{"id":195252,"date":"2017-08-18T11:02:47","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T11:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/ask-well-can-you-sweat-out-toxins\/"},"modified":"2017-08-18T11:02:47","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T11:02:47","slug":"ask-well-can-you-sweat-out-toxins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/ask-well-can-you-sweat-out-toxins\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Well: Can You Sweat Out Toxins?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"media-100000005356652\" class=\"media photo lede layout-large-horizontal\" role=\"group\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Photo<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2017\/08\/22\/well\/ask-sweat-toxins\/ask-sweat-toxins-master768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"media-viewer-candidate\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption\"><span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Credit<\/span><br \/>\n            Getty Images        <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body-text story-content\"><strong>Q.<\/strong> <strong>Is there any validity to the popular claim that one can \u201csweat out toxins?\u201d If so, what \u201ctoxins\u201d can the body sweat out?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text story-content\"><strong>A.<\/strong> The body does appear to sweat out toxic materials \u2014 heavy metals and bisphenol A <\/a>(BPA), a chemical found in plastics, for instance, have been detected in sweat. But there\u2019s no evidence that sweating out such toxins improves health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text story-content\">\u201cThe claims for the benefits of saunas and other sweat-inducing treatments are not backed by science,\u201d said Dr. Harriet Hall, a retired family physician and former Air Force flight surgeon, who edits the website Science-Based Medicine<\/a> and is a co-author of \u201cConsumer Health: A Guide to Intelligent Decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text story-content\">The concentration of metals detected in sweat are extremely low. Sweat is 99 percent water. The liver and kidneys remove far more toxins than sweat glands.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Continue reading the main story<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text story-content\" id=\"story-continues-1\">People who have dangerously high levels of heavy metals in their body will need prescription medication, not sweating, to get rid of them, Dr. Hall noted. For everyone else, \u201cwe can rely on our liver and kidneys to do all the \u2018detoxifying\u2019 our body usually needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"newsletter-promo-heading\">Newsletter Sign Up<\/h2>\n<p>    Continue reading the main story<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"headline\" \/>\n<p class=\"summary\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"success-message hidden\">Thank you for subscribing.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"error submit-error hidden\">An error has occurred. Please try again later.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"subscriber hidden\">You are already subscribed to this email.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"view-all-link hidden\">View all New York Times newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- close messages --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"footer\">\n<li id=\"sample-newsletter-link\" class=\"sample\">See Sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"manage-email\">Manage Email Preferences<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"logout hidden\">Not you?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"privacy\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"contact\">Opt out or contact us<\/a> anytime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- close footer --><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text story-content\">It\u2019s also unclear whether the minuscule amounts of toxins that can be measured in sweat actually indicate a health concern.<\/p>\n<p>        Continue reading the main story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit Getty Images Q. Is there any validity to the popular claim that one can \u201csweat out toxins?\u201d If so, what \u201ctoxins\u201d can the body sweat out? A. 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