This is everything your body odor says about you

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In addition to the level of hygiene, the aroma of each one gives signs of health, mood, identification and even age

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We are not dogs or cats, but although it may not seem like it to us, humans also sniff each other to obtain information about the other person. Unconsciously, body odor gives us information about ourselves that a priori cannot be seen or known in any other way.

Our body has two types of sweat and there is one that makes it smell more bad than the other. The first, which comes from the apocrine glands in the armpits, is what makes the smell stronger and more unpleasant. In fact, this secretion serves as food for the bacteria that live there, and it is the residue of the stools of the bacteria that causes the bad smell of armpit sweat. This, with proper hygiene and products, can be kept at bay.

The sweat from the rest of the body marks the personal scent of each one

The other sweat, the one produced by the eccrine glands that we have everywhere, is the one that serves to cool the body when we exercise, it's hot and in any situation in which we have to regulate our temperature. It is a liquid with mineral salts that in principle does not smell bad and evaporates. The remnants of this eccrine sweat, once evaporated, are what will give us the personal smell.

It is the smell of the baby, that of our parents, that of our grandparents or that of our partner, which makes us feel special comfort. This smell identifies us and speaks for us. For example, it helps newborns to recognize their mother. In another context, a Time magazine report talks about a study that reflected that heterosexual women who participated opted for their preferences for body odors from heterosexual men.

Alert with odor changes

The personal smell of each one will depend largely on factors such as diet, the exercise to be carried out or even the time we rest. But we must be alert because if we notice a noticeable change in the natural smell of someone close to us (our own we will not notice it), it could have some health alteration.

According to an article published in the journal Psychological Science, there are diseases that emit a characteristic odor. In fact, it is not the infections themselves, but the immune response they cause. Noticeable changes in the breath, feet, body fluids, and ears may also be noted.

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granny smell

Older people give off a very characteristic smell, which we especially feel when we go to visit them at home. Well, you have to know that this smell begins to be generated from the age of 30, although it is from the age of 60 when it is more accentuated. So, if we notice that someone makes more "smell of yaya", you can deduce that they turn 60-65 years old.

This smell is caused by the oxidation of the natural fat that we have on the skin, which gives rise to a molecule called 2 nonelal, and which begins to appear after thirty. Over the years we produce more lipids and lose antioxidant capacity, so that there is more and more presence of this molecule. In addition, fats are not eliminated as easily as sweat and therefore normal hygiene will not make the odor disappear.

Lingering breath of rotten eggs

If it is not a matter of hygiene, because you have verified that neither a good oral cleaning nor chewing gum eliminates the bad smell, think that perhaps if you have bad breath it is because you could have a bacterial infection, either in the mouth (caries, mainly) or another more serious situation such as the presence of Helicobacter pylori in the stomach, a bacterium that is difficult to eliminate and, although it does not cause any symptoms in some people, it can cause an ulcer, celiac disease or even stomach cancer in others.

If someone close to you tells you that you have persistent bad breath, make an appointment with your GP or directly with the digestive specialist.

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If you already know that you are diabetic but you still have this breath, still go to the doctor to see if you are really keeping your blood sugar levels under control.

smelly ears

Yes, earwax can rot. The otorhinolaryngologist Kathleen McDonald also explains to Thehealthy.com that if your ear makes you smell that pulls you back, you could have an infection. If you also have itching inside, there is still more probability. Another example is when you have an ingrown hair or a small sebaceous cyst and it bursts, which also has a bad smell.

If the smell is accentuated after having a hot flash...

...you could be menopausal or pregnant. Both situations in women produce hormonal changes that can alter her body's thermostat, causing sudden heat to come out of nowhere and this trigger a sweat response to try to balance it.

Pregnancy also causes an overproduction of sweat and an increase in blood flow, also to the armpits.

You have drunk, the smell gives you away

You can't do anything, when you've spent a memorable night, you've had a great time but you've also overindulged in alcohol, chances are you've drunk more than your liver can metabolize, so part of the alcohol that you still have in your blood is eliminated through the pores and the lungs.

If this is the case, no matter how hard you try to camouflage the smell, you will not succeed, since it is your skin and your breath that distributes the alcohol you drank the night before throughout the environment.

Our feet make us smell very bad

The most frequent cause of bad foot odor is the accumulation of sweat, which serves as food for the bacteria that generate this bad smell. The more sweat there is, the more easily bacteria will proliferate and the more bad the feet will smell.

This sweat normally appears due to the use of poor quality socks and footwear made with synthetic materials, which prevent the foot from perspiring. And if the shoes are very narrow, even worse.

The solution to most bad foot odors is based on a series of simple tips that we can all follow:

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