What is Infrared?

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The experience of an infrared sauna is similar to sunbathing, which gives you the radiant heat that is all your own. The infrared heat penetrates your skin, giving you that wonderful natural warmth. Unlike sunbathing, infrared heat therapy is completely healthy and safe. You can relax in an infrared sauna and it will never cause your skin to burn.

What's the difference between infrared and conventional saunas:

Infrared saunas increase the body’s core temperature thus resulting in a much deeper, more detoxifying sweat from the cellular level of the skin where many toxins are housed.

Conventional hot rock/steam heat saunas heat the air with steam, which can often be unbearably hot and will cause you to only sweat at the surface of the tissue. Steam also makes the air difficult to breath.

Infrared sauna uses soothing dry infrared heat that is well ventilated and extremely comfortable and relaxing. Infrared heat therapy has also been proven to assist with weight loss, pain relief, improved circulation and skin rejuvenation.

INFRARED THERAPY HEALTH BENEFITS

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PAIN RELIEF

Relieve back, neck, and arthritis pain with infrared sauna heat therapy. Researchers studying HRP (Heat Responsive Pain) have observed remarkable therapeutic benefits by using continuous low level heat therapy for treating lower back and upper body pain, all conditions that fall under the HRP classification.  The FIR penetrates joints, tissues and muscles to relieve minor aches and pains to chronic pain conditions such as arthritis and fibromyalgia. 

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WEIGHT LOSS

An infrared sauna session can burn up to 200-600 calories! As the body works to cool itself while using an infrared sauna, there is a substantial increase in heart rate, cardiac output and metabolic rate. Sunlighten’s infrared heat therapy raises core body temperature causing passive cardiovascular conditioning. Your body’s natural response to infrared heat therapy is to increase circulation and sweat.

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DETOXIFICATION

Sweating is the body's natural way to stay healthy, release toxins and heal. Far infrared heats the body which causes a rise in core temperature and this essentially creates a detoxifying sweat at the cellular level.

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LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE

Repeated infrared treatment improves impaired blood vessel functions in patients with high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol. This suggests a preventative role for sauna use for arteriosclerosis. FIR saunas induce a deep sweat to make the heart pump faster, which will increase blood flow and support circulation. Solocarbon® heaters were used in a clinical study with the University of Missouri Kansas City in 2005 and were shown to lower blood pressure from a 30 minute sauna session three times a week.

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IMPROVES CIRCULATION

Heating of muscles with infrared produces an increased blood flow level similar to that seen during exercise. Body temperature elevation also produces an increase in blood flow. The increased peripheral circulation provides the transport needed to help evacuate the edema which can help end inflammation, decrease pain and help speed healing.

 

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SKIN PURIFICATION

Improve your skin’s appearance with regular use of a sauna. Open wounds heal quicker with reduced scarring. Infrared heat therapy helps acne, eczema, psoriasis, burns and any skin lesions or cuts. It also reduces wrinkles, makes skin look radiant, firms and improves skin tone and elasticity. Regular use may also help reduce cellulite trapped beneath the skin, lessen the appearance of scars, and help burns heal significantly.

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RELAXATION

In the fast paced world that we are living, we are all deserve and require a bit more time dedicated to relaxation. Infrared sauna therapy helps you relax which can support digestive function and improve sleep quality. The deep tissue sweat that occurs during a session supports relaxation.

You can be exposed to infrared heat for hours and it will never cause your skin to burn. Infrared heat is completely healthy and safe for all living things. In fact, infrared heat is so safe it is used in hospitals to warm newborn infants. 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).

PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS APPLY TO YOU:

  • Cardiovascular Conditions
  • Individuals Prone to Bleeding/Hemophiliacs
  • Pacemaker/Defibrillators
  • Implants such as metal pins, rods, artificial joints or other surgical implants

**NO SMOKERS. This is in consideration of other clients who use the sauna and the nature of the cedar wood which is porous. **

**Please note that the sauna is not to be used during pregnancy**

 

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