What causes sweating in summer?

In the summer, because the weather is hot and a little bit stuffy, sweating will occur. This is a normal situation, but some people sweat a lot. Sweat is actually a process in which the water in the body is excreted from the body through urine due to some special reasons. There are reasons for sweating in the summer, so what is the reason for sweating in the summer?

Normal sweating is a physiological phenomenon of human metabolism, but "excessive sweating" is abnormal. Regardless of the cause of excessive sweating, Western medicine diagnoses it as "spontaneous hyperhidrosis"; Traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses it as "sweat disease." Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "sweating disease" is caused by weakness, so it is called "false sweating". There are two types of spontaneous sweating and night sweats. Spontaneous sweating refers to increased sweating while awake; night sweats refers to sweating after falling asleep that stops after waking up. Spontaneous sweating is caused by Qi deficiency, that is, spontaneous sweating due to Qi deficiency; night sweats are caused by Yin deficiency, that is, night sweats due to Yin deficiency.

This depends on whether it is caused by obesity, or whether it is caused by physical weakness or kidney deficiency. These are all possible factors. In addition, we should also pay attention to individual differences, such as whether it is caused by the development of individual sweat glands, which may also cause sweating and will have an impact.

Some people sweat a lot due to congenital reasons, such as more developed sweat glands and stronger sympathetic nervous system reactions than others. Some people sweat a lot due to acquired reasons, such as not supplementing calcium and zinc in childhood, feeling tired, weak, short of breath, and chills. At the same time, sweating may also be pathological, such as hyperthyroidism, hypoglycemia, etc. Suggestions: Hypocalcemia is prone to occur after sweating. It is recommended that you supplement calcium and eat more calcium-containing foods such as milk, dairy products, fish, seafood and green leafy vegetables. In addition, the level of vitamin D in the body should be increased.

The safest and most effective way to prevent potassium deficiency in hot weather is to eat more potassium-rich foods, mainly beans, vegetables, and fruits. Among legumes, soybeans have the highest potassium content; among vegetables, spinach, potatoes, yam, celery, lettuce, etc. have the highest potassium content; among fruits, bananas and oranges have the highest potassium content.