Key Facts, Prevention of Body Odour Naturally

Everybody sweats, it’s only natural, but why do some people stink? Most people think why they suffer from body odour in spite of maintaining the utmost hygiene and bathing several tines day.

In reality sweat doesn’t smell. Tight clothing and humidity slow down evaporation and sweat mixes with the bacteria thriving on the skin resulting in an offending odour. Besides, nutritional shortages make metabolic procedures less efficient. The body is then unable to detoxify effectively and the by-products develop a strong body odour.

Fighting body odour

A magnesium and zinc deficiency, diabetes, liver disease and chronic constipation can give rise to body odour. It is not certain how zinc and magnesium supplements help eliminate body odour but they work.

So incorporate magnesium in your diet.Natural dietary sources of magnesium are almonds, soyabeans,leafy vegetables ,oats and wheatgerm . Doctors also recommend to take zinc supplements (30 mg).Zinc can also be naturally found in eggs, mutton, chicken, wheat, soyabean, corn, sesame seeds, wheatgerm , etc.

Odour forming agent in your diet

Yet another reason behind persistent body odour could be certain types of foods in your diet.Garlic, fish, methi leaves, onions ,strong curry flavours,etc. are some culprits.Avoid or limit such foods in your diet.

Smell like a fish ?

Some people smell like fish .This could probably be because of over consumption of non-vegetatrian foods.Animal protein are rich in choline and some people are deficient in an enzyme which metabollises choline,giving the person a fish like odour.Such people shouid eliminate all foods containing choline including eggs, fish, chicken and legumes (peas and beans) to avoid embarrassment.

A little extra hygiene helps. Scrubbing in the armpits, groin and feet areas is essential in removing the sweat and reducing the number of bacteria thriving upon it.But one has to remember that hygiene is not always the problem. When no amount of scrubbing or deodorants seem to help, you do have a health problem. It can be managed by adding nutrients like zinc, magnesium and vitamin B6 and excluding choline-rich foods.

Applying turnip juice or apple cider vinegar to armpits also helps fight body odour. This is especially for those people who are against using deodorants.A glass of coriander juice will also help you get rid of unpleasant odour chlorophyll has a powerful deodorizing effect.

source: Dr. Anjali mukherji