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Natural treatments to prevent sweaty palms and help stop excessive sweating in hands.

Sweaty Palms

natural treatments for sweaty hands to help stop palms from sweating

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What Causes Sweaty Palms?
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What Causes Sweaty Palms?

Suffering from sweaty palms, also referred to as palmar hyperhidrosis, can be a very bothersome and embarrassing condition. Introductions are met with tension as the thought of shaking someone’s hand becomes stressful, romantic handholding and other social gestures may seem out of the question and even handling everyday tasks such as typing become frustrating.

Palmer hyperhidrosis is a condition that many people struggle with. In fact, it is estimated to affect at least 1% of the American population. While normal sweating serves the purpose of regulating body temperature, those people with hyperhidrosis seem to sweat excessively, often without reason.

This occurs when there is a problem with the sympathetic nervous system which controls many of our automatic bodily processes. The area in the brain called the hypothalamus usually regulates and controls sweating, however in cases of hyperhidrosis, something goes wrong between the message the brain sends to the sweat nerves and the amount of sweat produced.

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Natural Remedies

Having to deal with sweaty palms is a frustrating problem, but luckily there are a number of natural treatments that can help stop or reduce sweating and treat some of the underlying causes. Nat mur. is a great solution that helps reduce excessive sweating and clamminess.

Lupulus as well as Castoreum and Argentum Nitricum help to address sweating, especially when related to nervousness, panic, anxiety, or obsessive thoughts. Lastly, the ingredient Syphilinum helps to control fluid levels in the body, while also helping to control body odor, which commonly accompanies excessive sweating.

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How to cope with sweaty palms

Palm sweating often occurs when the rest of the body becomes too hot. Keep cool by wearing loose fitting and light clothing that allows your skin to breathe. Cotton and linen are great, but avoid synthetic fabrics and silks whenever you can.
Wash your hands regularly throughout the day to reduce feelings of clamminess.
Keep a handkerchief on you at all times so that you can wipe your hands when sweating becomes a problem.
Consider antiperspirants designed for hands and feet and keep a bottle on you at all times so that you are never without.
Dust your hands with talcum powder or corn starch. If these don’t work then ask your pharmacist for a medicated powder specifically formulated for palm sweating.
Drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration and replace lost fluids.
Make sure you eat a healthy balance diet with plenty of fresh fruit, vegetables and whole grains. Foods to avoid include spicy foods, and strong smelling foods such as garlic, onion and hot peppers.