Each far infrared sauna session causes a brief, beneficial increase in body temperature, which improves immune system health by boosting production of infection-fighting white blood cells and killer T-cells.
Detoxing Our Body is VERY Important.
Raising the Temperature of Our Bodies is Important to Our Health.
Far infrared (FIR), also known as radiant heat, is simply a form of energy that heats objects directly through a process called conversion. We cannot see this band of light with the naked eye, but we can feel this type of light in the form of heat. Our sun produces most of its energy in the infrared segment of the spectrum.
Far infrared penetrates organic substances and water two to three inches so that the warming effect is very uniform. We live in a FIR temperature range. Our skin radiates 9.36-micron far infrared wave since our body temperature is 97.7 degrees Fahrenheit. This is very close to the resonant frequency of a water molecule. This makes perfect sense, since about 70% of our body is water. Among the energy spectrum coming from the sun, the far infrared waves are the safest and the most beneficial.
Far infrared penetrates organic substances and water two to three inches so that the warming effect is very uniform. We live in a FIR temperature range. Our skin radiates 9.36-micron far infrared wave since our body temperature is 97.7 degrees Fahrenheit. This is very close to the resonant frequency of a water molecule. This makes perfect sense, since about 70% of our body is water. Among the energy spectrum coming from the sun, the far infrared waves are the safest and the most beneficial.
Infrared Saunas
Heaters in the Infrared saunas radiate at 2-25 micron, making it completely compatible to the body. Infra Red saunas are very economical; the cost of running a sauna for 30 minutes a day, every day for one month is between $2 to $3, compared to $20-$30 for a conventional sauna. Infra Red saunas have a warm up time of ten minutes compared to 20 to 30 minute warm up for a conventional sauna. Since far infrared penetrates the body, you are receiving the far infrared benefits even before the sauna warms up.
You receive complete detoxification with the sauna set between 110 degrees to 130 degrees, making it comfortable to fully detoxify. Far infrared saunas work even with the window and door open, so it can be used with clothing on for a pre-warm up for exercise.
They are portable and can be set up in 30 minutes or less, with six panels that are manufactured to fit exactly and held together with steamer trunk type clip hinges.
This makes them portable for use indoors or outdoors. Many doctors are using the Infra Red saunas in their practices for pain relief treatments. These treatments cost from $30 - $50 for a 30-minute treatment session. Infra Red is approved by the FDA for treatment of pain relief and some insurance does co-payment for in-home saunas.
Folks Remember to Get SUNLIGHT.
Sunlight CURES Cancer.
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We know about the so-called "infrared" saunas, most of which are made in the People's Republic of China from clearly inferior materials, but these are not the genuine saunas in the Scandinavian style.
Although both types of sauna have electrical heating elements, that's where the similarity ends. In the traditional heater, these elements are hidden inside the cabinet, where they heat the air as well as a mass of special stones. This allows for a nice consistent heat and the Finnish custom of "loyly", which is the sprinkling of water on the stones and which can change the environment in the sauna dramatically.
The "infrared" heaters have exposed heating elements, so that the heat radiates directly onto the bather in sort of a one sided fashion. Most important, these "infrared" heaters have a much lower capacity, so the complaint we hear most often about them is that they fail to attain the heat typical for a genuine sauna, especially on the part of the bather's body that's turned away from the heater.
Obviously, you also sacrifice the ability to sprinkle water on the heater, and we're not even certain that it's actually healthy to expose one's self to such direct radiation, or how enjoyable such an experience would be, compared to the traditional sauna.
We can, however, tell you that the traditional Scandinavian style saunas are centuries old (they used to heat them with wood, before the advent of electricity), and their safety and therapeutic efficacy is well established.
The Chinese are spreading some pretty wild claims about their infrared saunas, and they're also spreading falsehoods about the traditional Scandinavian style saunas. We won't justify the falsehoods that they spread by repeating them here, but suffice to say that you should always consider the source of any comments, and note that any benefits legitimately attributed to the infrared saunas can also be attributed to the genuine Scandinavian style saunas, and typically even more so.
True, we sell the genuine Scandinavian style saunas, so you might think of us as being a bit biased, but most of our colleagues and competitors are now selling the infrared saunas side by side with their genuine saunas, and we even considered doing the same at some point.
The U.S. market is flooded with these cheap saunas from the PRC, and our own sauna sales are down as a result. If you can fill a ocean container with these saunas, you'll double your money. It's a great temptation. They're dirt cheap if you buy them over in China in bulk.
They're just not up to the quality we represent. We don't want any goods coming back in our face. One fellow sauna vendor confided to me that he had received a shipment of these Chinese infrared saunas, and that they were all underwired - the gauge of wire was too small to carry the load - making them a real fire risk.
As with tainted toothpaste, poisonous pet food and lead painted children's toys, some of these saunas are downright hazardous! But you don't have to take my word for it. How about the Electrical Safety Authority in Ontario, Canada? See...
http://www.ofm.gov.on.ca/english/Fire%20Safety%20&%20Public%20Education/Recalls/2006/Saunas.asp
Our biggest issue is with the false claims being made for these saunas. They give all sauna vendors a bad name. Several vendors we've seen make wild weight loss claims - 600 to 800 calories burned from sitting in one! One site we saw claimed that 30 minutes in their sauna burns nearly as many calories as running a marathon!
Come on. Use your common sense!
Unfortunately, weight loss claims for any type of sauna are just hype (sorry folks!). Your body just loses water, and it's dangerous to lose weight through dehydration (are you listening wrestlers and jockeys?). See what a real doctor has to say about it at...
http://www.weight-loss-professional.com/infrared-radiant-heat.html
...the list of misrepresentations goes on and on.
What about these claims that NASA has either developed or utilized saunas with IR technology? We asked one of our own customers, astrophysicist, former astronaut and present MIT lecturer (aerospace engineering) Dr. Jeff Hoffman who started his NASA career in 1978. He was the first to log 1,000 hours on the Space Shuttle, having flown five times, and he is one of the astronauts that fixed the Hubble Space Telescope while in orbit. He wrote...
"When I started my internet search for a good sauna company, I came across many IR sauna ads, many making the sort of claims you mention. I guess my scientific background and innate skepticism protected me from the hype and misinformation. Unfortunately, the general public accepts so many absurd health claims that it is hard to combat these misleading tactics.
"NASA has [traditional Scandinavian style] saunas both in the astronaut gym in Houston and in the crew quarters at Kennedy Space Center. I always used to enjoy taking a really hot sauna the evening before a launch. I am not aware of any infrared sauna at NASA, although it has been ten years since I was at crew quarters, having left the corps in 1997. I'll ask a friend the next time I'm in Houston, but I would be surprised if they have changed anything."
Take whatever you read with a grain of salt, and use your common sense when evaluating claims.
http://www.almostheaven.net/aho/heavsaun.htm
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