Information About The Causes Of Body Odors And Your Treatment Options
Menopause body odor does not usually get the same coverage as hot flashes or other expected menopause symptoms. At best, there is just a bad joke about it.
What's That Smell? Oh, Just My Armpits, Again {sigh} Yes, we've reached that famous joke that's not so funny when you are going through menopause.
What to do about the menopause body odor? While traditionally body odor has been blamed on perspiration, it actually isn't the cause of body odor. Perspiration is odorless.
We can blame menopause body odor on those tiny, little bacteria, specifically, anaerobic bacteria. Anaerobic bacteria flourishes and abounds in the bodies of menopausal ladies.
It's growing because your body isn't getting enough oxygen, your metabolism is working on overdrive and your body is ridding itself of waste products caused by hormonal imbalances.
This can wreck all kinds of odorous havoc on you causing menopause body odor that can include foot odor, sweaty and smelly hands, bad breath and the dreaded armpit wafting.
Yes, waste products are oozing out of your body; toxins are escaping and no amount of deodorant will cover it up.
Before you open all the windows in the dead of winter or banish your body permanently to the shower, here's some information on menopause body odor that will both educate and give you alternatives to leaving your body at home when you go into a crowd.
First, your liver and intestines may be clogged which can cause all kinds of emanations through your skin and out of your mouth.
You are going to want to try a detoxification program, yes, I know you are not taking drugs, but you are actually detoxing from dietary imbalances which have resulted in constipation, magnesium or since deficiency and it's all ended up in your smelliness.
Body chemistry plays a big role in body odor, and individuals who eat large amounts of meat or are vegetarians have a discernible body odor which can be offensive to some.
Many menopausal women don't metabolize eggs or fish as well as they could and end up smelling like their dinner.
Another biggie for a lot of people, not just women in menopause, are folks who don't digest onions, garlic, spicy foods and stuff containing curry.
Fried foods can convert into the person who ate it smelling kind of funky.
Underarm and pelvic area secretions that can cause major body odor. Because of excess protein, carbs and lipids, people may wind up smelling like their sex hormones are surging.
This usually will happen during high stress moments which is probably the worst time to be thinking about how you smell.
Another strange occurrence - drinking soda from plastic bottles can lead to estrogen overload.
Causes
There are many causes of excessive sweating:
- low blood sugar
- parasites
- metabolism problems
- emotional stress
- diabetes
- liver disease
- an overabundance of refined sugar (this feeds bacteria and fungus on skin)
Now that you know what causes your problems, here are some tips that will help alleviate them.
