Presented by Daniel Toriola
Sweating plays an important role in the body because it helps maintain body temperature by cooling you down.
Occasionally, excessive sweating can signify a medical problem (such as an overactive thyroid gland).
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Excessive Sweating Treatment
By Jake Hyten
Excessive sweating otherwise known as Hyperhidrosis is a condition where parts of your body
sweat beyond what is necessary. Excessive Sweating is usually inherited and most often affects those
on an emotional, social and functional level. Depending on the severity of your sweating problem there
are numerous ways to combat it.
Without getting too technical excessive sweating is caused by the sympathetic nervous system. It is a
part of our autonomous nervous system which we have no control over. It affects blood pressure, heart
rate, anxiety level and many other functions.
Though metabolic neurologic and other systemic diseases can in some cases trigger excessive
sweating, usually these cases occur in those that are otherwise healthy. Emotions or heat may
sometimes cause hyperhidrosis but many who suffer cannot stop sweating, regardless of the weather
or their emotions.
The area of sweating can be general where excessive sweating is experienced over the whole body or
more focal sweating where it is seen in areas such as the hands, armpits, the feet or the face.
Hand Sweating medically known as Palmar Hyperhidrosis is the most widespread form of excessive
sweating by far. It appears to be genetically related with about half of all patients having a family
history of the condition. Those who suffer from Palmar Hyperhidrosis usually start doing so at a very
young age most notably in grade school. This is the one that most often affects people on a functional
level making it difficult to use a pen, shake hands or ev