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I have been wondering a lot about detox lately.
I feel like at this point in the game it is imperative. I am also realizing that a natural ability to detox may be why some people don't get sick much and others do. I look specifically at my husband, he sweats a ton, has a relatively high body temperature, always has a fever if he gets sick and then is fine, but rarely gets sick.
I do not sweat. I tried an infrared sauna......it took about 40 minutes to start to break a sweat. I know some people can't tolerate 5 minutes. How long does it take to sweat for most?
Bought a biomat mini because I thought it would be more convenient. I think it helps but it takes a long time on a very high temperature to start to sweat. I think I should have gotten the full size though. I think it would be more effective, but it is too expensive and I am not working much lately
I also runlow 96 for body temperature. I really think that increasing my temp will help immensely with detoxing and fighting this illness.
I don't want to take any other supplements at this point. What do you guys do to detox that doesn't involve taking another oral supplement?
Thanks!
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I had the same issue my doc put a dot on my arm of Iodine (easiest test yet) and discovered I was very low in iodine. Once I started an iodine supplement once a day I sweat like crazy in my sauna
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How did that indicate that your iodine was low? Very interesting.
Do you fee, like once you started sweating it helped you detox?
Did you lose weight?
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An inability to sweat is not uncommon in lyme and co-infection patients. Some people are able to start sweating with treatment for TBE's (tick borne infections). Some ppl have stated that they start sweating after using the sauna for awhile. I started sweating again after years of not sweating once babesia was treated.
A low body temp is another common sympton. Mine runs as low as 96.2. The autonomic nervous system is often affected which includes body temperature control.
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I have the non-sweating issue also. Have been taking iodine for some time. Still no sweating. Although I don't use a sauna. I feel like I am too dehydrated and don't have extra fluid to spare.
I would LOVE to sweat.
Other detox thoughts that don't require more supps: Dry skin brushing Rebounder
These really get the lymph system going.
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Forgot to mention that I was on iodine for several years and it did not help me sweat.
I can see where iodine might help some depending on the cause of the anhidrosis (inabilit to sweat).
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Debilyn and others. Thanks and did you purchase. Sauna?
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I go to a naturopath and he just had me do a metal toxicity test to check for that because apparently high levels of metal can lead you to not sweat.
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Even when I don't go to the sauna for a while then return, I notice I sweat less like my body has forgotten how to sweat.
It's like we have to train our bodies to sweat
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