Infrared Sauna Benefits

• SKIN PURIFICATION
• BLOOD PRESSURE
• REDUCES INFLAMATION
• IMMUNE SYSTEM
• PAIN RELIEF
• DETOXIFICATION
• PURIFICATION
• INFRARED SAUNA SAFETY
• WHAT IS INFRARED?
• OPTIMUM FREQUENCY
• DOES A SAUNA HELP MY SKIN?
• HOW CAN AN INFRARED SAUNA POSSIBLY OFFER ALL THESE BENEFITS?

Skin Purification

Blood Pressure

While the moisture on the surface of the skin evaporates and thus cools the body, a number of other changes occur in the body to release the heat as quickly as possible. The heart beats harder and faster, pumping more blood through the dilated blood vessels, thus achieving the conditioning benefits of continuous exercise.

It has been found that Infrared saunas make it possible for people who can't or who don’t do exercise conditioning, to achieve a cardiovascular training effect. It also allows for more variety in any ongoing training program. Blood flow rises from a normal five to seven quarts a minute too as many as 13 quarts a minute. Because infrared rays penetrate the body over 1-1/2 inches, there is a deep heating effect in the muscle tissue and internal organs. The body responds to this heat with a hypothalamic-induced increase in both heart volume and rate, leading to beneficial heart stress and sought-after cardiovascular training and conditioning effect. Medical research has confirmed that the use of a sauna provided cardiovascular conditioning as the body tries to cool itself.

Extensive research by NASA led to the conclusion that infrared stimulation of cardiovascular function would be an ideal way to maintain cardiovascular conditioning in American astronauts during long space flight.

Prevents Heart Disease:

A 25 to 30 minute session in our Infrared Sauna has an effect on the cardiovascular system similar to that of a six mile run. The body's natural reaction to heat is to cool itself. It does this by diverting blood from internal organs to the extremities and the skin, thus increasing the heart rate, cardiac output, and metabolic rate. Medical research indicates that use of an Infrared sauna may be as effective for cardiovascular conditioning as regular exercise. This form of exercise is most beneficial to those incapable of physical action.

 

Reduces Inflamation

Wound Healing/ Inflammation

Research does show that there is a positive effect on wound healing. Thus this product can play a role in treatment of skin ulcers and delayed postoperative wounds. Sauna heat therapy is also recommended by many therapists and physicians to treat chronic pain, including joint pain, arthritis pain, and fibromyalgia. It is also effective in reducing inflammation and swelling by improving lymph flow.

 

Immune System

Strengthens The Immune System

An artificial fever is produced by the body from the Infrared heat, which stimulates the body's defense mechanism against bacteria and infection. The artificial fever causes an increase in the production of white blood cells by your bone marrow and killer T cells by your thymus which is the beneficial side effects of the raised body temperature thus causing an increase in your immune system.

Cardiovascular Results: Infrared Sauna Therapy

• Significantly lowered blood pressure
• Significant weight loss
• Significantly lowered blood sugar
• Significantly increased blood flow
• Lowered cholesterol
• Lowered triglycerides

Passive Cardiovascular Conditioning Effects

The Infrared Sauna makes it possible for people in wheelchairs, or those who are otherwise unable to exert themselves, or who won't follow through on an exercising and conditioning program to achieve a cardiovascular training effect. This also allows for more variety in any ongoing training program. Most people often times who run do so to place a demand on our cardiovascular system. Regular use of a sauna may impact a similar stress on the cardiovascular system, and its regular use may be as effective, as a means of cardiovascular conditioning and burning of calories, as regular exercise. Infrared therapy issues the body to respond due to this deep-heating effect which results in an increase in both heart volume and rate. This beneficial heart stress leads to a sought-after cardiovascular training and conditioning effect. Medical researches confirm the use of a sauna provides cardiovascular conditioning as the body works to cool itself and involves substantial increases in heart rate, cardiac output and metabolic rate. As a confirmation of the validity of this form of cardiovascular conditioning, extensive research by NASA in the early 1980's led to the conclusion that infrared stimulation of cardiovascular function would be the ideal way to maintain cardiovascular conditioning in American astronauts during long space flights. Blood flow during whole-body hypothermia is reported to rise from a normal 5 ~ 7 quarts per minute to as much as 13 quarts per minute.

Conclusion:

Repeated Infrared Sauna treatment improves impaired blood vessel functions in patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and high cholesterol. This suggests a preventive role for sauna use for arteriosclerosis.

 

Pain Relief

FAR-INFRARED HEAT DECREASES JOINT STIFFNESS WITH PAIN RELIEF

Pain may be relieved via the reduction of attendant or secondary muscle spasms. Pain is also at times related to ischemia due to tension or spasm which can be improved by the hyperthermia that heat produces, thus breaking the feedback loop, in which the ischemia leads to further spasm and then more pain.

Heat has been shown to reduce pain sensation by direct action on both free-nerve endings in tissues and on peripheral nerves. In one dental study, repeated heat applications led finally to the abolishment of the whole nerve responsible for pain arising from dental pulp. Heat may both lead to increased endorphin production and a shutting down of the "spinal gate" each of which can reduce pain.

Successes Reported with Infrared Treatments by Medical Researchers in the Following Types of Cases:

TMJ Arthritis

• Acel-dacel Injury Sequelae
• Tight Shoulders - relaxed
• Spinal Cord Shock - post traumatic shock reversed
• Muscle Tension - relaxed
• Shoulder Pain - relieved or eliminated
• Bursitis - eliminated
• Muscle Spasms - reduced or eliminated
• Low Back Pain - relieved
• Compression Fracture - pain eliminated for 3 days with only a single treatment
• Post-exercise Muscle Pain - IR proven vital to competitive athletes
• Arthritis: Gouty, Rheumatoid, Traumatic, DJD - each substantially relieved or improved

Injuries

Radiant heat helps with sprains, strains, arthritis, muscle spasm and pain. If you are an athlete, an Infrared Sauna is only good news. It expels the proper amount of oxygen to be released to repair such aches and pain.

 

Detoxification

Detoxification of the body on a cellular level removes toxins in the forms of heavy metals; (ie: mercury, lead, cadmium, and aluminum.) Arsenic Detoxification removes formaldehyde, pesticides, agent orange, industrial chemicals, and gasoline. There is also a general Detox of alcohol, nicotine, and other drugs. The Infrared heat operates more effectively then a traditional sauna because the body actually sweats more at temperatures 60 to 80 degrees lower than conventional saunas, with the detoxification about 7 to 10 times greater.

PURIFIES BODY OF TOXINS

Numerous toxins are absorbed and stored in our bodies. Toxic gases like sulphur dioxide carbon dioxide and substances like lead, mercury and chlorine are encapsulated by large water molecules. When toxins are present in our body blood circulation is blocked and cellular energy is impaired. The body's immune system is inhibited, which makes it difficult for the body to fight disease. When the infrared heat is applied the large water molecules vibrate in your body and are broken down. The encapsulated toxic materials and gases are then released. Infrared heat is often used in the treatment of clogged capillaries, the heat expands the capillaries and skin pores to expel the toxins from the body. One can tolerate and even enjoy Infrared heat for longer periods of time than the heat from a Hot tub or steam bath, therefore the sweating from the Infrared heat promotes the most beneficial detoxification.

Far Infrared Therapy also helps to improve nervous disorders, digestive disorders, weight loss, and normalize blood pressure.

Far-infrared cellular purification Breakdown:

• Because it operates more effectively (the body actually sweats more) at temperatures 60 to 80 degrees lower than conventional saunas, the detoxification is from 7 to 10 times greater.
• Detoxifies heavy metals including mercury, lead, cadmium, and aluminum.
• Detoxifies arsenic, formaldehyde, pesticides, agent orange, industrial chemicals, and gasoline.
• Detoxifies alcohol, nicotine, and other drugs.
• Purifies the body on a cellular level.

Purification

SWEAT OUT HEAVY METALS AND OTHER TOXINS WITH FAR-INFRARED CELLULAR PURIFICATION.

Dr. Toshiko Yamazaki, MD owns a clinic in Japan where she has done extensive research on the therapeutic uses of far-infrared. In her book, "The Science of Far-Infrared Therapies," she explains that one of the reasons far-infrared has beneficial results in a variety of illnesses is the ability of far-infrared waves to remove toxins, which are often at the core of many health problems. Since humans are bio-accumulators, many toxins that cannot be removed after entry, are stored in our bodies.

For example, when toxic gases such as sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide or toxic substances such as lead, mercury or chlorine meet large water molecules, they are encapsulated by the clusters of water. Where these toxins are accumulated, blood circulation is blocked and cellular energy is impaired. However, when a 10 micron far-infrared wave is applied to these large water molecules, the water begins to vibrate.

This vibration reduces the ion bonds of the atoms, which are holding together the molecules of water. As the breakdown of the water molecules occurs, encapsulated gases and other toxic materials are released. Scientists in Japan report that in the far-infrared wave treatment of clogged capillary vessels, a similar process occurs: heat expands the capillaries and then initiates the start of a process to dissolve hidden toxins.

HOW DOES AN INFRARED SAUNA REMOVE TOXINS FROM THE BODY?

When toxins are present in our body blood circulation is blocked and cellular energy is impaired. The body's immune system is inhibited, which makes it difficult for the body to fight disease. When the infrared heat is applied the large water molecules in our bodies that contain toxic gases like sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide, lead , mercury and chlorine vibrate and are broken down. The encapsulated toxic materials and gases are then released. Infrared heat is often used in the treatment of clogged capillaries, the heat expands the capillaries and skin pores to expel the toxins from the body. One can tolerate and even enjoy Infrared heat for longer periods of time than the heat from a Hot tub or steam bath, therefore the sweating from infrared heat promotes the most beneficial detoxification.

 

Infrared Sauna Safety

 

An Infrared sauna is completely safe and natural. The Far-infrared heat is, in fact, a necessary form of energy that all living things require for optimum health. If we don't receive enough Far-infrared light from the sun, we become ill and depressed. All life forms on this planet; animals, plants and humans, need this abundant Far-Infrared light to be completely tranquil, calm, and healthy. The radiant heat surrounds us and penetrates deeply into our joints, muscles and tissues, rapidly improving oxygen flow and increasing circulation. Using a Far-infrared sauna helps to purify one's cells, specifically the cells inside our fat where our body stores waste and harmful toxins, such as cholesterol and heavy metals. When used properly, this healing technology has zero side effects.

For most healthy people, as well as for most patients with stable coronary heart disease, sauna bathing is well tolerated, safe, and has therapeutic value, according to a study published in The American Journal of Medicine. A comprehensive review of the world's biomedical literature was carried out by investigators from the Department of Internal Medicine and University of Oulu, Finland, and the Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington D.C. The authors examine the benefits and risks of sauna bathing for healthy adults and children, as well as for patients with coronary heart disease, hypertension, and congestive heart failure.

Steel Conduits:

The same electrical standards required for the safety of your home are implemented into the electrical system of our saunas. Steel conduits protect your sauna from fire hazard and harmful electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation.

Burmese Hemlock:

The Sauna has the option to be handmade with hemlock wood. A Phenomenal wood for our toxin conscious and our odor-sensitive customers.

Infrared Sauna Heaters:

To illustrate the safety of the heater, Far-infrared heating is used in hospitals to warm newborn infants.

Solid Wood Framing:

Solid wood framing is used in place of formaldahyde based plywood. This prevents any possible "off-gassing" for our chemically-sensitive customers.

Toxic-free Materials:

Keeping our chemically-sensitive customers in mind, only non-toxic, water based glue is used to seal the outer and inner tongue & groove boards to formaldahyde-free, wood framing. Also, pure glass is used instead of lexan or plexi-glass which is made from toxic chemicals.

What is Infrared?

Infrared light's crucial focal point is its ability to easily penetrate human tissue. This creates a natural resonance, which has many beneficial properties. The radiant heat of infrared gives off the same essential heat as the sun without the harmful effects of UV rays. The Infrared heat penetrates your skin, providing you with that wonderful natural warmth. One of the most fascinating aspects to the infrared heat is that you can be exposed to infrared heat for hours and it will never cause your skin to burn. Infrared heat is completely safe and healthy for most individuals.

WHY IS AN INFRARED SAUNA BETTER THAN A TRADITIONAL SAUNA? In an infrared sauna the heat penetrates deeper and faster into the human body in contrast to the humid, surface heat of a traditional sauna. An infrared sauna uses less energy, and heats up much quicker and is effective at a lower temperature so that one can tolerate the heat for a longer session, thus increasing the benefits of the sauna. Infrared heat penetrates almost 2 inches deep into your muscles and bones for optimum therapy. With SaunaSpa infrared Ceramic heaters your body will produce 3 times more perspiration removing 4 times more harmful toxins and waste from the body. Leaving you healthier and your skin better glowing!

 

Optimum Frequency

 

All humans send and receive FIR waves. The range of far-infrared waves generated by the human body is 6 to 20 microns. The optimal micron output range is between 7 and 14 microns which is very close to the resonant frequency of a water molecule. This similarity makes sense since our bodies are almost 70% water. This range, sometimes called "Vital Rays" appears to have special regenerative effects on the body.

Our heater designs allows for better performance well within this vital wave range of 7 to 14 microns with a good portion of wavelengths at 9.4--which is the frequency at which a water molecule resonates or vibrates. This vibration causes a release of cellular toxins such as mercury, aluminum, cholesterol and other toxic gases such as sulfur and formaldehyde. This optimal micron output also allows for deeper penetration of far-infrared heat, which improves pain relief, detoxification, circulation, and increased blood flow.

 

Does a sauna help my skin?

Infrared Heat penetrates deeply into the layers of skin. Profuse perspiration removes the deep impurities and toxins, and the increased blood circulation increase the skin tone leaving the skin glowing. Studies concluded that Infrared Heat has been beneficial in the healing of acne, burns, rashes, cuts, eczema and other skin conditions. Profuse perspiration and increased blood circulation deeply cleanses the skin.

How can an infrared sauna possibly offer all these benefits?

During a 30 minute session you can relax and enjoy music while your body is working to generate perspiration 2-3 times greater than in a traditional sauna. The infrared sauna therapy offers in depth heat in a more pleasant atmosphere thus offering greater health advantages. Each session allows the body to detoxify, ease muscle pain by increasing circulation, burns fat, give you a cardiovascular workout, reduces cellulite and regains skin glow.