Why You Sweat More Than Your Exercise Buddy


Updated 01/25/12 7:33 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 25 comments

Why Some People Sweat More Than Others

You're trucking along on the treadmill and as you reach for a towel to wipe off the perspiration on your forehead, you can't help but notice the guy to the right who's sweating so much. It looks like he jumped in a river. Why is it that some people sweat like crazy and some are barely glistening? First off, sweating is the body's way of cooling itself off and maintaining a healthy temperature. Read more

DrSugar Explains Hyperhidrosis, aka Excessive Sweating


Updated 10/14/11 11:51 AM · Posted by DrSugar · 0 comments

How Can I Treat Excessive Sweating?

DrSugar is in the house! This week she's explaining the condition known as hyperhidrosis, aka excessive sweating. Even though Summer is winding down, it's still quite warm in many parts of the US, which inspired an explanation on excessive sweating, known as hyperhidrosis in medical terms. Hyperhidrosis can be a difficult condition to have and for some can be quite embarrassing or cause social Read more

Don't Sweat It: Botox Injections for Excessive Sweating


Updated 11/16/10 11:10 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 7 comments

Don't Sweat It: Botox Injections for Excessive Sweating

Sweating is a totally natural process that allows our bodies to stay cool. The floodgates can also start under our pits when we are in certain social situations, due to anxiety and nerves. Some people even have to deal with excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis), and while liposuction is one way to deal with it, good old FDA approved botox is another. If over the counter and prescription Read more

Liposuction for Sweating


Updated 08/10/07 3:18 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 7 comments

Liposuction for Sweating

Maybe you have heard of botox treatments being used to curtail excessive armpit sweating, now a new technique is on the block. Well, not really a new technique, per se, but an old technique applied for a new purpose. Liposuction techniques have been used by German doctors on 51 patients as a treatment for extreme underarm sweating. Using just local anesthetic, sweat glands are sucked out of Read more

Your Summer Heat Wave Must-Have Kit


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Easy Heat Wave Beauty Tips 2011-07-25 05:00:00

Summer warmth is giving way to the sweltering heat of the dog days, which is liable to wreck your hair, melt your makeup, and clog your pores. It may seem like a lost cause, but there are actually plenty of clever ways to beat the heat at its own game. To see what you'll need to make it through the heat wave looking totally cool, just keep reading. Read more