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It is good to sweat when you are sick because it allows for some of the "bugs" to exit your body via sweat. This does not mean going to the gym and trying to work up a big sweat! Your body does need to rest. When you have a chest cold sweating in say a sauna or a steam room tend to be very benificial as it allows the congestion in your chest (mucus) to loosen up and exit your body when you cough. The coughing is your bodys way of getting rid of what should not be in your lungs. Mucus actually a mode of transportation out of the body for the infection. Who knew mucus was so interesting!

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16y ago

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