Flushing, the overheat protection mechanism

[NoMoreRed!]

Hello,

As you wrote in the book, Dr. Nase, flushing can be a protection mechanism against overheating in the brain (which can cause damage to the brain cells). If we fix the rosacea, and can no longer flush, is this going to be a problem? I know it wont, but I'm curious; how does the body/brain/whatever protect itself now?

Or is the flushing really not a result of dangerous high temperature of the blood, but a result of a oversensetive hypothalamus?

I'm sorry for the poor english, it's not my language.

And: THANK YOU FOR THE BOOK(!!), it has and will change my life.


Regards :)

[drnase]

NoMoreREd,


Great question. Two possibilities that I see:

1. Are hypothalamic set point is set too low (fires when it should not) and thus removing blood vessels should not have any effect on brain cell protection.

2. The body will ALWAYS find a way to protect brain cells. The second line of defense would be sweating (instead of flushing). I honestly dont think that will ever be a problem, but very insightful question.