Some of us hate sweating and try avoiding it considering the process as dirty secretion but what we do not know is sweating has enormous health benefits. Natural cooling of the body due to perspiration allows us to stay cool and survive in the hottest temperatures.
Sweating is not just useful for external health but also for the therapeutic healing of the body internally. Several Saunas and warm bath centres have already proven the fact. In Ayurveda, sweat (Sveda) is defined as the junk outcome of fat tissue (Meda Dhatu). Ancient Vedas already suggested that sweating can regulate our body temperature and help in several ways. In modern times, all of us realize the importance of sweating and after reading this article you will stop feeling ashamed of sweat.
Why Do We Sweat?
We often experience excessive sweating while performing extensive physical activities like running and exercising or while eating spicy foods, fear and anxiety or falling sick or lower blood sugar levels. Whenever these situations occur, we can encounter sudden water droplets coming out of our bodies but why does this happen? Skin is the largest organ of the human body and whenever we perform a strenuous activity the body demands more energy, in response to that, muscles produce excess heat, hypothalamus, trying to regulate the body temperature, sends the signals to sweat glands through neurons. Sweat glands secrete sweat all over the body flushing toxins and excessive salts.
DID YOU KNOW?
“Sweat rate is proportional to metabolic rate and can amount to 3 to 4 liters per hour or as much as 10 liters per day.”
Benefits of Sweating
Regulation of Body Temperature
The fundamental purpose of sweat is to chill the body. Sweat glands release sweat onto the skin, which then vaporizes and enables curtailment of the body’s inner temperature. If you’re in a hot and humid climate and sweating excessively, remember to keep yourself hydrated by drinking plenty of liquids and water.
Provides Skin Glow
The release of the sweat provides healthy and gleaming skin by removing impurities but more importantly, exercising helps in blood circulation throughout the body, which gives your skin a healthy glow from the inside out. Adequate blood flow enables oxygen and nutrients to circulate and nourish skin cells in turn providing beautiful skin.
Detox of Heavy Metals
Research proved that people who exercise regularly have lower levels of metals than the ones who don’t. An experimental study showed that sweat and urine contain a high concentration of heavy metals from which it can be interpreted that urination and sweating help in the flushing out of these heavy metals.
Bacterial Cleansing
Do you know Sweat doesn’t have a smell? The bad odour is caused due to the bacteria dissolving in the sweat that live on your skin or hormone secretions from regions such as your armpits, palms, foot soles, etc.
3 Natural Ways to Sweat More
While most people do sweat sufficiently, some people do not sweat much even during the hot summers. Not being able to sweat much can also cause issues in the body. There are a few simple and natural ways to help one sweat more. These must be supervised by an experienced wellness expert to ensure safety and effectiveness.
Yoga & Exercise
Doing yoga and heavy exercises make your body sweat more while burning more calories. This is one of the healthiest ways to sweat out and cool the body. Sunbathing and walking in the open can also help you sweat more naturally. The more you work out, the more you sweat!
Infrared Detox Sauna
The infrared sauna generates heat that is soaked up by the skin, raising the body temperature. This helps detox the body and eliminate toxins from the body. This process makes the body sweat out all the toxins and gives a glowing skin and a toxin-free body.
Herbal Steam
A natural and safe way of making one sweat is the herbal steam. The ayurvedic and natural mixture used in the process makes one release all the toxins in the form of sweat and enhances the skin and regulates body temperature.
So next time you sweat, do not feel euphemized. Realize that sweating is the most important phenomenon of our body and the good it does to us.