Natural Remedies For Body Odor

Most people who don't perspire as much as they think actually do but their sweat evaporates easily. This prevents it from being contaminated with bacteria causing BO.

Body odor is the smell that arises as a result of bacterial decomposition of secretion of the skin apocrine glands at the junction of the dermis and subcutaneous fat. The process yields ammonia and short chain fatty acids, with their characteristic strong odor. The most plentiful of the acids is the hexanoic acid which is brought to the skin surface.

Here are some ways that you might wish to adopt

1 Certain foods, particularly spicy foods and those made with garlic, can increase body odor. If you suspect that a food or spice is causing your body odor problem, eliminate if from your diet to see if that helps.

2. Entrenched fungus that causes foot odor and chronic athlete's foot may require stronger measures. Over-the-counter products containing miconazole nitrate, found in Desenex spray, or clotrimazole, found in Cruex or Mycelex cream can kill the source of such irritation and may save you from further distress. Use as what is directed on the label.

3. To help prevent body odor, a person should eat lots of fruits and vegetables (especially raw), and whole grains. A high fiber diet generally aids in the digestion process. Drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water a day to help keep the kidneys clear and aid in the detoxification process. Some vitamins and herbs are considered helpful in the prevention of body odor.

4. Wearing baggy shirts can help reduce the sweat marks on your shirt but will this make you sweat less. Absolutely not. You will sweat just as much however instead of the sweat ending up on your shirt it will run down and wet the top of your pants.

5. Totally dry your body off when you're finished in the bath. Take heed to your groin, toes and armpits, which is where bacteria like to breed, creating those characteristic smelling body odors. Try and dry exhaustively and consider using light amounts of talcum powder to keep the areas dry.

6. Avoid red meat, fried foods, and sugar. Also limit dairy products. Deodorants, though somewhat effective, tend to block the sweat glands, and may ultimately lead to aluminum toxicity.

7. Avoid intake of saturated animal fats or hydrogenated, meat, dairy products and fried food as these not only can lead to liver toxicity but also become an attractive media for bacterial infection. Refrain from consuming sugar, sweets and refined carbohydrates.

8. Personal cleanliness is still the best way to prevent BO. Sometimes, a good bath and loose clothes are all that's needed to solve the problem.


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