Did you know that our eyes make three types of tears – basal tears, which lubricate our peepers, reflex tears, which respond to stressors like onion fumes, and emotional tears?
Well, it turns out our sweat might take different forms depending on whether it comes from stress or a workout.
“When you’re exercising or sitting in a hot environment, your body mainly produces sweat to cool itself down. This comes from eccrine sweat glands, which produce a watery sweat that’s mostly made up of water and salt,” Dr Asiya Maula, a private GP at The Health Suite, told HuffPost UK.
“Stress is different. When you’re anxious, nervous or frightened, your body’s ‘fight or flight’ response kicks in.
“This activates a different type of sweat gland called the apocrine gland, which is found mainly in the armpits and groin.”
How can I tell eccrine vs apocrine sweat apart?
It can be hard to tell them apart, Dr Maula said...
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