Someone once joked: our lives are getting better and better, but our bodies 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 largely related to your usual diet.
If the blood is not sufficiently alkaline to neutralize the harmful acidic substances produced, these acids will be secreted through 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 emitting 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 incorporate more green vegetables, as well as foods rich in iron and magnesium into your daily meals, your blood will gradually become more alkaline, neutralizing the existing acidic blood. As your blood quality improves, the sweat you excrete will no longer have an unpleasant odor.
In addition, foods like seafood, onions, garlic, pepper, fennel, and curry can 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 onto the feet. Therefore, if you want to stay fresh, you should stay away from these foods.