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Washing out body odor.

LINDA ROSENFELD SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

ody odor. It's a topic peo-
ple don't talk about ... un-
til the afflicted person
leaves the room.
Then, everybody's talking.
There seems to be a drug-store
solution for almost everything.
Hemorrhoids, athlete's food, dan-
druff, warts. Why not body odor?
Deodorants and soaps just
don't cut it sometimes. That's be-
cause bromohydrosis, the med-
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poor hygiene. A disturbing scent
often flags serious physical prob-
lems, including diabetes and in-
fection.
Dr. Andrew Miller, a Farm-
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physician, says diabetics might
excrete a strong, sweet smell if
their medicine is not working
properly. An imbalance in bile
production can indicate gall blad-
der malfunction, which might re-
sult in a sour smell.
Healthy or ill., all people smell.
Dr. Tor Shwayder, director of pe-
diatric dermatology at Henry
Ford Hospital, says humans as
well as animals excrete
pheromones.
Pheromones are hormones
that send chemical alerts, gen-
erally pertaining to states of sex-
ual arousal and rage. Human
noses are unable to pick up

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lthough doctors do not agree on whether or not a person's
diet can cause body odor, there is one herb that is sure to
make you stink: Garlic
In recent years, garlic has been touted by holistic and
conventional health practitioners alike. At the very least, they
say, it's "helpful."
But some people think that garlic is the cream of nature's med-
icinal crop.
According to Prescription for Nutritional Healing, by Dr. James
and Phyllis Balch, "Garlic is one of the most valuable foods on
this planet." It is considered a natural antibiotic and has been
used since biblical times. There is mention of garlic in literature
of ancient people like Hebrews, Greeks and Romans.
Prescription cites a laundry
list of its uses, including lower-
ing blood pressure and aiding in
the treatment of colds, flu, asth-
ma, arthritis and cancer. Garlic
also is an antifungal agent and
can be used to help athlete's foot
and yeast infections.
Dr. Andrew Miller, a local
holistic health-care practitioner,
prescribes eight cloves of garlic,
sauteed and added to food, as a
way to fight off the common cold.
The garlic should be eaten in one sitting.
"When you are sick, it's better than chicken soup," he says.
As a preventive measure, garlic can be ingested daily, either
in its natural form or through supplements. Unfortunately, a lot
of garlic adds up to a distinct smell, usually excreted through the
mouth. The scent also can emanate from the skin.
Some supplement companies offer "odorless" garlic, but not
everyone believes it remains powerful after removing its scent.
Allicin is garlic's most active ingredient, but it's also what gives
garlic its flavor and smell.
Other companies offer garlic mixed with parsley, a natural
breath freshener. Enteric coated capsules also are available.
These bypass the stomach and break down in the intestines.
Some people eat garlic at night, before bedtime, in an attempt
to avoid bothering innocent bystanders. And if, after a time of
using garlic medicinally, you begin to smell like a clove yourself,
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these scents as distinctly as an-
imals. However, the perfume in-
dustry has tried to mimic
pheromones by producing scents
like musk.
The kind of odor that can clear
a room is usually caused by bac-
teria that grows on sweat, gen-
erally under the arms and on the
feet. The bacteria decomposes,
releasing malodorous gas. Peo-
ple normally curtail bacterial
growth with soaps, deodorants
and anti-perspirants. But some
people need them more than oth-
ers.
"Some people cannot fight off
bacteria as well as others be-
cause of their genetic makeup,"
says Dr. Kimball Silverton, a der-
matology resident at Botsford
Hospital.
Everyone sweats. Some body
types are more prone to sweat-
ing, however. Men, for instance,
have more sweat glands than
women. Body size does not nec-
essarily determine the number
of sweat glands, but "heavy peo-
ple sweat more because their
body is trying to cool _down. If
they don't move their arms, they
don't air out that area," Dr. Sil-
verton says.
Children, once they reach ado-
lescence, sweat more because of
increased oil and pheromone ex-
cretions. Dr. Shwayder has pa-
tients who complain that their
child smells "musty." Most of the
time, they just need to buy de-
odorant.
Why is it that adults some-
times can't smell their own B.O.?
If an older person smells frowsy,
it might be because their olfac-
tory sense is reduced. They might
not notice smells resulting from
improper hygiene and urinary or
fecal incontinence.
Medically, there are few routes
to take for people with body odor.
Patients are advised to wash fre-
quently with soap, especially
anti-bacterial soap, because it
kills bacteria on the surface.
Shaving under the arms also
might mitigate the problem be-
cause bacteria grows more eas-
ily on hair.
Deodorants, which produce an
odor to counteract bad smells,
and anti-perspirants, which
physically clog the sweat ducts
with aluminum chloride, can be
used topically.
Some pills on the market can
decrease sweating in the entire
body. In some cases of excessive
sweating, glands can be surgi-
cally removed, although this pro-
cedure is used in extreme cases
only. ❑

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