8 Surprising Sweat Triggers

By Meg Hemphill for iVillage

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Meeting for a first date over coffee? Consider an iced, decaf drink instead of that hot cappuccino. "Coffee increases perspiration in two ways," says Liz Lyster, M.D. of Holtorf Medical Group in Foster City, Calif. "First, caffeine stimulates the central nervous system, activating sweat glands so the more caffeine you have, the more you sweat. Secondly, the heat from the drink itself can make your body feel hot enough to sweat." The heat aspect is the same for any hot beverage -- like tea or apple cider -- regardless of its caffeine content. More from iVillage: Sleep Deprived No More! Cleveland Clinic Experts Answer Your Top 10 Qs 7 Foods That Lower Cholesterol Best Ways to Treat Depression Without Drugs

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Meeting for a first date over coffee? Consider an iced, decaf drink instead of that hot cappuccino. "Coffee increases perspiration in two ways," says Liz Lyster, M.D. of Holtorf Medical Group in Foster City, Calif. "First, caffeine stimulates the central nervous system, activating sweat glands so the more caffeine you have, the more you sweat.

Secondly, the heat from the drink itself can make your body feel hot enough to sweat." The heat aspect is the same for any hot beverage -- like tea or apple cider -- regardless of its caffeine content.

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[undrgrndgirl]

08:53 PM on 07/27/2011

good luck finding any women's clothes that don't have polyester or lycra in them these days...can't even get a good pair of 100% cotton jeans anymore...

[Rosemary Hirsch]

02:03 PM on 07/25/2011

100% cotton is a good fabric to wear in the summer;it absorbs sweat. I grew up in the very sunny South, and we wore cotton all the time. However, garments made entirely of cotton easily wrinkle, and I am constanttly washing the sweat stained cotton clothing. The fabric does "breathe," so it is a cooler fabric for the summer.

[clyek]

01:16 PM on 07/25/2011

You dont think that these 25 days in a row over a 100 degrees in Texas would do it, do you?
Somehow that got left out of the equation.

[rhettcbowling]

12:47 PM on 07/25/2011

Hey, they forgot to mention HIGH PRICES!

[RosieRetro]

12:42 PM on 07/25/2011

Yes, some synthetics will make you sweat more, that is why they make clothing that is why they make clothing out of poly / cotton blends. You get the best of both worlds - a light-weight comfortable fabric that doesn't need to be ironed. 100% cotton, silk, or linen can be an ironing nightmare if you like unwrinkled clothing. 100% Rayon tends to be more human-friendly in hot weather than nylon, acetate, polyester, tencil, and acrylic. In fact, in Hawaii, rayon is the go-to fabric for sarongs, aloha shirts, and muumuus (traditional Hawaiian dresses).

[madcityy]

12:32 PM on 07/25/2011

THIS IS A LIFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SAVINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ITEM..

[foursfriend]

12:24 PM on 07/25/2011

I agree with dickn2000b. I also thought "Duuuuuuuuuhhh, ya think?" after reading this piece of fluff. I thought I was going to read something new. Silly me. Must be a slow news day at Huffington Post. When are the next Britney/Lindsay/Paris news flashes going to appear?

[Mactan99]

12:18 PM on 07/25/2011

A hot date can also induce sweating.

[Razorsharp1234]

12:10 PM on 07/25/2011

Let's just put it that way, that's old news, not even worth using the space on this computer to clutter it. Everybody know that these things trigger sweat. HELLO

[dickn2000b]

12:00 PM on 07/25/2011

This was an article that, for me, evoked a loud, "Duuuuhhhh YA THINK?" Where it was remiss was the fact that it failed to include things such as hard labor, exercise, etc. I am, of course, assuming that these things still occur.

[John Schubert]

11:59 AM on 07/25/2011

I sweat a LOT (I measured four pounds of water loss yesterday), and I'm far most comfortable in synthetic fabrics. They wick the moisture to the outside air and make it evaporate right away. The fabric stays dry, my skin is dryer, and the cooling effect from the sweating is immediate. By comparison, cotton gets wet and clammy and stays that way. I suspect the writer of this article is thinking of the 1970s, when synthetics were woven differently. Also note, the manufacturers have made great strides in reducing/eliminating the sweat odor problem.
Cotton is a prettier and more elegant fabric than any synthetic. But for the summer heat, any modern synthetic is much, much better.

[garypeter]

11:37 AM on 07/25/2011

Once, while visiting Morocco, in September, I thought it would be a good time to go, for although late in Summer, the places I was visiting were on both the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. I WAS WRONG! Humidity was so incredible that I thought I would die. I think the meds I was on also contributed to this, as I was on a pain killer for back pain. I have since read that opiates do this. I decided that 2 weeks in this heat would make me hotel bound, and I would not want to see the beautiful things Morocco has to offer. I went into the city, Tetouan. When I arrived at the airline office, Royal Air Moroc (only mentioning it as it is THE best airline I have ever flown and the roomiest)...they saw that I was drenched and offered me tea....when all I could think of was "A frappaccino would be great right now. I accepted the tea, though. They told me it would cool me and that the sweating would stop and......drum roll...IT DID! I went from Africa to Scandinavia in moments. Tea was made from mint with a little sugar and it was amazing, I would have drank horse urine to cool down, but this mint tea was an incredible and surprising treat, and cure. I grow my own mint, now and brew it myself, fresh and it works all the time.

[LuciaC]

11:20 AM on 07/25/2011

Maybe the most expensive "athletic fabrics" keep one cool, but no poly nor spandex article I have ever tried does anything to keep me cool. And they retain sweat odors and stains much more than natural fabrics. Can anyone out there direct me to a specific artificial fabric that performs better than natural ones?

[undrgrndgirl]

08:56 PM on 07/27/2011

no.

[gnjohn94]

09:32 AM on 07/25/2011

drink too much water and get the runs like 6 million other people,ihave never seen immdium ad run off the shelves so fast every where its not funny.carry on drinking al kinds of juices,water,lemonade,ice tea,etc.

[racetrak3]

08:49 AM on 07/25/2011

I've been sweatin in places I never sweat before..