Sauna Therapy

As many patients are already aware we have introduced an infra red sauna for private use into the clinic, to help us assist with the healing and detoxify of heavy metals and disease in our body, along with acupuncture, massage hair analysis and herbal medicine we can now offer you a complete system of healing.

The Science

"A sauna used to be thought of as a luxury. Studies now confirm that diet and environmental chemicals cause 95% of cancers. Furthermore, as the first generation of man exposed to such an unprecedented plethora of daily chemicals, we have learned that stored or undetoxified chemicals can mimic any disease. ‘Incurable’ chronic diseases that were thought to have no known cause often disappear once toxic chemicals are gone. Since the far infrared sauna is the safest, most efficacious and economical way of depurating stored toxins; this makes it a necessity."

Sherry Rogers, M.D., Northeast Cent er for Environmental Medicine - internationally known expert in environmental medicine and author of; Detoxify or Die, and Tired or Toxic?

What Exactly Is Infra Red Heat?

Infra red heat is simply a form of energy that is directly transmitted onto objects because of its specific wave length. It has nothing to do with ultra violet light which gives you sunburn and damages your skin.

The 6-14u long infra red heat rays are the most beneficial to the human body. This is why the infra red elements of an ihealth sauna operate in this frequency range The far infrared sauna. Thanks to improved technology, the far infrared sauna is far safer and infinitely more tolerable, because it uses a heat energy that penetrates tissues, triggering mobilization of chemicals from subcutaneous fat storage, directly into the sweat. This activating penetration allows for a much lower overall temperature to be used, one that is enjoyable and not torture.

But more important, you haven't forced the body to bear very high temperatures pulling chemicals back into the bloodstream where they can duplicate original symptoms. Instead they slip out the back door, so to speak, from just under the skin storage directly into the sweat. Over weeks and months there is an equilibration, where chemicals that were stored in other organs slowly and safely disseminate throughout the body and eventually empty into subcutaneous fat. It is the chemical load that is stored beneath the skin that is the main area activated by the far infrared sauna.

How Does It Work?

Conventional saunas need high air temperatures to pull impurities from the body, but infrared heated saunas can directly penetrate up to 45mm inside the body. Impurities can be pushed out using a lower and more comfortable temperature.

As the body temperature rises, perspiration occurs blood circulation increases. The muscles and organs are stimulated and toxic waste (fat, heavy metals and other toxic materials) are removed from your body through Perspiration.

Safety

"Far infrared rays are the healing, safe rays of the sun's spectrum, responsible for photosynthesis. Without this wavelength, plants would be unable to make energy, and consequently, there would be no life on earth."

Sherry Rogers, M.D.

How Does It Benefit Me?

Our body reacts to the natural cooling process of perspiring. Through the perspiration process, acid and waste residue like toxins, sodium, alcohol, nicotine,cholesterol and the potentially carcinogenic heavy metals are removed from the cells( especially products like zinc,lead, nickel,cadmium etc) as well as the pores of or skin opening and discharging waste products, the skin sheds any old skin cells, leaving it glowing and immaculately clean, with improved tone, elasticity, texture and colour.

Skin rejuvenation Sauna use slowly restores elimination through the skin. The skin is the largest organ of the body and a major eliminative channel. In most people, it is inactive, congested and toxic. Sun exposure, use of synthetic clothing, bathing in chlorinated water and exposure to hundreds of chemicals damage the skin. Excessive sympathetic nervous system activity and emotions such as fear, anger and guilt cause blood to be withdrawn from the skin, contributing to inactivity of the skin.
Enhanced sweating Sweating in a sauna is a by-product of applying heat to the body. The sweating process gently and safely helps eliminate all heavy metals and toxic chemicals. Medical studies demonstrate that most toxins can be eliminated through the skin, relieving the burden on the kidneys and liver. Sweating increases dramatically in most people after several months of daily sauna use. Sweating during exercise is not nearly as effective for detoxification because exercise activates the sympathetic nervous system. Sympathetic nervous activity inhibits toxin elimination.
Exercise benefits Saunas provide many of the benefits of exercise with much less expenditure of energy. These include enhanced circulation and oxidation of the tissues. Repeated sauna use can lower elevated blood pressure and improve the elasticity of the arteries. Saunas are most helpful for cardiovascular rehabilitation, arthritis, allergies, skin conditions and chemical sensitivity.
Decongesting the internal organs Heating the body powerfully shunts blood toward the skin to dissipate heat. This decongests the internal organs and greatly stimulates circulation. Sinuses, joints and many other tissues benefit greatly.
Fever therapy (hyperthermia) for infections Raising body temperature powerfully assists the body to kill bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses. Many people have a low body temperature and, for this reason, cannot get rid of chronic infections. Common sites of infections are the sinuses, ears, eyes, bladder, throat and intestines.
Tumours, radiation poisoning and mutated cells Hyperthermia also helps kill other types of abnormal cells. Tumours, for example, tolerate heat poorly. Raising body temperature hastens their death. Though not a conventional method, hyperthermia is a well-researched therapy for cancer. Heat also disables or kills cells mutated by radiation or damaged by other toxins.

Toxicity

What we don’t detoxify, we slowly, silently stockpile in our bodies forever. When the total load reaches a critical level, we have a symptom and eventually a disease.

References

Detox or die – Sherry A.Rogers, M.D.
Sauna Therapy – Laurance Wilson M.D.