin.
This
point of using pure almond oil or pure olive oil to lubricate skin is
important. Do no put anything on your skin that you would not consume
through your mouth. The skin breathes in and out, so what you put on your
skin enters your body as sure as it does when consumed through the mouth.
You would not even think of eating what is in the average skin cream or
lotion. If you doubt that, read the labels on the lotions and creams made
for the skin.
So,
don't take heavy abnormal sweating lying down. It is possible to eliminate
this problem while attaining optimal health.
All of Dr. Baldwin’s recommendations are based on
solid scientific research. However,
no one Nutritional Plan will work for ever
person, nor will any one Nutritional Plan work for every disease or
degenerative condition. Pathways is not a substitute for proper medical
diagnosis of conditions which may require medical or surgical
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