You may know all about the health benefits of saunas and steam, you can gain even greater benefits for your body when you use infrared saunas. 

The wavelengths produced in this type of sauna penetrate far deeper into the body than traditional steam saunas with the result that your muscles, joints and tissues receive more of the penetrating heat.  There are three main benefits from this penetration.

In infrared saunas, instead of heating the air around you and making you sweat, the heaters heat your body from the inside out. This raises the core temperature of your body to a level that could be classified as that of an artificial state of fever, called hyperthermia.

When you get ill, your body’s temperature rises naturally to help the healing process by stimulating the immune system to fight disease. The rise in temperature causes you to sweat and this releases harmful toxins that have built up in your muscles and organs. Toxins cause illness and by releasing them through the sweat glands you are helping your body to heal itself and at the same time keep it from overheating.

The rise in temperature and the sweating you experience in infrared saunas jumpstarts your heart to start beating faster. The effect of this is that it pumps more and more blood through the arteries and veins bringing oxygen and nutrients to all the cells of the body.

During a typical session in a sauna of about 15-20 minutes, your heart receives a workout equivalent to that of working out for the same length of time.  This keeps the heart healthy as all the organs of the body receive the blood flow to keep working properly.

Because you release toxins through sweating in infrared saunas, this helps to cleanse and detoxify the body. Toxins can come from anywhere – the food we eat and the air we breathe. Quite often the body has difficulty getting rid of them and this leads to illness and disease. 

Infrared heat from saunas or steam from steam shower units help to detoxify our cells because of the deep penetration of the heat spurring the cells to action. This activation of the cells increases the metabolism causing the cells to burn fat. A session in an infrared sauna is also effective in weight loss.

Medical professionals are extolling the benefits of infrared saunas in fighting many different kinds of medical problems without the use of medications. The effect that this heat has on the heart rate has been proven successful in helping those suffering from heart disease because it brings the blood to the extremities of the body. It is also very effective in providing relief from muscle cramps, back and neck pain and in helping to lower the blood pressure.

Your skin will really benefit from infrared saunas. The increased blood flow to the skin helps to clear up acne, bring moisture to dry skin and smoothes out wrinkles.

Those suffering from eczema and psoriasis have reported amazing results from infrared steam therapy because the steam thoroughly cleanses the pores of the skin – much better than any skin treatment products can do. Spending time in a hot tub can also help to improve skin.

Recovery periods from surgeries and sports injuries have been a lot less for those using infrared saunas than for those using normal recovery methods, such as rest and pain medication.

You can relax in the sauna and listen to your favorite music or radio station without having to stop and pour water over hot rocks to generate the steam. Inside such a sauna there is no cloud of steam because of the way in which this technology works on your body.

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