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Living with a loved one suffering from the degenerative condition of Alzheimer’s disease is devastating. It can leave you feeling helpless as you slowly watch the tapestry of a rich blanket of life memories slip away.

Disconnected and disassociated from shared experiences with your family member feels like the door is shutting you out into the cold, with little power to make a change.

Fragmented memories, lost time, and confusion will leave the patient suffering from Alzheimer’s disease feeling helpless and out of control. There is no shortage of descriptive terms to describe the barren landscape of the emotional body of those in association with individuals suffering from this degenerative disease or individuals who directly experience the slow loss of their cognitive function.

Understanding how infrared sauna therapy can have a positive impact on the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease requires a paradigm shift from a Newtonian perspective on human physiology to a quantum understanding.

Taking a brief gaze upon the mechanism behind the source of Alzheimer’s disease, coupled with an understanding of the relationship between the infrared spectrums on the physical network of the body, will provide a clear picture as to why infrared light therapy has the potential to be helpful in the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.

If it were possible to alleviate the suffering of individuals affected by age related dementia then it would be well worth a thorough investigation into possible treatments. Research performed by scientists and medical professionals in the field of biomedicine on the subject of infrared light therapy and Alzheimer’s disease have produced intriguing results. Preliminary findings suggest there may be a correlation between regular and high frequency use of infrared light therapy for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

What Is Alzheimer’s Disease?

Alzheimer’s disease is an illness that affects the cognitive centers of the brain: It is degenerative and slowly degrades the memory, both short and long term, eventually inhibiting its victim from performing basic daily tasks. Alzheimer’s is currently understood to be the most common underlying cause of dementia (a general term used to describe the loss of cognitive function severe enough to interfere with performing tasks in daily life) (1).
This slow degenerative disease is not a natural part of aging, although it affects individuals older than 65 years of age in general. It is believed that long before any symptoms are expressed, the disease has already made its mark on the microscopic level of the brain. On average, patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease die between four and eight years after diagnosis. This disease is progressive and degenerative as it slowly erodes the function of the brain and ultimately the life of the individual.

Patients suffering from Alzheimer’s will begin to experience short-term memory loss, usually beginning with small, inconsequential gaps. With the passage of time, both short and long-term memory is evasive. As years pass, and the disease takes hold of the patient’s brain, conversation becomes impossible as patients lose their ability to respond to the environment around them.

Today, there is no known allopathic medical cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Patients and their families learn to manage the degenerative condition that leads to the death of brain neurons and eventual death of the person. There are exciting developments in the field of biomedical research demonstrating potential positive impacts of broad spectrum infrared sauna therapy both as a preventive measure and ultimate cessation of symptoms (2).

Alzheimer’s Disease And The Brain

To say the human brain is complex would be an understatement. We need to learn to understand the physical brain as a composition of billions of cells involved in an intricate dance, rather than a stagnant piece of matter. The brain has 100 billion nerve cells that we call neurons. The network of neurons is active and synergistically works in harmonious relationship to itself: This allows us to think logically, hold memory and learn (3).

The evolved intricacies of the network of nerve cells in the brain are in constant communication with each other. Each nerve cell connects to another nerve cell to communicate essential information. Groups of nerve cells are responsible for different functions that serve individuals to perform both basic and complex tasks.

This perfectly orchestrated coordination of neurological communication requires fuel to stay in motion, namely: oxygen. Long before any symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease becomes apparent to the patient; microscopic changes in the brain have already begun.

In neuroimaging of the Alzheimer’s diseased brain can be seen a buildup of plaques and tangles, in short the presence of these proteins in the brain have been hypothesized to be neuron ‘killers’.

The Alzheimer’s Association of America talks about the death of neurons as being at the root cause of Alzheimer’s disease:

“It’s the destruction and death of nerve cells that causes memory failure, personality changes, problems carrying out daily activities and other symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.” (4)

Neurons operating in a healthy coordinated fashion generate proper brain function. If neurons are dying faster than they are regenerated, Alzheimer’s occurs. The slow death of the brain (a composite of 100 billion neurons) leaves patients unable to hold memories. The brain is necessary for the survival of the entire body: As neurons die off at rapid rates the patient is unable to substantiate the function of the entire body and therefore dies.

Necessary to cure and treat Alzheimer’s disease is neurogenesis (creation of new brain cells) to keep the brain alive and well. Communication between the intricately connected nerve cells in the brain is necessary; if there is a break down in one group of neurons the entire brain is affected. Exploring treatment methods that increase neurogenesis is paramount: Infrared sauna therapy does just this. Infrared light waves interact with the body to spark oxygenation of the cells and ultimately the creation of new nerve cells in the brain.

Further research suggests that chronic inflammation due to a lack of well-oxygenated blood is a contributing factor in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Therapies that increase the oxygenation of the cells and therefore decrease inflammation in the body also help treat and prevent Alzheimer’s. Infrared wavelengths interact with the cellular structure of the body to heighten ATP production, and therefore, enhance oxygenation of the blood.

Oxygenation of the hemoglobin coupled with neurogenesis give infrared sauna therapy the potential to be an effective preventative treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and potentially a source of remission for individuals already within the clutches of this unforgiving illness (4).

Ground breaking research emerged from a study performed in Finland in 2016 revealed the impact that sauna therapy has on the prevention and ultimate treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

In the words of Dr. Andrew Weil, MD:

“Here is the story: the men were between the ages of 42 to 60 when they joined a study of heart disease. Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Bristol in the U.K. followed the men for almost 21 years to determine whether saunas are associated with the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. They found that men who used saunas an average of four to seven times per week were 66 percent less likely to develop dementia and 65 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. In comparison, men who used saunas only once a week were 22 percent less likely to develop dementia and 20 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s than men who didn’t use saunas at all. The researchers reached these conclusions after controlling for risk factors such as age, alcohol consumption, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, previous heart attack, resting heart rate and cholesterol.” (5)

Exposure to heat stress or heat shock in a controlled environment may increase neurotrophic factors to create an effect that provokes brain stem cells to produce new neurons. Exposure to increased heat may directly cause an increase in brain cell production during the sauna session.

The saunas used for the study mentioned above were traditional dry Finnish saunas. The impact of heat therapy on the body clearly demonstrates strong correlations with the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. Infrared saunas are one of many heat therapy options available. It is unique, however, among thermal therapy because of the combination of benefits derived from traditional heat therapy modalities coupled with the unique effects of the infrared light spectrum on the cellular structure of the brain.

Infrared sauna therapy provides the same benefits as traditional saunas and a steam room with the profound and powerful addition of the penetrative wavelengths of the infrared spectrum.

What Makes Infrared Sauna Therapy So Special?

In the late 19th century Dr. Harvey Kellogg invented the first infrared light therapy, he called it the ‘Incandescent Light Bath’. This state-of-the-art invention gained worldwide acclaim for its healing effects on the totality of the body. It was not until 1965 when NASA studied the effects of the light spectrum on astronauts experiencing musculoskeletal atrophy upon returning from space that infrared sauna therapy had an unequivocal impact in the field of biomedicine. It was revealed through NASA’s research on the light spectrum that the infrared spectrum had profound, long lasting health benefits on the general populace (6).

Near, mid, and far infrared light is invisible to the human eye, but is experienced kinetically as heat. This radiant heat emanating from the infrared spectrum is entirely different from the convectional heat experienced through traditional saunas. Infrared wavelengths penetrate beyond the initial epidermis of the skin into the soft tissue of the body. This transmission of light into the body’s network sparks profound cellular transformation, which distinguishes it from other forms of heat therapy.

Infrared Light Ignites The Energy Plants In The Body: Healthy, High Functioning Mitochondria May Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

Dysfunction of the mitochondria within the cells of the body is considered to be a potential cause of Alzheimer’s (7). The human physical body is comprised of over 50 trillion cells, each cell in the body has what could be considered an, ‘energy plant’: the mitochondria, where ATP (Adenosine Tri-Phosphate) occurs. The mitochondria are very sensitive to all light and particularly sensitive to deeply penetrating rays of infrared. As soon as the body is exposed to infrared light, ATP production is exponentially stimulated.

As ATP production occurs in response to infrared light exposure, nitric acid is released thereby hyper oxygenating the hemoglobin. The freshly oxygenated blood cells begin to flow throughout the body like a fast moving river. Inflammation in the body occurs due to a lack of oxygen in the injured area. Within minutes of entering into your infrared sauna, ATP production hyper-oxygenates the blood: This creates better and faster flowing circulation of the blood throughout the body and reduces inflammation throughout the body, including the brain(8).

Scientists and medical researchers understand that a lack of oxygenated blood causes inflammation in all parts of the body.

Infrared sauna therapy oxygenates the blood stream to reduce inflammation, one of three primary causes of Alzheimer’s disease.

It has been strongly suggested through scientific research that all heat therapy reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s in men engaged in moderate to high frequent sauna use. Infrared sauna use encompasses the benefits of exposure to controlled heat with the addition of the infrared light spectrum as medicine to the body’s cellular structure.

A Ray Of Hope For Families And Individuals Living With Alzheimer’s disease: Neurogenesis And Infrared Sauna Therapy

Until 1960, it was believed that neurogenesis was not possible. Any dementia diagnosis was a life sentence. Scientists now understand that brain nerve cells are able to reproduce in reaction to the appropriate environmental factors. It turns out that exposure to the infrared light spectrum does spark neurogenesis through the process of mitosis.

Joseph Altman and his team of scientists discovered that through mitosis, the process of cell splitting where genetically identical daughter cells are created, demonstrated unequivocally that adult neurogenesis is possible.
Neuronal cell death is the villain behind the ravages of the cognitive degenerative disease of Alzheimer’s: Exposure to heat therapy coupled with the penetrative rays of infrared light therapy impacts the cellular structure of neurons to procreate through mitosis: Neurogenesis is possible, if neurogenesis is possible than so too is a cure for Alzheimer’s disease (8).

Infrared Light Bath Therapy: A Potentially Viable Treatment For Alzheimer’s Disease?

Scientists and bio-medical researchers can now definitively demonstrate the effects of infrared light through studies performed on mice. Here is what they found:

(A) Exposure to infrared light decreases brain levels of ‘plaques’ and ‘tangles’ (found in the Alzheimer’s diseased brain) thereby improving cognitive deficiencies.

(B) Cellular energy, as demonstrated in ATP production was increased in these studies. Heightened health of the mitochondria in individual cells was improved through exposure to infrared light, without the heat element (9).

The three primary underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease is now believed to be:

1. The growing presence of plaques and tangles in the brain
2. Neuronal death
3. Inflammation due to low functioning mitochondria unable to maximize ATP production and oxygenate the brain.

Scientists and researchers in the field of biomedicine can now measure that exposure to the infrared light spectrum; (even without the element of heat) has the power to effectively reverse the three primary causes of Alzheimer’s disease on the brain (9).

Exposure to infrared light has the following effects:

1. Decreases the culmination of plaques and tangles in the brain.
2. Neurogenesis
3. Maximizes ATP production by stimulating the mitochondria of the cell.

Research in the field of biomedicine and infrared light therapy is revelatory and groundbreaking in terms of available treatment for the degenerative condition of Alzheimer’s disease. Through an understanding of the primary causes of illnesses, the gateway into treatment is opened.

Infrared sauna therapy may directly address the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease thereby making it a viable treatment both in the prevention and cessation of symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.

Infrared Sauna Therapy: A Gentle Approach for the Elderly and Those Suffering From Heart Conditions
Infrared saunas do not need heat to be effective. This means that it is a great treatment option for the elderly and those suffering from heart conditions who cannot be exposed to extreme temperatures as is the case in the traditional sauna.

Infrared saunas are better understood as a light bath rather than a heated room. Infrared saunas do not depend on heat to be effective in their treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. This is excellent for those who are sensitive to heat or unable to be exposed to heat therapy. It is the relationship of the emanating and penetrative hues of the invisible spectrum of infrared light that ignites the biochemical changes in the body and brain that are beneficial for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s disease is primarily an affliction of the elderly; this demographic is traditionally unable to endure the vigorous traditional sauna or steam rooms. Sitting in an infrared sauna with a low temperature will still envelope the individual in a bath of infrared light to generate the transformational effects necessary to address the underlying causes of this degenerative disease.

With regular and high-frequency exposure to the infrared light spectrum will create the accumulative effect of high functioning mitochondria (increased oxygenation of the body and reduced inflammation), neurogenesis (the creation of new brain cells) and the reduction of plaques and tangles found in the Alzheimer’s brain.

Infrared saunas do not rely on heat but rather the energy field of the light spectrum to ignite the necessary biochemical changes in the body to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s disease, thus making it an ideal option for those unable to withstand traditional heat therapy modalities.

Infrared Sauna Therapy: A Bright Future For The Potential Treatment Of Alzheimer’s Disease

Steep the body in the gentle rays of the infrared light spectrum and experience the necessary biochemical transformation in the body and brain to effectively reverse the devastating toll Alzheimer’s disease has on its patients. Groundbreaking research in the field of biomedicine has revealed the positive effects of exposure to infrared light in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s.

While the scientific findings regarding the Alzheimer’s brain and infrared light are inspirational, it is also worth noting the comfort and pleasure derived from spending time in an infrared sauna for both the patients and family members.

Stress response is a natural reaction when faced with the horror and loss associated with any kind of degenerative disease, particularly one that reduces the function of memory and conversational engagement. The infrared sauna will coax the body out of stress back into states of harmony and peace where clarity resides.

If you or a family member has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, the whole family, including the patient can benefit from the relaxing and refreshing time spent in the transcendental space of an infrared sauna.

For many years, as a society we believed that neurogenesis (the creation of new brain cells) was impossible; this meant that the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease was a life sentence. We now know that the creation of new neurons is possible, and this fact changes the paradigm of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Today, infrared sauna therapy is among the safest and most effective methods of inducing neurogenesis, thereby making it a leader in the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.

From helpless sorrow to the light of hope, infrared sauna therapy brightens the future of Alzheimer’s disease both as a preventive treatment and an open door for patients and family members to step through and begin treatment even in the depths of the degenerative disease.

If you or someone you love is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease please consult a healthcare professional before undergoing an infrared sauna treatment.

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9. https://www.tmc.edu/news/2018/03/shining-new-light-halting-progression-alzheimers-disease/

Additional Reading:

1. https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article/46/2/245/2654230
2. https://www.drweil.com/health-wellness/health-centers/aging-gracefully/can-saunas-help-prevent-dementia/
3. http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/brain-regeneration-can-infrared-light-reverse-parkinson-s-and-alzheimer-s

Desperate for relief from pain, chronic inflammation can leave its sufferers feeling imprisoned by the agony of their own body. Chronic inflammation has devastating effects on the quality of life of affected individuals.

Infrared sauna therapy has the potential to have an immediate effect on the reduction of inflammation, and also may address the root cause of many conditions that are responsible for the production of chronic inflammation.

What Is Inflammation?

Inflammation is an essential part of the body’s ability to heal itself in the face of injury and infection. It is the body’s response to self-protection and removes harmful stimuli to begin the healing process. The body’s natural response to foreign organisms, such as bacteria and viruses, is inflammation. Inflammation also occurs in response to injury in the musculoskeletal structures of the body and lesions to the skin (1).

Infections, wounds, and fractures would not be able to heal without an inflammatory response. Increased production of white blood cells flushed to areas of the body under threat is analogous at the micro level to first responders: When the brain receives the metaphoric message of a home invasion the body quickly responds by sending augmented levels of white blood cells to the region of the body under attack.

Inflammation is one of the many naturally occurring miracles of human physiology. The body’s self-regulating mechanism is effective in its ability to promote self-healing. All human beings rely on the innate immune response of the body to create inflammation for survival.

If the inflammatory response were intrinsic to the body’s immune system and necessary to sustain the health of the body, then why would we want to reduce inflammation?

What Is The Difference Between Chronic and Acute Inflammation?

There is a biological response within the physiological network, called inflammation, that creates a defense mechanism to heal injured parts of the body affected by infection and blunt trauma. Without this defense system in place we would not be able to survive. Inflammation is a symptom of a surplus of white blood cells generated and flushed to affected areas. Chemicals that stimulate nerve endings are released, making the area more sensitive and ultimately uncomfortable and painful.

Inflammation in the body causes swelling, redness, heat, and pain. As an acute response to injury and infection, inflammation serves an excellent purpose. However, when inflammation develops into a chronic condition, particularly in the joints that leads to pain, it becomes problematic.

Acute and chronic inflammation differ in how quickly they are able to rid the body of injury and infection. Acute inflammation should dissipate within days of responding to a threat. Chronic inflammation occurs when the body continuously responds with an amplified immune response that ultimately creates harmful disease. All autoimmune diseases result from excessive white blood cell production that causes ongoing and chronic inflammation in the body.

Take a look at this chart to understand the difference between acute and chronic inflammation (2).

Chronic inflammation leaves the body in a constant state of stress response. According to the NIH, stress is a major cause of disease. Furthermore, treatment of chronic inflammation must be two fold: Firstly, treatment must reduce inflammation and secondly, provide an opportunity for the body to exit out of stress response back to safety and relaxation (3).

Infrared sauna therapy may reduce chronic inflammation and, therefore, pain. It also coaxes the body out of stress response and back into relaxation to reduce immune responses causing chronic inflammation. Holistic treatments, such as infrared sauna therapy, address the problem of chronic inflammation but will not impair the body’s natural response to invasion of external danger.

Some Diseases Affected By Chronic Inflammation

• Heart Disease
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Obesity
• Asthma
• Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and ALS) (3)

The diversity of the list above expands across a variety of the physiological systems of the body. The underlying cause of many of the illnesses listed above is unknown, but they are each linked to chronic inflammation. Any treatment that addresses the painful chronic inflammation produced by these diseases will give the patient greater comfort and ease in their day to day life.

It is thought that the interplay between the infrared light spectrum and the cellular structures of the body can reduce symptoms of these diseases and potentially give way to a complete remission.

Medications Used In The Treatment Of Chronic Inflammation

Cortisol is typically used in the treatment of inflammatory conditions. It is a class of steroid hormone that prevents the mechanisms involved in inflammation from activating. Mineralocorticoids and Glucocorticoids are the primary types of cortisol used in the treatment of chronic inflammation (4).

Unfortunately, both of these commonly used treatments can be highly detrimental to the body. The use of Glucocorticoids has been linked to the cause of Cushing’s syndrome and Mineralocorticoids can cause high blood pressure and low potassium levels in the body that affects the balance of alkalinity and acidity in the body (5).

Further, any cortisol use perpetuates the stress response within the body’s network that may cause further illness. We now understand that continued states of stress response may be a major cause of illness. Cortisol causes the autonomic nervous system to enter stress response or survival mode; while cortisol treatments may alleviate symptoms in the short term, ultimately it leaves the body depleted and ill.

The Autonomic Nervous System And Chronic Inflammation

The autonomic nervous system is segregated by two distinct states of being: Sympathetic (stress response or fight or flight) dominance, or conversely, parasympathetic dominance (relaxation, digestion, rejuvenation and rest). Both serve an evolutionary purpose; one is not better than the other. When there is real danger or a threat to our life it is necessary for the body to operate from sympathetic dominance for survival. As the body seeks to find safety sympathetic dominance saves the day. We are able to complete unusual tasks of strength and persevere through the unthinkable through the stress response. Once safety is found the body should revert back to parasympathetic dominance where recuperation, regeneration, and rejuvenation can occur (6).

Many individuals are unable to transfer out of fight or flight back to relaxation. Perpetual states of stress lead to illness and disease. It is necessary for optimal health to be able to transfer from sympathetic dominance back to parasympathetic states of being with ease.

Cortisol is excreted from the adrenal glands during stress response. A common treatment for inflammatory conditions is cortisol, either by injection, oral consumption, or inhalation. The underlying issue of autoimmune diseases is augmented when additional cortisol is pumped into the system. Ultimately, the patient will not find the necessary reprieve from symptomatic pain or the illness itself.

Infrared sauna therapy is a treatment that coaxes the body out of sympathetic dominance back into relaxation where cellular rejuvenation occurs. This modality of heat therapy also addresses the symptom of chronic inflammation and will alleviate the discomfort and pain caused by the condition.

Infrared Wavelengths And Human Physiology

Infrared wavelengths exist on the invisible spectrum of light and cannot be seen with the human eye, but can be felt as heat. The infrared light rays are able to penetrate deeply into the epidermis into the soft tissue of the body, and therefore fully engage the body’s network. As the rays of infrared light burrow into the epidermis, the largest human organ, they heat the body up from the inside out. The body responds to both the heat and light to reduce inflammation (6).

Human anatomy viewed from the perspective of an active living organism constantly in conversation with itself, gives way to an appreciation of the dance with its external environment. When the body is exposed to the healing rays of the infrared spectrum, the living anatomy invites the light into its network system creating a domino effect of health, including stress reduction and decreased inflammation.

As the infrared light seeps beyond the initial membrane of the skin to penetrate into the soft tissue of the body, the cellular mechanism responds in excitement. The human form is comprised of 50 trillion cells, each cell in the body has what could be considered an, ‘energy plant’: the mitochondria, where ATP (Adenosine Tri-Phosphate) occurs. The mitochondria are very sensitive to all light, particularly sensitive to deeply penetrating rays of the infrared. As soon as the body is exposed to infrared light, ATP production is exponentially stimulated (7).

As ATP production increases in response to the infrared light exposure, this releases nitric acid, which hyper oxygenates the hemoglobin. The freshly oxygenated blood cells begin to flow throughout the body like a fast moving river.

Inflammation in the body occurs due to a lack of oxygen in the injured area. Within minutes of entering into your sauna, ATP production increases oxygen in the blood creating better and faster flowing circulation of the blood throughout the body and reduces inflammation of injured areas (7).

Infrared Sauna Therapy May Aid In The Treatment Of These Conditions Affected By Chronic Inflammation:

• Heart Disease
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Obesity
• Asthma
• Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and ALS) (6)

Infrared Sauna Therapy: A Safe Treatment Option For Chronic Inflammation

Broad spectrum infrared sauna therapy is two fold in its infrared treatment of chronic inflammation. Firstly, it reduces inflammation by hyper oxygenating the blood cells causing optimal circulation throughout the body’s network. Secondly, it coaxes the body into states of relaxation and reduces the side effects (inflammation) of chronic stress response.

As the body absorbs the spectrum of infrared light into its network the cellular structures are stimulated to produce higher amounts of ATP. A heightened ATP production increases the oxygenation of the bloodstream. The augmented circulation of hemoglobin filled with oxygen flows through areas of inflammation and immediately reduces pain (7).

Heat produced from the infrared sauna causes the body to sweat profusely: this powerfully rids the body of toxic build up. Toxic pollutants stored in the body’s network may cause the autonomic nervous system to transfer out of stress response. We know that a state of stress within human physiology is the root cause of chronic autoimmune conditions that can create painful inflammation. Chronic inflammation may be symptomatic of stress. Reducing toxicity in the body through perspiration relieves the body of stress and therefore many chronic conditions.

Step out of the entrapment of pain caused by chronic inflammation into the healing rays of infrared light. Infrared sauna therapy treatment addresses not only the symptom of inflammation, but may also address the underlying cause of stress response within the body. Freedom from chronic pain is possible. Infrared sauna therapy may give its users a one-way ticket to freedom from painful inflammation and permanent stress response.

*** Contraindication: Please consult a healthcare professional before terminating inflammatory medication. Please consult a healthcare professional if heart conditions are a factor in your inflammation.

Sources:

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805548/
2. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9780470015902.a0000944.pub4
3. https://www.healthline.com/health/chronic-inflammation
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3186928/
5. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases/cushings-syndrome
6. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-study-shows-only-high-powered-near-infrared-light-nir-regenerates-damage-from-traumatic-brain-injury-tbi-300143969.html
7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4387504/

Additional Resources:

https://www.amymyersmd.com/2017/09/6-benefits-of-infrared-sauna-therapy/
https://www.webmd.com/arthritis/about-inflammation#1

There Is No Place Like Home:
Benefits Of Using An Infrared Sauna At Home

Wipe the sleep from your eyes, roll out of bed, slip on a comfortable robe, turn your infrared sauna on – you are on your way to a great start to any day! All within the comfort and safety of your own home.

You can use your home sauna as often as you like and bask in the radiant, warm hues of infrared light to marinate the body and spark absorption by the cellular network: This dance between infrared light waves and the body’s network may create a cascade of numerous health benefits that are increased with frequent use.

Infrared saunas can be found in many gyms and spas around the world, probably in your own neighborhood. When infrared spas are so readily available in public forms, why would someone choose to use an infrared sauna at home?

A personalized oasis of health is what your time in the infrared sauna will become, as you come to luxuriate in your daily routine.

What are the primary reasons to consider an infrared sauna in your home?

• Convenience
• Quality control of the physical unit
• Clean environment (no risk of bacterial infections)
• Comfort
• More frequent use.

Frequent And Consistent Use Of Infrared Sauna Therapy May Augment Potential Health Benefits

Effective infrared sauna treatment requires consistent and frequent sessions. Radiant heat emanating from the wavelengths of near, mid and far-infrared lights create resonate absorption into the cellular network of the body.

Science now understands that the body is composed of 50 trillion cells; each cell has mitochondria, essentially an energy factory. The mitochondria of each individual cell are excited by exposure to infrared wavelengths and it is this excitement that creates the cascade of health benefits with exposure to the infrared light spectrum (1).

The cellular network of the body is literally being fed through exposure to infrared light therapy. We have kitchens in our home because we need to eat food, and we want to have the food easily accessible to us for whenever we become hungry. While we may choose to eat out occasionally, the bulk of our meal consumption happens at home because it is a primordial need for the body: Infrared light therapy may be no different for the molecular structure of the body.

The molecular and cellular structure of the body feeds off of infrared light exposure. Recently, biomedicine has begun to explore how DNA becomes a storehouse for light, and from this premise we can understand that the power of infrared light to feed the double helix may be a primordial cellular need for its consumption (2).

We have showers, toilets, beds, and kitchens in our home because we rely on these amenities daily: Begin to understand infrared light exposure as a daily requirement for your body.

It would be obscene to think that you could go out and shower once a week at a gym! Similarly, as the full absorption of health benefits available to you through infrared light therapy is understood in the light of truth, the necessity to have an infrared sauna in your home may be as primordial as a shower.

The wealth of health benefits that occur as a result of infrared sauna therapy sessions accumulate over frequent and consistent use. Infrared sauna therapy is not a one-shot occasion: Infrared sauna therapy is medicine and like any medicine, it requires daily absorption into the body’s physiological network.

Time Of Day Matters: When You Choose To Take Your Infrared Sauna May Have An Impact On The Health Benefits Received

Some medical professionals claim that benefits from your infrared sauna are maximized by taking your infrared light bath first thing in the morning upon waking and last thing of the day before bed (3). For this reason alone, it is untenable to have to go out to a public venue every time you want to take an infrared sauna.

Picture yourself rolling out of bed, turning your infrared sauna on, and enjoying your morning beverage while waiting 15-20 minutes for your infrared sauna to heat up. Shower off and enter into your day with vibrant and wakeful cells.

Unwind from your day as you sweat away the worries of your contextual life in your warm infrared light bath. From your sauna, to your shower and then into bed without having any transactional interactions: By having an infrared sauna in your home you are able to ride the wave of relaxation.

Public venues hosting infrared saunas means that even as you find relaxation in your sauna you will quickly be ushered back into activity as you negotiate the world around you.

Taking an infrared sauna in the morning and evening accentuates the health benefits experienced in the body: Doing this from the comfort of your home also enables you to stay in states of deep relaxation long after you have emerged from your infrared sauna.

Quality Control: Not All Saunas Are Created Equal

Choosing to have an infrared sauna at home allows you to be specific in your selection of the most effective and safe unit. There is great variance in the quality of infrared saunas available on the market. Understanding the different choices available will give you the ability to choose the safest sauna.

Due to the variance in quality (and cost) of infrared saunas means that many commercial businesses offering infrared sauna therapy to their clients choose the most cost-effective units. Infrared saunas that are less expensive often use materials that are less safe and emit more EMF.

As you choose to augment your health through infrared sauna therapy, it is counterproductive to sit inside sauna units that are off-gassing poisonous substances. Many gyms and spas attempt to increase revenue, while decreasing the cost of equipment to create the greatest profit margin. Chemically treated wood and low-grade glue used to in the construction of the wood parts of an infrared sauna will begin to off-gas as the unit is heated.

Further, EMF (electromagnetic radiance) emissions can be higher in cheaply built infrared saunas found in many gyms. Excessive exposure to high levels of EMF emissions may have destructive results on your health. Please, be mindful to choose an infrared sauna that is tested for EMF emissions and is willing to make public the results.

Choosing to have an infrared sauna in your home allows you to educate yourself on the different manufacturers of infrared saunas and to select the one that will best serve your health. Ultimately, you are the sovereign power over your own health, as you choose to journey through infrared sauna therapy be sure to be thorough in your research and choose the manufacturer that creates saunas using eco-friendly wood and high-grade glue with little detectable EMF emissions.

Bringing an infrared sauna into your home will ensure that you have chosen the highest quality unit: This will put the power of your health back into your hands. You do not need to be the victim of businesses trying to create a high-profit margin at the cost of your health.

Economic Factor: Save Money With An Infrared Sauna In Your Home

The value of your dollar matters: honor your financial stature by investing in an infrared sauna unit for your home. Effective infrared sauna therapy requires that you are consistent in its use. Boutique spas offering infrared sauna therapy will ultimately cost more in the long run: The amount that you spend on a boutique infrared sauna will cost more over the course of an 18-month period than if you bought a unit with an added lifetime warranty for your own home.

Here is a price list from a sample infrared sauna boutique spa:

SINGLE SESSIONS
60 MIN SESSION $35

PACKAGES
5 PACK $149
10 PACK $249

MEMBERSHIPS
4X/MONTH $89
8X/MONTH $159
UNLIMITED $199

Understanding the importance of frequent infrared sauna use means that you will want to buy a package from a business that will offer you unlimited infrared sauna access. After a year of using an infrared sauna in a boutique spa, for the same price you could invest in an at-home unit that will last a lifetime.

Cleanliness: The Risk Of Bacterial Infection In Public Saunas

Naked or mostly naked and sweating is the state of being that you will find yourself as you sit or lie inside an infrared sauna.

As the body is heated from the inside out, pools of sweat are created on the surface of the bench where you sit and on the floor. Both in private spaces and public ones it is ideal to clean the sauna after each session to prevent mold and bacterial bloom.

There is something irksome about being mostly naked in public environments where other individuals have been sweating profusely. While the same levels of copious sweating will occur in the privacy of your home, only you and family members will be sweating. Further, you will clean the sauna yourself and will know how well it was cleaned.

It is impossible to know that public saunas are being cleaned with healthful cleaning supplies if they are cleaned at all! Profuse sweating and strangers coupled with potentially sub-standard cleaning methods lends itself to exposure to potentially harmful bacteria.

It may be best to avoid public use of saunas unless you are certain of the cleaning methodology used in the venue.

A Comfortable Oasis: The Autonomic Nervous System and Your Health

Remaining in states of chronic stress response is among the leading causes of illness today. As infrared light penetrates deeply into the soft tissue, the body is gently coaxed into deep states of relaxation. States of profound relaxation in the body allows for cellular regeneration, rejuvenation, and nourishment to occur.

By installing an infrared sauna into your home, you will be more comfortable and therefore more relaxed. Rushing to make a scheduled appointment for your public infrared sauna lends itself to more stress.

Infrared sauna therapy is a personal and private venture: from physical vulnerability in terms of clothing to the vulnerability of opened pores from profuse sweating. It may be advantageous to be in the comfort and privacy of your own home.

Your infrared sauna at home will become a sanctuary space away from the hustle and bustle of the world where you can fully open up to the possibility and achievement of optimal health. You will want this transformation to occur at home where you feel safe, secure, and comfortable.

Using an infrared sauna at home will ensure the body drops into states of relaxation faster and is able to sustain this state even after exiting the infrared sauna.

The Gift Of Radiant Health And Wellness

Profound cellular transformation may occur in the body with regular infrared sauna use, as the cellular network is uniquely stimulated by the invisible wavelengths. Whether you are treating chronic and life-threatening illnesses or just looking to augment health and wellness through infrared sauna therapy, you may likely benefit more from doing this in the comfort of your own home.

Ultimately, infrared sauna therapy is a way of life that will be incorporated into your daily routine. It is not a bi-monthly spa treatment or a yearly medical procedure. Infrared wavelengths emanating from the light spectrum feed the body in deeply transformative ways. Bringing an infrared sauna into your home is inviting full-throttle health and wellness into your life.

For a variety of compelling reasons, ranging from potential health hazards of public sauna use to the obvious economic advantages of bringing an infrared sauna into your home in lieu of paying per session, but moreover, the nature of infrared sauna therapy is that it is an activity that is best done consistently and frequently. For these reasons, it is well worth considering investing in an infrared sauna for your home.

Sources:

1. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318342
2. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/427982/biophoton-communication-can-cells-talk-using-light/