Sweating decontaminates your body

We knew that the skin is one of the organs of elimination or excretion of the organism and in natural medicine reference is often made to the benefits of expelling toxins with sweat.

This is a statement that is often questioned or relativized by official medicine, which until now has not seen sweat as therapeutically useful.

However, this may change with studies such as those carried out at the University of Alberta (Canada), which prove how through sweat significant amounts of contaminants can be removed environmental substances that have entered the body.

A way to eliminate toxins such as flame retardants

One group of these compounds are flame retardants, some toxins with an endocrine disruptor effect.

Flame retardants are polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) found in in a wide variety of everyday products, such as electronic devices, furniture, plastics, construction materials or clothing.

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Once they enter the body, PBDEs accumulate in fatty tissues they alter the endocrine system and promote fertility and metabolic disorders.

In one of the Canadian studies, 11 women and 9 men participated, from whom blood, urine and sweat samples were taken. The analyzes found PBDE metabolites in the blood and sweat of all participants.

A good reason to sweat

The authors concluded that the study offered baseline evidence in favor of the regular sweating sessions as a means to facilitate therapeutic removal of PBDEs.

Other previous research, published in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health, They had also proven that sweat is accompanied by a variety of contaminants such as bisphenol and heavy metals such as arsenium and cadmium.

Physical exercise and sauna

Therefore, physical exercise, the sauna and any activity that causes sweating are effective means of eliminating toxins. The next time you are asked “what toxins?” you can answer “PBDEs, heavy metals and bisphenol among others”.

References:

Genuis et al. Human Excretion of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Flame Retardants: Blood, Urine, and Sweat Study. Biomedical Research International. Genuis et al. Human excretion of bisphenol A: blood, urine, and sweat (BUS) study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. Margaret Sears et al. Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury in sweat: a systematic review. Journal of Environmental and Public Health.