HB+Sweatology+(article)

August 14, 2007
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(1) Why is sweat like your personal air-conditioner and why is that important?

 * Sweat glands keep the body cool using sweat. the sweat is fluctuated in order to accurately maintain body temperatures as necessary.

(2) The human body can tolerate cooling. How much? Give examples.

 * The human body can tolerate cooling of up to 20 degrees below its average. Humans frequently recover from hypothermia when the body has been cold for long periods of time.

(3) The human body can not tolerate over heating. How much? Give examples.

 * When the body reaches temperatures just 2 or more degrees off its average the body is not able to function at its normal rate. Humans can't be productive with fevers when the body is overheated.

(4) Why do we think humans evolved sweat glands? Give examples.

 * It is the belief of Dr. Jabanoski that sweat glands evolved as body hair vanished, allowing optimal cooling of the enlarging hominid brain and an active lifestyle even in the blazing sun.

(5) Describe some of the variation in the amount of sweat glands. Give examples.

 * Humans have differing amounts of sweat glands by up to two million glands. The amount of glands differ in how sensitive each human is in their nerves reacting to sweat.

(6) What happens during menopause with respect to sweat? Give examples.

 * During menopause the woman's body senses heat where there is none, thus releasing sweat from glands.

(7) What happens as we age? Why is that dangerous? Give examples.

 * When we reach the age of 60 there is a significant amount less sweat. The glands become less productive which puts elders at serious risk of heat strokes because the body cant more accurately control its temperature.

(8) Is clothing good or bad when it comes to sweat? Why? Give examples.

 * Less clothing does not always act for the better. Unclothed soldiers had 30% more sweat than those wearing clothes which shows how the skin reacts harshly to direct exposure to sun.

(9) Describe what happens during heat acclimation. Give examples.

 * The principle theory is that when the planet heats more will be asked of our sweat glands. Heat acclimation is the fluids being lost in sweat having a half life in their loss rate.

(10) Who is "Adam"? Why is he being used for scientific experimentation?

 * Adam is a thin carbon model that shares sweating characteristics like a human but can be used for extreme experimentation. This has aided in different fields like with NASA and the experimentation of astronauts.