Once, someone told a joke: Our lives are getting better and better, but we are getting smellier and smellier. Westerners, who eat more meat, tend to have stronger body odor, which becomes particularly unbearable in the summer.
The most problematic body odor is the smell from the armpits. The reason why underarm sweat has a foul odor is closely related to your diet.
If the blood is not alkaline enough to neutralize the harmful acidic substances produced, these acids will be secreted by the sweat glands in the armpits. These secretions include fats, cholesterol, and other acidic substances that were not fully neutralized, accumulating in the armpits and producing a strong, unpleasant odor. Therefore, the only fundamental way to prevent body odor is to keep the blood at an ideal alkaline level.
If you switch to a primarily vegetarian diet and add more green vegetables, as well as foods rich in iron and magnesium to your daily meals, your blood will gradually become alkaline, neutralizing the acidic blood. Once your blood chemistry changes, the sweat you excrete will no longer have a bad odor.
In addition, foods like seafood, onions, garlic, pepper, fennel, and curry cause the breakdown products of their proteins and oils to be excreted through the pores. The volatile compounds from these foods can even be secreted by the sweat glands to the feet. Therefore, if you want to stay fresh-smelling, you should stay away from these foods.