Guest guest Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 I have never had problems with excessive perspiration, but I have learned a bit about deodorants. About 12 years ago, I received an erroneous diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. Of course, I researched the subject a lot and even took some classes. I discovered that Alzheimer's patients tend to have an accumulation of aluminum in the brain. Most deodorants use aluminum in their formulation and some medical experts suspect deodorants as a partial cause. Consequently I switched to the Tom of Maine brand of deodorant since it is all natural (no aluminum). I do not know if the ingredients in Speed Stick are related to your excessive perspiration, but it might not hurt to switch to a natural brand like Tom of Maine.Long Beach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 is there a relation to hiv meds and body temp? For many years, I'm always cold, use 2 jackets.. etc.. but pre hiv I used to hate jackets and would go out in winter with no jacket and like it. any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 There is a natural kind of deodorant based on Alum salts which carry no side effects. Alum is NOT short for aluminum; THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT CHEMICALS ALTOGETHER. The deodorant can even use it in your feet to prevent bacterial growth and excessive perspiration. This type of deodorant is very popular in many poor countries and others such as France. In the US, these alum salts have been used for years to prevent hemorrhaging after shaving (the popular styptic pencil) and has plenty of other applications.Many local pharmacies carry the deodorant stone, so it is not too hard to find. Here is what it looks like so you know what ask/look for:http://www.thecrystal.com/<http://www.thecrystal.com/>Search in Wikipedia for alum, but here is the link, just in case:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alum#In_popular_culture<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alum#In_popular_culture>BTW, are you taking any testosterone replacement? Many hormonal problems may result in excessive perspiration.Here is a list to the many causes of perspiration, so you will find out that it is not so easy to pinpoint a single cause:http://www.wellness.com/reference/conditions/perspiration/symptoms-and-causes<http://www.wellness.com/reference/conditions/perspiration/symptoms-and-causes> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 "is there a relation to hiv meds and body temp? For many years, I'm always cold, use 2 jackets.. etc.. but pre hiv I used to hate jackets and would go out in winter with no jacket and like it. any ideas?"I am less cold-tolerant, which I attribute to lipoatrophy. The lost fat in the skin used to function as insulation. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 First - Alum IS hydrated potassium aluminum sulfate, an aluminum salt. Aluminum salts are found in all anti-persperants to the best of my knowledge. If people wish to apply aluminum salts to the dialated sweat glands under their arms, that's their perogative but not something I would ever consider. Second - There seems to be some confusion of the terms deodorant and anti-persperant altough their definitions would seem to be self-evident. I use deodorant. A few years ago some researchers asserted a link between aluminum and Alzheimer's. They said people should ditch their aluminum pots and pans. Being a Cajun, they will have to pry my Magnalite pots (the great American stuff, not the Chinese crap being sold under the label now) out of my cold, dead, cayenne-tasting hands. I do however believe that stopping the natural and necessary process of sweating by exposing my body initmately to aluminum is a bad idea. My solution has been to dress accordingly. When I first started peddling computers to Houston's big corporations I came to town in an old Monte Carlo with a broken A/C. (That's a BIG deal in Houston.) I would wear a t-shirt in route and duck into the first floor restroom when I got to my destination like e Kent to become Computerman. Just my two-cents. . > > There is a natural kind of deodorant based on Alum salts which carry no side > effects. Alum is NOT short for aluminum; THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT CHEMICALS > ALTOGETHER. The deodorant can even use it in your feet to prevent bacterial > growth and excessive perspiration. > > > This type of deodorant is very popular in many poor countries and others such as > France. In the US, these alum salts have been used for years to prevent > hemorrhaging after shaving (the popular styptic pencil) and has plenty of other > applications. > > Many local pharmacies carry the deodorant stone, so it is not too hard to find. > Here is what it looks like so you know what ask/look for: > > http://www.thecrystal.com/ > <http://www.thecrystal.com/> > > Search in Wikipedia for alum, but here is the link, just in case: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alum#In_popular_culture > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alum#In_popular_culture> > > BTW, are you taking any testosterone replacement? Many hormonal problems may > result in excessive perspiration. > > Here is a list to the many causes of perspiration, so you will find out that it > is not so easy to pinpoint a single cause: > > http://www.wellness.com/reference/conditions/perspiration/symptoms-and-causes > <http://www.wellness.com/reference/conditions/perspiration/symptoms-and-causes> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 "A few years ago some researchers asserted a link between aluminum and Alzheimer's. They said people should ditch their aluminum pots and pans. "I don't think that ever "Panned out." Seriously......JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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