Can steaming really detoxify?
Sweat, mainly a liquid secreted by human sweat glands, often stimulates the body to sweat consciously or passively because of the high external temperature and the increase of heat production in the body. Through the evaporation of sweat, heat is taken away, so that the body is kept at a constant temperature and will not be killed by heat.
Sweating parts of human body are all over the body, including forehead, trunk, back of hand, neck and back, and palms and feet are the least. Normal human body will evaporate 600-700ml of sweat one day and one night, even if it doesn't feel sweating.
Sweating, on the other hand, cools the body by raising the outside temperature and making it sweat.
The main component of sweat is water, accounting for about 98%-99%, and contains a small amount of sodium chloride, urea, lactic acid, fatty acids and so on. Sweating may have detoxification effect, but the content of urea and lactic acid is very small. According to relevant data, more than 90% of urea and urea in human body are excreted through urine. Sweating can't play the role of detoxification.
In addition, it is easy to have yellow urine and oliguria by steaming and concentrating urine to reduce water in the body. Therefore, pay attention to hydration before and after steaming.
Sweating is also good.
First, the human body is in a warm environment in winter, and the internal circulation is accelerated, especially the microcirculation of limbs, which can drive away cold and keep warm and prevent frostbite.
Second, proper steaming can prevent migraine caused by cold.
Third, relieve joint pain. For patients with arthritis and joint pain, appropriate high temperature can promote blood circulation at joints and improve inflammation.
In addition, six types of patients are not suitable for steaming, namely: people with hypertension, people with hyperglycemia, people with excessive fatigue, people after meals, pregnant women and children. In adult men, if there is a need for fertility, it is not suitable for frequent high-temperature steaming, because high temperature will reduce sperm motility and even damage the spermatogenic function of testis.
Pay attention to it when steaming to avoid sudden entry into a low temperature environment.
Because sweating is a kind of heat dissipation performance of the body, suddenly entering a low-temperature environment will lead to excessive temperature difference, rapid evaporation of sweat on the skin surface, low body surface temperature, and easy to "catch cold", and then easy to catch a cold, sore throat and cough. Click on the blue word to learn more: advantages and disadvantages of steaming. Regular steaming is really good for weight loss and decompression.
Another reason why sweating can't detoxify is that the body doesn't have so many toxins to excrete. As long as the daily urination and defecation can be guaranteed, the "toxins" produced by human metabolism can be excreted. If there is a life-threatening toxin, it is also metabolized through the liver and kidney, and sweat has no such effect.