It may feel odd knowing that a mass exists inside of your liver even if there are no symptoms. As it turns out, at least 20% of the world’s population has a cluster of blood vessels in the liver, or liver hemangioma, and most of these individuals will never know that it exists. Rarely will… Read more
Gut Health Articles
How to Sauna While on a Ketogenic Diet: Safety & Efficacy For Best Results
The keto diet is very popular today, but actually has its roots from the earlier part of the twentieth century as a treatment for childhood epilepsy. So, while the keto diet is new sounding it actually has a history that is over a century old. The ketogenic diet, like regular sauna use, attracts a demographic… Read more
Ozempic and Sauna Use: Is it Safe to Use a Sauna While Using GLP-1 Pharmacotherapies?
It is unlikely that anyone has escaped hearing about the Ozempic craze over the past several years. Whether it is watching a red carpet event and seeing your favorite stars go from a size 2 to a negative 2, or perhaps catching up with old friends that are unrecognizable at first glance. It may also… Read more
Can Sauna Use Help to Reduce Bloating? Edema, Fluid Retention, and How Heat Therapy may Regulate Episodes of Bloating
Waking up to a bloated body is not pleasant. Puffy under-eyes, engorged tummy, or swollen ankles are just some signs that your body may be retaining fluid. Many times a few simple lifestyle adjustments can help to manage abnormal fluid retention. Taking a sauna seems like a really good way of eliminating excessive fluid in… Read more
Sauna Use and Parasites: Using Heat and Infrared Light to Address Invasive Tropical Parasites
Settling into your airplane seat on your way home from a relaxing tropical vacation can be among the best feelings in the world. You bring home a relaxed body, calm mind, and glowing skin, and hopefully, leave the parasites behind, but what happens if you don’t? Whenever traveling to warm exotic destinations it is critical… Read more
Sauna Use and Your Liver: Treating Fatty Liver Disease With Infrared Light and Heat
A healthy liver is paramount to a thriving body and overall wellness. From liver cleanses to intricate detoxification protocols it seems as if everywhere someone or some business is touting the need to clean up your liver. After all, a strong, high functioning liver translates into healthy blood! Fatty liver disease is the most common… Read more
Sauna Use and Your Vagus Nerve: Increase Heart Rate Variability with Regular Sauna Bathing
Talk of the vagus nerve has become ubiquitous across social media and is referenced often in wellness communities. If you are swimming through a sea of information overload then you are certainly not alone. Moreover, if the details of exactly what the vagus nerve is and why it is important for your health are not… Read more
The Truth Behind Peptides and Sauna: Sauna Bathing May Induce the Production of Brain-Gut Peptides to Help Regulate Appetite
Put on a podcast, or read a wellness article and you are sure to hear the word peptides and their varying benefits for health. In these conversations you may hear mention of Ozempic, the branded name for brain-gut peptides. If you feel a little lost in these discussions you are not alone! It can be… Read more
Can Sauna Bathing Help Support Kidney Health?
Just standing on a city corner for 3 minutes in places such as New York or any other major city can lead to the absorption of innumerable toxins including nanoplastics that may stay in your body for a lifetime. Country dwellers are not necessarily any better off with exposure to high levels of pesticides and… Read more
Sauna Use and Gut Health: Be Aware of Intestinal Permeability Due to Dehydration
Everywhere you turn these days it seems as if health and wellness influencers are toting the incredible benefits of regular high heat sauna use. Truth be told, for the most part the proliferation of sauna use into the mainstream of ‘in vogue trends’, is by and large an incredible contribution to collective health. Yet, when… Read more