INFRARED LIGHT THERAPY - SAUNA
You have probably been in a sauna. You perspire, and then shower afterwards. There is a far infrared sauna that is much more effective than regular saunas in helping you heal. The far infrared sauna has a wide variety of applications, from heavy metal and chemical detoxification, to weight loss and the relief of pain, to treatment of high blood pressure. Mercury will evaporate from the skin, taking pressure off the kidneys to do this work of detoxification. Under the far infrared heat, the skin becomes a third kidney. This is a much safer way of eliminating mercury, which can damage the kidneys.
The infrared sauna is a medical application of sauna principles that enhance your body’s capacity to detoxify. In a regular sauna, perspiration is primarily water and salt. Perspiration in a far infrared sauna has up to 15% of what are called particulates -- chemicals, heavy metals, and other toxins that seldom are eliminated in a regular sauna. In addition, the body’s enzymes work up to 5,000 times better when using this type of sauna.
You have read about toxins in the body, and the need to detoxify as a necessary part of healing. These toxins also affect the brain. Some toxins live in the fatty tissue of our bodies and our brains. These are the many insecticides and other chemicals to which we have been exposed over the years. Everyone has between 6,000 - 12,000 toxins in the body that should not be there. The infrared sauna allows these toxins to be carried out through the skin, much more so than in a regular sauna.
Our sauna has recently been purchased from Dr. Larry Wilson who lives here in Prescott, and who is nationally known for his work in sauna therapy. You may now also shower here after your sauna.
The infrared sauna is a medical application of sauna principles that
enhance the body’s capacity to detoxify. In a regular sauna, perspiration
is primarily water and salt. Perspiration in an infrared sauna has up
to 15 percent of what are called particulates—chemicals, heavy metals,
and other toxins that are seldom eliminated in a regular sauna. In addition,
the body’s enzymes work up to 5,000 times better when using this
type of sauna.
We need to detoxify as a necessary part of healing. These toxins also
affect the brain. Some toxins live in the fatty tissue of our bodies and
our brains. Over the years we have been exposed to many insecticides and
other chemicals. The infrared sauna allows these toxins to be carried
out through the skin.
An infrared sauna is much more effective than regular saunas in helping the healing process along. The infrared sauna has a wide variety of applications, from heavy metal and chemical detoxification to weight loss and the relief of pain to treatment of high blood pressure. Mercury, for example, is eliminated from the body through the sweating induced by a far infrared sauna and then evaporates from the skin. This takes pressure off the kidneys to do this work of detoxification. Under the infrared heat, the skin becomes a third kidney. This is a much safer way of eliminating mercury, which can damage the kidneys.
Infrared energy is a form of heat, transmitted by light. This wavelength
of light is not visible to human eyes.Iinfrared is a wavelength slightly
farther from the visible red. We feel this form of light as heat. There
is evidence that when used for 30 minutes daily, infrared light therapy
can improve eyesight, treat ringing in the ears, eliminate skin tags,
and improve joint function, among numerous other effects. Studies have
also shown that red/infrared lights applied locally to the jaw can help
heal cavitations or hidden infections in the jawbone.
Infrared energy is useful in therapeutic saunas. It warms objects without
having to heat the air between, as in a regular sauna. Infrared heat penetrates
one and a half inches below the skin surface, and can therefore cause
the body to sweat when the temperature is only 120°F. The temperature
in a regular sauna often reaches 180 to 225°F.
It is optimal to exercise for 15 minutes before the sauna, but not absolutely necessary. Three towels are required: one to sit on, one under the feet, and a third to wipe the perspiration. This last towel is very important for the beneficial effects of the sauna. Wipe off perspiration as soon as it appears on the skin. Also, throughout the sauna sip from a glass of alkaline water or a glass of water with electrolytes. The typical infrared sauna session is 30 minutes at 120°F. After the sauna, take a shower. Sit in the sauna daily for maximum benefit, although even once a week is helpful. For more information, see The Manual of Sauna Therapy, by Dr. Larry Wilson (www.drlwilson.com).
On the day of your sauna treatment, please bring sweat clothes and have a swimsuit to wear underneath. It is optimal to exercise for 15 minutes before the sauna, but not absolutely necessary. You will need to have three towels: one to sit on, one under your feet, and a third to wipe the perspiration. This last towel is very important for the beneficial effects of the sauna. Wipe off perspiration as soon as it appears on the skin. Also, have a glass of alkaline water with you and sip on this throughout the sauna. The sauna temperature is generally 120 degrees for thirty minutes. After the sauna, take a shower and dress.
You may sit in the sauna daily for maximum benefit, although even once a week is helpful.
