There are about 3 million. We talk about the sweat glands scattered on the skin surface of our body, which reach maximum concentration on the soles of the feet, the palms of the hands and the armpits. They perform a very important, fundamental function: they lower body temperature. When we breathe, the water contained in the sweat evaporates and keeps our temperature at acceptable levels, even during periods of great heat.
However, sweat does not only contain water, but also sodium and potassium ions, cholesterol, urea and lactic acids. There are many anti-heat dishes, simple recipes rich in liquids and nutrients that help us replenish. And then there are the foods to avoid, especially to sleep well even when the temperatures are soaring.
Returning to sweat: not everyone sweat the same way, with the same intensity. It is a personal physiological question, also determined by anxiety, stress or one bad diet.
Who suffers from excessive sweating it loses so many liquids, so it must restore water and mineral salts.
The most common mistake is to gulp down cold drinks. The pleasure is immediate, but illusory. Frozen water and iced drinks lower the internal temperature of our body too abruptly, which rebels … sweating even more. It's like filling a sink with the drain open, water is inevitably lost. We continue to sweat and get thirsty: it is the torture of Tantalus.
What to do then? Drink water a room temperature or at most fresh, little at a time and often, so that the kidneys can hold it, filter it and then distribute it to our body. It would be even better to eat often fruit and vegetables which, in addition to the water supply, supply us with vitamins and mineral salts lost during transpiration.
What others mistakes to avoid? If we eat foods that are too spicy, spicy or salty, our body requires more water to counterbalance the excessive flavors we have eaten.
When we digest fried, red meats, too elaborate dishes, fat and alcohol, our body temperature rises and sweating rears up.
Anyone suffering from excessive sweating should also avoid eating garlic and onion. The odors of the two vegetables are spread by perspiration with unpleasant effects.
So how should we feed ourselves? It is easy to say: drink little and often, eat lots of fruit and vegetables (except the "scented" one), fish or white meats, whole grains and … wait for milder temperatures.
Mauro Cominelli
28 July 2015
updated to July 2019
from Aurora Quinto
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