I know a lot about sweaty palms and excessive sweating, also known as hyperhidrosis, as I have had people consult with me to address this challenge.
Excessive sweating in the absence of a high body temperature can definitely be caused by stress or emotional anxiety. It can also be caused by imbalances in your hormonal and nervous systems. But in general, the conventional medical view on hyperhidrosis is that there is no known cause or cure.
Some doctors will recommend using an antiperspirant but given the strong link between aluminum exposure and Alzheimer’s disease, I cannot recommend this approach.
Some doctors actually perform surgery to cut the nerves that supply your sweat glands. The reasoning is that if your sweat glands do not receive a signal to sweat from your brain, then your problem is solved. The problem with this method is that the nerves that control your sweat glands also control a range of other mechanisms in your body, the most important of which is your ability to control the size of your blood vessels. Your hands and armpits might stop sweating after this procedure, this has several negative side effects.
I have found that there is a completely natural approach to dramatically improving hyperhidrosis, if not completely cure it. Aside from emotional anxiety and stress, the biggest cause of hyperhidrosis is over activity of your nervous system. Specifically, the issue is over activity of a specific component of your nervous system, called your sympathetic nervous system.
With hyperhidrosis, your sympathetic nervous system can be over active even when you are physically at rest. A significant and overlooked cause for this over activity is eating foods that your body cannot tolerate. For example, if your body cannot tolerate dairy products, whenever you eat some, your immune system must work hard to protect your tissues from the dangerous effects of whichever constituents of dairy don’t agree with your body. If your immune system is constantly at work to deal with such food intolerances, your sympathetic nervous system detects this as stress, and triggers the mechanisms that are in place to help you during stressful situations, including the production of sweat.
Of course, food intolerances are not the only cause of a hyperactive sympathetic nervous system and excessive sweating. Other neurological disorders, certain endocrine disorders, chronic infections, and even chronic anxiety can cause hyperhidrosis. In most cases, a water fast can be very helpful for sufferers of hyperhidrosis. This is partly due to the decrease in overall sympathetic nervous system tone that accompanies a water fast. Almost anyone who has practiced a water fast will tell you that they feel more relaxed and calm following their fast, a reflection of healthier nervous system tone.
In any case, if you are suffering with hyperhidrosis, I inspire you to learn more about the impact that your food and lifestyle choices have on your condition. Understanding this connection may save you from many years of pointless distress and the negative side effects of conservative treatment.
