{"id":18656,"date":"2016-07-04T20:39:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T17:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=18656"},"modified":"2016-07-04T20:39:10","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T17:39:10","slug":"what-body-odor-can-tell-about-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/what-body-odor-can-tell-about-health\/","title":{"rendered":"What Your Body Odor Can Tell You about Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
First of all, sweating is great. Your body sweats all the time when it gets too hot to prevent overheating and to get rid of toxins<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, when some people sweat the body can give off an odor that doesn’t smell great.<\/p>\n It’s embarrassing to smell bad in our modern world, so most people cover it up or prevent it using deodorants and antiperspirants, however, the smell is usually a sign of an illness or bad diet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The second thing to know is that it’s not the sweat that smells. The smell is coming from the bad bacteria<\/strong> that lives in the moist places on your body. Healthy bodies omit only odorless sweat.<\/p>\n The bacteria that thrive and start to smell are usually the result of what you eat, by smelling your body is trying to eliminate the bad bacteria.<\/strong><\/p>\n Believe it or not, healthy sweat contains excess minerals, waste, proteins, enzymes, fats, sugars and metals.<\/strong> It’s a complex substance. Adult sweat is also very different from a child’s sweat<\/a>.<\/p>\n Children do not smell because they do not produce glycerol<\/strong> (a sugar produced by the body<\/em>). It’s only when their diets change, and they reach puberty, that they begin to smell.<\/p>\n Chemicals, red meats and processed food<\/a> can cause bacteria to produce a bad smell. Medications can also cause a similar reaction, particularly cystagon<\/a> for kidney disease, metformin<\/a> for diabetes, and wellbutrin for depression.<\/p>\n Some people can experience bad body odor if their diet is low in carbohydrates<\/a>. For example, when your body has used all of its carbohydrates it will then start to use proteins, a by-product of which is ammonia, which will come out when you sweat.<\/p>\n The reasons can vary from person to person, and men and women can also experience different results due to the way the body produces fatty acids differently in men and women.<\/p>\n Some medical conditions could also be the root cause behind the odor.<\/p>\nThe causes of body odor<\/h3>\n