Why is sweat so important for health?
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Despite the fact that through the sweat glands the waste products of our body and toxins are removed, people usually try to "cover" the antiperspirant area with the armpits in order to feel comfortable and not to worry about the appearance of an unpleasant smell. However, sweating is very useful for our body. Let's find out why.
Sweat regulates body temperature
Sweating helps the body get rid of excess heat, so it does not boil. With sweating, we do not overheat, doing physical exercises while in a sauna or in the scorching sun. The natural process of cooling the body is very important, because the inability to sweat could lead to a life threat. There is a condition called ectodermal dysplasia, a disease in which a person can not sweat. People with this violation can not expose themselves to danger and therefore have to limit their activity. Therefore, rejoice that you can sweat.
Pure face
Your face is covered with perspiration and you dream that it is faster to wash off from itself salty drops? In the process of sweating, pores open, which helps reduce acne on the face. To clean the face in this way, you do not have to wind the circles and wait until sweat comes out on your face, just rip your face over the steam and apply a cleansing mask.
Circulation
When a person sweats, the heart rate increases and blood circulation accelerates, especially in the skin. Regular exercise, and sometimes a visit to the sauna can help improve blood circulation through sweating.
[Pot struggles with infection
According to doctors, sweat helps protect the body from a dangerous infection - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Sweat contains nitrites, which when the surface of the skin turns into nitric oxide, a powerful gas with a wide range of antibacterial and antifungal effects.
Sweat will help to cleanse the body of toxins
Studies show that sweat contains many different types of compounds, including small amounts of potentially toxic metals, such as cadmium, aluminum and manganese. This is the main reason why sweating is considered detoxifying.
Sweat will help to recover
Sweating is the way your body tells the immune system so that it wakes up and starts working, fighting off attacks of infection. The same happens during exercise or when the outdoors is hot, sweat as a means to regulate the temperature increases the speed of your metabolism.
Sweat restrains asthma
Sweating can help protect against developing asthma. And the more you sweat, when you train, the better, the lower the threat of asthmatic panting. It turns out that people with asthma tend to produce less sweat, tears and saliva, compared to those who have no problems with breathing.