What causes sweating on the soles of your feet?

There are generally many reasons for sweating on the soles of the feet, but whether it is normal depends on the environment. For example, sweat will definitely be secreted during exercise, which is normal, but if the soles of the feet sweat while sleeping, it may be caused by kidney yin deficiency. Therefore, friends must find the right reason and then adjust the body reasonably.

1. Sports factors

General exercise will regulate the body's functions by secreting sweat through the sweat glands in the torso. Some high-intensity exercises (for example: long-distance running, playing football, playing basketball) will also cause the soles of the feet to sweat. In this case, sweating of the feet is generally a normal physiological reaction as long as the amount of sweating is not too much and the feet do not have a bad odor.

2. Temperature is too high

Generally, healthy people will increase the secretion of sweat glands when exercising or encountering high temperatures, which will cause the soles of their feet to become hot and sweat. This is a physiological effect to lower the rising body temperature. Therefore, obese people tend to sweat more than thin people. This is not because the former have a larger body surface area, but because obese people have a higher body weight and their body temperature is easily raised. In order to lower the high body temperature, they must regulate it by sweating more.

3. Kidney Yin Deficiency

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that sweating of the feet is a typical symptom of yin deficiency, with the disease affecting the lungs, kidneys and liver. All three organs are yin deficient, and are mutually causal. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the lungs belong to metal, the kidneys belong to water, and the liver belongs to wood. In the Five Elements, metal gives birth to water, water gives birth to wood, and metal overcomes wood. When the lung yin is deficient, the lung yang becomes impetuous, resulting in hot hands and feet, easy sweating, etc.

4. Innate inheritance

Genetic factors are a factor that induces many diseases and is also one of the reasons for sweaty feet. It is mainly because one or both parents have sweaty feet and it is passed on to the next generation. This hereditary sweaty feet is difficult to cure and can easily cause foot odor.

5. Well-developed sweat glands

Under normal circumstances, when subject to minor stimulation from external conditions such as exercise or high temperature, the human body's sweat glands will only dilate slightly, and there will be no excessive sweating. However, due to acquired development, the sweat glands in the feet are abundant and well developed, so it is easy for the feet to sweat.