| Excessive sweating can be a sign of infection, stress | | | | days. You can repeat the procedure when you start |
| or a decline in sex hormones, or it can be normal for | | | | to sweat heavily again.Most antiperspirants contain |
| you. When your body temperature rises, hot blood | | | | aluminum, which is the third most abundant element |
| flows to your brain, which sends signals to increase | | | | on the earth's surface and is safe for external use. |
| the flow of blood to your skin and start you | | | | Increased amounts of aluminum have been found in |
| sweating. Your body temperature rises naturally | | | | brains of people who have died of Alzheimer's |
| when you exercise or have an infection. However, | | | | disease, but all damaged tissue picks up heavy |
| you can sweat without a high temperature when | | | | metals. The increased aluminum is the result of the |
| hormone levels drop. At the menopause, women lose | | | | damage, not the cause. No responsible studies have |
| most of their estrogen and when their temperatures | | | | demonstrated any link between antiperspirant use |
| rise, they sweat, even if the change is from below | | | | and Alzheimer's, breast cancer or any other |
| normal to normal. The same mechanism occurs when | | | | disease.Many people sweat because they are |
| men lose their hormones, such as when they are | | | | nervous about appearing before an audience. An |
| being treated for prostate cancer.You sweat the | | | | Inderal pill one half hour before public speaking or any |
| most under your arms and around your breasts, | | | | other high-pressure event can prevent the sweating, |
| genitals and rectum. Many cases of excessive | | | | shaking and other effects of stage fright. Check with |
| sweating can be controlled by applying products such | | | | your doctor.For journal references and additional |
| as Drysol (20 percent aluminum chloride in alcohol) on | | | | information on remedies for excessive sweating see |
| your armpits and wrapping plastic wrap over them | | | | Gabe Mirkin has been a radio talk show host for 25 |
| before you go to sleep If your armpits itch or burn, | | | | years and practicing physician for more than 40 |
| remove the plastic and wash the area with soap and | | | | years; he is board certified in four specialties, including |
| water. This process reduces sweating for six to eight | | | | sports medicine. |