Benefits of using a far infrared Sauna - LuxSauna

There are a number of theraputic sauna health benefits that consumers considering the purchase of a Luxsauna Home sauna might be interested in knowing. Saunas have been used for thousands of years by many cultures for therapeutic purposes. Nowadays, more and more people have been discovering the theraputic benefits of sauna use such as detoxification, back pain relief and scar removal. LuxSauna offers several different saunas for consumers who are looking to fit their saunas into small spaces. They are easy to install and do not need special electrical hook-ups or any other special tools.

Interested in relieving your back pain, removing those scars or infrared sauna detoxification? Don't wait! To start getting all of the health benefits of sauna use, call us toll-free at 888-589-7286 to order your sauna today. We offer free shipping in the continental U.S. Click here to view all of our therapeutic infrared LuxSauna products. Financing is available.

Consider These Theraputic Sauna Benefits

There are numerous benefits associated with using a sauna. We will list them here however you should review the main Luxsuana web site to find out more about the benefits of using a sauna. These are some of the areas that a sauna will help many people

Infrared light is an important theraputic energy force that promotes healing - a rising of the white blood cell count. Why is that good? Because more white blood cells mean greater immunity. Greater immunity means greater health and a better quality of life.

FAR Infrared saunas provide a powerful boost in blood circulation. Like a cleansing theraputic flood, the fresh oxygen washes away stagnant toxic impurities along with your weary emotions and feelings.

What exactly is infrared, or radiant heat? No need to worry - it has nothing to do with either ultraviolet radiation (which gives you a sunburn and damages your skin) or atomic radiation (the kind from a nuclear bomb). Radiant heat is simply a form of energy that heats objects directly through a process called conversion, without having to heat the air in between. Radiant heat is also called far infrared energy (FIR). Our sun is the principal source of radiant energy that we enjoy daily (some more so than others).

Have you ever been outside on a partly cloudy spring day of about 50 degrees F. and felt quite comfortable until the sun was suddenly obscured by a cloud? Although the air temperature had not had time to drop, you felt chilled, as the cloud would not let the warming infrared rays through to reach you.

QUICK HIGHLIGHTS OF HEALTH BENEFITS OF SAUNAS

Weight Loss

Burns up to 600 & more calories in just one 30-minute session. Here are how many calories a 150-pound person normally burns up in 30 minutes of exercise:
SPORT : CALORIES
Rowing (peak effort) : 600
Swimming (crawl stroke) : 300
Jogging : 300
Tennis (fast game) : 265
Chopping Wood : 265
Cycling (10mph) : 225
Golfing (without a cart) : 150
Walking (3.5mph) : 150
Bowling : 120
Vigorous Racquet Ball : 510
Marathon Running 593
Some weight loss authorities believe that our bodies use fat to dilute toxins. As an Infrared LuxSauna is an unsurpassed expeller of toxins, it is also a great way to get rid of any fat our bodies are using to dilute toxins we are storing.

Beauty

Excellent for increasing blood circulation to the skin, which is essential for beautiful, youthful, glowing skin.
A new "inner glow" as the skin is free of accumulated dirt and dry skin cells, due to deep cleansing of impurities.
Improves the conditions of acne, eczema, psoriasis, burns and any skin lesions and cuts.
Open wounds heal quicker with reduced scarring.
Removes roughness, leaving skin baby smooth and soft again.
Firms and improves skin tone and elasticity.

Skin Improvement:

Acne - Infrared Lasers verse Infrared LuxSauna or Infrared Lamp. "Infrared saunas are becoming a very popular method to treat acne - particularly very resistant cases. They seem to work by shrinking the sebaceous glands, and you get relatively quick results." ~ Jeffey Dover, MD, Boston, ELLE Magazine March 2004

Three to four infrared LuxSauna treatments appear to open pores that have been malfunctioning for years, forcing out clogging cosmetics, and loosening dry outer skin, healing acne and scars, WITHOUT PAIN.

Sunburn - According to the Clayton's Electrotherapy, 9th Edition, infrared radiation is the only antidote to excessive ultraviolet radiation.

Scars on Skin - Scars fully formed, may be gradually softened. Burns and other wounds or incisions may heal with significantly reduced scarring.

Cellulite

Cellulite is a gel-like substance made up of fat, water and wastes, which are trapped in pockets below the skin. An Infrared LuxSauna can assist this condition, as profuse sweating helps clear this form of unwanted debris from the body. European beauty specialists confirm that a sauna will greatly speed any anti-cellulite program. Due to at least twice the depth of heat penetration into cellulite combined with up to 10 times the level of heating in these tissues, an Infrared LuxSauna System is FAR more effective than any conventional sauna.

Pain Relief

Effective for arthritis, back pain, muscle spasms, headache, etc.

Injuries

Radiant heat helps with sprains, strains, arthritis, muscle spasm and pain.
If you are an athlete, an Infrared LuxSauna is all good news. It allows oxygen debt to be repaid more quickly. This lead to greatly improved and quicker healing and repair of sprains and muscle pain.

Relaxation & Enjoyment
Removes stress in the comfortable warm temperature. Half an hour a day of convenient relaxation in the privacy of your own home, renders amazing long-term health benefits.

CONTROLLED SCIENTIFIC STUDIES

Over the last 25 years, Japanese and Chinese researchers and clinicians have completed extensive research on infrared medical treatments and report many amazing discoveries. In Japan, there is an 'infrared society' composed of medical doctors and physical therapists dedicated to further infrared research. Their findings support the health benefits of infrared therapy as a method of healing."

FIR is excellent for detox

. Scientists in Japan report that in the FIR treatment of clogged capillary vessels, heat expands the capillaries and then initiates the start of a process to dissolve hidden toxins.

Infrared sauna detoxification promotes the elimination of fats, chemicals and toxins from the blood: Poisons, carcinogenic heavy metals, toxic substances from food processing, lactic acid, free fatty acids, subcutaneous fat associated with aging and fatigue, excess sodium associated with hypertension, and uric acid which causes pain. Furthermore, if sebaceous glands are activated, accumulated cosmetics in pores can be eliminated through the skin (sweat and oil glands) rather than by the kidneys.

Deep Penetrating far infrared heat melts subcuteneous fat at 40c-104f, thus shaking lose the embedded toxins, acids and gasses and allowing them to be directly expelled out of the body through heavy perspiration.

FIR stimulates enzyme activity and metabolism - One hour
under the LuxSauna burns over 900 calories by raising the
metabolism and body temperature.
FIR heat also breaks down cellulite - trapped water, fat and waste.
FIR promotes the killing of many pathogenic >(disease causing) bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites.
FIR promotes rebuilding of injured tissue - by having a positive effect on the fibroblasts (connective tissue cells necessary for the repair of injury). Furthermore, it increases growth of cells, DNA syntheses, and protein synthesis all necessary during tissue repair and regeneration. Excellent for healing burns, scar tissue and skin problems.
FIR relieves nervous tension and relaxes autoneuro muscles - thereby helping the body make the most of its intended healing abilities. Reduces soreness on nerve endings and muscle spasms as muscle fibers are heated.
FIR strengthens the Immune System - by stimulating increased production of white blood cells (leukocytes) by the bone marrow and killer T-cells by the thymus.
FIR strengthens the Cardiovascular System - by causing heart rate and cardiac output increase, and diastolic blood pressure decrease - Extensive research by NASA in the early 1980's led to the conclusion that far infrared stimulation of cardiovascular function would be the ideal way to maintain cardiovascular conditioning in American astronauts during long space flight."

Dr.Tadashi Ishikawa, a member of the Research and Development Department of Fuji Medical, received a patent in 1965 for a zirconia ceramic infrared heater used in the first healing infrared thermal systems. Medical practitioners in Japan were the only ones using infrared thermal systems for 14 years. In 1979, they were finally released for public use. The technique has been further refined into infrared thermal LuxSauna systems.
Health challenges below, have been reported in Japan and China, as alleviated, reduced or eliminated:

Cancer, Leukemia, Prostate Cancer
Asthma, Bronchitis, Sinus problems
Excess Body Fat/Weight Loss, Cellulite
High Blood Pressure, Chronic Nephritis
Circulation problems - Rheumatism, Chilblains, Gout, Body Odor
Hemorrhoids and Piles
Swelling, Inflammation - Arthritis, Tendinitis, Tumors, Mastitis
Back, Shoulder, Neck and Muscular Pains - Lumbago
Neuralgia and Abnormal Nerve Functions - Herpes, Paralysis, Sciatica
Skin Elasticity and Texture, Chapping, Skin Aging, Wrinkles
Clogged Pores, Pimples, Acne
Damaged, Burnt and Scarred Tissue
Toxicity, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Cystitis, Uric Acid
Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers
Menstrual problems, PMS, Yeast problems, Menopause
Fungus, Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites
Migraine, Headaches, Nose Bleeds
Earache, Tinitus
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Diabetes Mellitus
Sports Injuries
Colds, Flu, Fever
Obesity

The following health challenges have been reported in Japan to be alleviated or reduced by the use of infrared therapy:

Asthma, bronchitis (cleared up)
Rheumatoid arthritis (7 out of 10 cases resolved in one clinical trial)
Benign prostatic hypertrophy (reduced)
Cancer pain (greatly relieved pain in later stages)
Cirrhosis of the liver (reversed)
Chrones Disease (gone)
Cold hand and feet (a physical therapist discovered 20-50% improvement was maintained)
Cystitis (gone)
Duocenal ulcers (eliminated)
Compression fracture pain
Gastritis (relieved)
Hemorrhoids (reduced)
Hepatitis (gone)
High blood pressure (in the case of a diabetic a systolic decrease from 180 to 125 + concurrent weight loss)
Keloids (significantly softened and, in some cases, completely gone)
Leg ulcers (healed when previously static and resistant to other care)
Menopause
Pain preventing sleep or limiting sleeping positions (relieved)
Post-surgical adhesions (reduced)
Radiation sickness (relieved signs and symptoms)
Sequelae of strokes (Herniparesis relieved over time)
A clinical trial in Japan reported a successful solution for seven out of seven cases of rheumatoid arthritis treated with whole-body infrared therapy.

Dr. Masao Nakamura of the O and P Medical Clinic in Japan reports success with the use of infrared heat treatment for the following:

Acne
Arthritis
Ear Diseases
Gastroenteric Problems
Insomnia
Menopause
Whiplash
Sciatica
Shoulder Stiffness
Musculoskeletal Improvements with Infrared Heat

Success has been reported from infrared treatments by Japanese researchers for the following musculoskeletal conditions:

Arthritis, Gout, Rheumatoid, DJD (each substantially relieved or improved)
Adhesions (common in competitive athletes, trauma, and repetitive stress syndromes)
TMJ Arthritis
Acel-Decel Injury Sequelae
Low-Back Pain (relieved)
Bursitis (eliminated)
Brain Contusion (accelerated healing)
Disc-Protrusion Related Neuralgia
Compression Fractures (in one situation pain stopped for three days with one treatment)
Muscle Tension (relaxed)
Muscle Spasms (reduced or eliminated)
Post-Exercise Muscle Pain (good results - vital to competitive athletes)
Shoulder pain (relieved or improved)
Spinal Chord Shock (reversed post traumatic shock)
Tight Shoulders (more relaxed)
Traumatic Arthritis
Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions Relieved with Infrared Heat

The Japanese report the following ear, nose, and throat conditions relieved with infrared heat treatments:

Body Odor
Chronic middle-ear inflammation of infection
Clogged pores (unplugged of cosmetics, unexcelled skin texture and tone)
Dandruff (increased blood flow through the scalp)
Eczema and Psoriasis (respond well)
Lacerations (healed quicker with less pain and scarring)
Nettle rash
Nose bleeding (reduced)
Skin Conditions (improved)
Teenage skin problems (clearing acne and blackheads)
Poor skin tone - Scars and pain from burns or wounds (decreased in severity and extent)
Sore throats
Tinitus (chronic severe case cleared with 10 infrared treatments)
Used routinely in burn units throughout Asia.

FIR Therapy Medical Facts and Data:
Infrared sauna is thought to be 7 times more effective at detoxifying heavy metals such as mercury, aluminum, and even cholesterols, nicotine, alcohol, ammonia, sulfuric acid and other environmental toxins, as opposed to conventional heat or steam saunas.

The human body is a reservoir of all kinds of bio-toxins, many, which cannot be expelled or metabolized and become stored in the body, primarily in subcuteneous fat, thereby triggering illness. When toxic gases such as sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide, or potentially fatal heavy metal toxins such as mercury, lead and chlorine, meet large water molecules, they are encapsulated by clusters of water and trapped in the body. Where these toxins are accumulated, blood circulation is blocked and cellular energy is impaired. However, when a 7 to 14 micron FIR wave is applied to these large water molecules, the water begins to vibrate. This vibration reduces the ion bonds of the atoms which are holding together the molecules of water. As the water evaporates, the encapsulated Detoxification: Gas and toxins are released:

Infrared therapy increases blood circulation and oxygen supply to damaged tissues (aiding reduction of chronic joint and muscle pain or sport injuries), promotes relaxation and comfort, induces sleep and relieves stress.

German medical researchers concluded one session of infrared therapy for over 1 hour can have significant reduction of blood pressure thanks to persistent peripheral vessels dilation. They also noted that blood viscosity was improved. After 1 hour of infrared radiance, there is a significant decrease of blood pressure - cardiac ejection resistance - total peripheral resistance -and significant increase of heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output, and ejection fraction.

Far Infrared Therapy and Electromagnetic Fields Recently there have been reports detailing the hazards of exposure to certain kinds of electromagnetic fields, such as those from high-tension power lines, cell phones, or from computer display terminals. LuxSauna Infrared heating systems have been tested and found free of toxic electromagnetic fields. The Swedish National Institute of Radiation Protection has also concluded that infrared heaters are not dangerous. Instead, Japanese researchers have reported that infrared radiant heat antidotes the negative effects of toxic electromagnetic sources.

Pain - The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology reports medical practitioners make use of infrared radiant heat to treat sprains, strains, bursitis, peripheral vascular diseases, arthritis, and muscle pain.

Therapeutic Effects of Infrared Heat - Chapter 9 of Therapeutic Heat and Cold, Fourth Edition, Editors Justus F. Lehmann, M.D., Williams, and Wilkin.Infrared Heat Therapy does the following:

Decreases joint stiffness
Relieves muscle spasms
Increases blood flow
Leads to pain relief
ffects soft tissue injury
Increases the extensibility of collagen tissue
Assists in resolution of inflammatory infiltrated, edema, and exudes Potential Use Of Far Infrared In Dental Clinics.

Mr. Shu of Ninomiya Yuri Dental Clinic used far infrared ray in his dental clinic for some years. "I have successfully treated many common dental diseases, for instance, pyorrhea alveolaris, gum inflammation, tooth pain, and muscular spasm." Mr. Shu indicated that the use of far infrared ray is undergoing research. Dr. Akira, Director of the Meitoku Association of Dentists and Dr. Waaataru of the Kawano Dental Hospital also use far infrared treatment on a regular basis for gum inflammation and post dental pain suppression.

Pneumonia
C.Dunson, a Lymphologist in Utah reported that within 15 minutes of a client being treated with the LuxSauna and lymphology therapy, their pneumonia was cleared. Infrared therapy in both Japan and China has proven to be outstanding for asthma, bronchitis, colds, flu, sinusitis and congestion as it clears inflammation, swelling and mucous clogged passages, as testified to in Dr. Yamazaki's book below.

Dr. Toshio Yamazaki, M.D. owns a clinic in Japan where she has done extensive research on the therapeutic uses of far-infrared therapy. She is the author of "The Scientific Basis and Therapeutic Benefits of Far Infrared Ray Therapy' which presents the clinical effects of far infrared ray therapy.

Besides cancer, Dr. Yamazaki reports continual successful treatments of many other diseases by use of FIR waves - treatments not only by her but also by many other doctors. The list of diseases - documented in her book - includes stress induced chronic diarrhea, abdominal distention, ulcerated large intestines, gastritis, facial numbness, hemorrhoids, shoulder, back, and knee pain, rheumatism, hypertension, diabetes, weight loss, breast and abdominal tumors, low blood pressure, asthma, anemia, burns and scalds, body odor, early onset of baldness, fracture of cervical vertebra, radiation exposure and related diseases...

For more info you can pick up a book called 'The Scientific Basis and Therapeutic Benefits of Far Infrared Ray Therapy' Written by acclaimed Japanese medical doctor, Toshio Yamazaki.

Other Sauna Health Benefits

Consumers often avoid considering a sauna for their home, since they feel that installing a sauna is too difficult or too expensive for their budget. The Luxsauna line of saunas is aimed at solving these issues for customers and allow consumers to enjoy the sauna benefits that are mentioned above. For example all of the Luxsauna saunas arrive pre-assembled. All you need to do is connect the walls and ceiling and doors and you are ready to go. The ceramic heaters are also easy to install and you just need to plug them into a standard 110 volt electrical outlet.

Luxsauna provides a number of saunas in various sizes that are designed to fit into many small spaces. So if you feel that you do not have the room to install a sauna, it may be worth your time to take a second look at the Luxsuana products. Choose from one, two and three person sizes. There is even a portable sauna and there are covers available if want to install your sauna outside.

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With these kinds of sauna health benefits, you will find that Luxsauna has developed some great solutions to the common problems many homeowners face when they are considering a sauna.