The Healthiest You

Sweating is normal but can be uncomfortable to deal with. Pit stains, stinky feet or the dreaded stress sweat may be signs that it’s time to break up with your current deodorant or shoes you’ve worn several days in a row. 
 
Guest:
Neha Kaushik, MD, family medicine physician with Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), talks about managing sweat from your armpits to your toes with Amanda Newman with LVHN.
 
Chapters:
     · 0:01 - Intro
     · 1:11 - Deodorant vs. antiperspirant 
     · 2:00 - Aluminum in antiperspirant 
     · 2:41 - Ingredients to avoid
     · 3:52 - Deodorant immunity 
     · 4:43 - Deodorant layering 
     · 6:18 - “Natural” deodorant 
     · 7:01 - Finding the right deodorant 
     · 8:08 - DIY deodorants 
     · 9:20 - Crystal or mineral stick deodorant 
     · 10:38 - De-funking your pits
     · 12:22 - Armpit detoxes
     · 13:01 - Pit masks and underarm scrubs
     · 13:40 - When to apply deodorant 
     · 14:49 - When only one armpit smells
     · 16:16 - Glycolic acid for deodorant 
     · 17:18 - Hacks for when you forget deodorant 
     · 18:16 - What you eat can affect how your sweat smells
     · 19:37 - How drinks affect your sweat
     · 20:38 - Hormones and sweat
     · 21:23 - Stress sweat
     · 22:32 - Managing stress sweat
     · 23:48 - Stinky pits after showering
     · 25:15 - Apple cider vinegar for deodorant 
     · 26:06 - Excessive sweating
     · 27:15 - Pit vs. a puff
     · 28:17 - Lymphatic drainage 
     · 29:07 - Changes in body odor 
     · 29:32 - Whole body deodorant
     · 30:07 - Stinky feet
     · 31:41 - Synthetic clothing and sweat
     · 32:44 - Tips for healthy armpits

To learn more health tips, visit LVHN.org/healthyyou. Remember to subscribe or follow The Healthiest You, wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode. And remember: Be safe, be smart and be the healthiest you.

What is The Healthiest You?

Amanda Newman with Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) talks with clinicians and experts across LVHN to learn practical health tips for everyday life. Each episode has one goal - to empower you to be the healthiest you. While you’re balancing all the responsibilities – work, mom life (kids, dogs, cats and chickens included), family, friends and the never-ending to-do list – you deserve to take a moment of time to focus on your health.