When inflammatory damage strips the myelin coating off the nerves of the brain, those nerves don’t work well, or sometimes at all. The body fixes the problem by laying down several ion channels along the naked axon, which helps transmit electrical signal down the damaged nerve. This works (you regain function) but it’s not efficient. THEN when the system is heated up (the human’s core body temperature raises a little from working out, being exposed to summer hot weather, etc) those ion channels leach out their ions and the naked damaged nerve once again can not conduct electricity. Once the body is cooled back down however, the nerve works again.

So there are some tricks to consider to work up despite this heat sensitivity. Working out when it’s cool outside, using cooling devices, drinking ice water while exercising…these all help cool the body. There is even a prescription medication that can help manage heat sensitivity! Watch the video for more and please leave your comments and questions below.