RE: sweating and itching......

[Guest guest]

I sweat after I drink kombucha, so I drink it only when I'm home and

have nothing to do for a while . I figure it's the toxins flushing out

of my body so I accompany the KT with filtered water. I've had symptoms

of stomach ache (especially when I pair the KT with processed

foods--never a stomach ache with NT food and KT. I've had some itching

when I sweat (on legs and some lower arms) but it wasn't bad at all,

neither has the sweating been acute. I've had some other side effects,

too but those have diminished with time.

Hope it helps,

G. wrote:

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> Hi All,

> Been lurking and drinking my KT. I've gotten up to about 12oz a day or

> one big glass with a little ice. I've increased the amount slowly

> without side effects.....I think.

> I work in my garden every day and with the heat, I sweat profusely.

> Even if I shower when I come in, the sweat is making me itch like a

> stray dog. It's almost like the stuff is caustic. I have had three back

> surgeries and have rods,titanium plate with screws, stress

> fractures...etc... I take pain meds daily. I eat a mainly vegetables

> with a little chicken or tofu.

> Has anyone else had side effects like this?

> Gwenda in NC

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[Guest guest]

Hello,

Your kombucha probably has nothing to do with your sweating and itching. There

are a lot

of reasons to sweat and itch when you are working outside:

1. You could be elevating your heart rate and your body is sweating to cool off.

2. You could come in contact with plant matter that is irritating to your skin.

3. You could have contact or inhalational allergies now, even if you never had

them before,

and they are more prominent when you are outside working due to all of the aboe.

4. Sun sensitivity can cause your skin to itch, burn, break out in rashes, etc.

Try wearing long

sleeves, a hat, and sun screen on all exposed skin. When you come indoors, do

not take a

hot shower, as that continues to accelerate your heart rate and any anti-body

response that

you might be having. Instead, take a cool or cold shower, lay down and let your

body find

stasis, and drink some water.

I am a healthy, albeit highly allergic, sun sensitive person.

Also, I have a wheat gluten allergy, which makes my skin crawl. My skin is worse

when I work

outdoors, but I do it anyway. I follow the practices listed in item 4 and they

work. I also drink

16 ounces or more of KT daily. I love it!

[Guest guest]

Gwenda,

One of my Yoga students swears by glycerin soap when showering after

sweating out toxins.

She is a microbiologist and her father is a holistic MD. She explained

the scientific terms to me once, but I didn't retain any more than the

idea that there is something in glycern soap that binds to toxins in

sweat on the skin and actually takes them away with the rinse water

while other kinds of soap can allow a thin toxic residue to remain -- a

potential cause of itching.

If anyone on the list knows any different about soaps, I am interested

to learn it. A bar of plain glycerin soap is a pretty cheap investment

to give it a try. If it works for your itching skin, I'd be interested

to know that, too.

All the best,

Kim

301-275-0880

Kim@...

www.OptimizedMovement.com

> --- [sPAM] sweating and itching......

> From: " G. " <cherriesnme@...>

> Date: Wed, July 23, 2008 11:36 am

> kombucha tea

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> Even if I shower when I come in, the sweat is making me itch like a

> stray dog. It's almost like the stuff is caustic.

> Gwenda in NC

[Guest guest]

Hi

What about not using soap at all? What about showering with water and use

Coconut Oil on the skin for moisturizing and nourishing. Coconut Oil does

wonders for the skin...

Sounds bizarre but works extremely well...

Frantz

From: kim@... <kim@...>

Subject: RE: sweating and itching......

kombucha tea

Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 2:34 PM

Gwenda,

One of my Yoga students swears by glycerin soap when showering after

sweating out toxins.

She is a microbiologist and her father is a holistic MD. She explained

the scientific terms to me once, but I didn't retain any more than the

idea that there is something in glycern soap that binds to toxins in

sweat on the skin and actually takes them away with the rinse water

while other kinds of soap can allow a thin toxic residue to remain -- a

potential cause of itching.

If anyone on the list knows any different about soaps, I am interested

to learn it. A bar of plain glycerin soap is a pretty cheap investment

to give it a try. If it works for your itching skin, I'd be interested

to know that, too.

All the best,

Kim

[Guest guest]

I use Dr Bonner's pure Castille soap with no problems.

From: kim@... <kim@...>

Subject: RE: sweating and itching......

kombucha tea

Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 2:34 PM

Gwenda,

One of my Yoga students swears by glycerin soap when showering after

sweating out toxins.

She is a microbiologist and her father is a holistic MD. She explained

the scientific terms to me once, but I didn't retain any more than the

idea that there is something in glycern soap that binds to toxins in

sweat on the skin and actually takes them away with the rinse water

while other kinds of soap can allow a thin toxic residue to remain -- a

potential cause of itching.

If anyone on the list knows any different about soaps, I am interested

to learn it. A bar of plain glycerin soap is a pretty cheap investment

to give it a try. If it works for your itching skin, I'd be interested

to know that, too.

All the best,

Kim

[Guest guest]

Hey,

All this may be contributing factors but I think the cause of the itching might

be simpler.

The original poster, 'Cherriesnme' states a history of back surgery and is on

multiple daily

pain meds. One side effect of opiates or synth-opiates is severe itching. This

can be

exasperated by sun exposure. That goes for everthing from vicodin and demerol to

heroin

and methadone.

That's why junkies scratch.

I, myself, can't take a vicodin for a tooth ache without damn near scratching my

nose off.

-J

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> Subject: RE: sweating and itching......

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