Sweat
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9 Things Your Sweat Is Trying To Tell You
No one likes when her face is too damp to apply makeup on summer mornings or when it seems like every white shirt you own is permanently discolored, but sweat is actually the body's (pretty brilliant) built-in cooling system. Your body temperature rises, your nervous system gives your sweat glands the green light, and moisture pops onto your skin, where it promptly (well, eventually) evaporates, cooling you down in the process...
And yet, we're constantly at battle with our sweat: trying to make it stink less, trying to stop it altogether during an important meeting, then trying to lose buckets of it at the gym. But if you stop and pay attention, all that perspiration can actually…
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sweat
It's an eternal struggle when it starts being remotely nice outside – your body begins to actively sabotage you by leaving sweat marks under your armpits, on your back, under your boobs. It seems disgusting, but honestly, sweat is natural and beautiful and essential.
The Science of Sweat
Sweat gets a bad rap. We blame it for stink. We accuse it of staining clothes and ruining white tees, and we react in disgust when it appears. But this ill will toward perspiration is misguided. Truth is, we need sweat...
These Engineers Have Found A Way To Use Sweat For Some Medical Tests
Engineers at the University of California Berkeley have developed a patch that can measure someone's sweat composition and sweat rate at the site of excretion.
Everybody Sweats, Even Famous People
Summer is the best time of the year, because of the beach, the ocean, fresh fruit, beer, sports, and enough Vitamin D to end seasonal depression. But it comes with a cost: humiliating sweat stains. You are not alone. Look at all these sweaters.
Fact or Fiction: Can You Really Sweat Out Toxins?
There are plenty of good reasons to work up a sweat. Detoxifying your body isn’t one of them.
No One Knows Why We Sweat When Were Nervous. But Scientists Have a Gross Idea
Of all the animals on Earth, humans are the best at sweating. We’ve got not one, but two sets of sweat glands: one to cool us off, and one that kicks in when we’re anxious.
What Makes Some People Sweat More Than Others?
A doctor’s advice for those who perspire an unusual amount and how to keep it in check.
What’s ‘Normal’ When It Comes To Sweat?
We talked to experts in several sweat-related fields — including neurology, dermatology and surgery — to get to the root of why some people sweat more than others, why we sweat more in certain situations, and how to deal. Firstly, keep in mind that everyone sweats.
Why Stress Makes You Sweat
What Is Really Going On When Pressure Makes You Perspire?
9 Things Your Sweat Is Trying To Tell You
No one likes when her face is too damp to apply makeup on summer mornings or when it seems like every white shirt you own is permanently discolored, but sweat is actually the body's (pretty brilliant) built-in cooling system.
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Sweat control for all areas of your body. #StandUpToSweat
Check Your Sweat
Embarrassed about excessive sweating? You're not alone. Find out what it could be and how others may just be coping with it.
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