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Bring back the strigil?
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Bring back the strigil?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigil
In ancient Greece there was a device used for health known as a strigil.
“Strigils were commonly used by individuals who were engaging in vigorous activities, in which they accumulated large amounts of dirt and sweat on their bodies.[3] The people who used the strigil included athletes, the wealthy, soldiers, and more.”
This thought crossed my mind recently as I was listening to a talk and the topic of spike protein shedding came up. Spike protein will show up in the sweat and this is one mechanism of shedding. Further, when a person is exposed to another person who is shedding, one of the routes of receiving spike protein is through the skin. It occurred to me that a person shedding is also going to reabsorb the spike protein. This is when I recalled hearing about the strigil which was used in ancient Greece, and it was even used during the original Olympics.
Inducing a sweat and scraping the sweat so any spike protein contained in that sweat does not find its way back into the skin is my crazy thought of the day.
While we know shedding happens not long after the injection, do we know if spike protein continues to be purged via sweating months or years later? Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think it’s a strong hypothesis.
I have heard of the therapeutic effects of IR and sauna but not with respect to sweating and spike protein. Recently I heard that you could sweat out microplastics though searching the internet I’m finding the opposite is apparently true:
“Sweat as a solvent: Interestingly, sweat can act as a solvent that pulls chemicals into the skin. For example, if you have microplastics on your skin from clothing fibers or dust, sweat can leach chemicals from them, making it more likely they absorb through your skin. So, sweating may actually increase exposure in certain contexts.”
I’m curious what others have for thoughts on this. Would the strigil make sense as a health practice today?
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😀 A great thought. Time to sweat 😓and scrape.
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