For many bodybuilders and some athletes who need to meet their weight class requirements, the cutting phase of their training can be gruesome. The need to operate in daily life and continue to train on a calorie deficiency is tedious and often uncomfortable. While saunas can make this cutting phase easier, it is not for… Read more
Photobiomodulation Articles
Can You Sauna While on a Bulking Cycle?
Saunas are typically associated with the cutting phase of body building and weight lifting, but can they also be used during a bulking cycle? During a sauna session an individual will burn a lot of calories while the body attempts to regulate internal temperature, so does this mean that saunas should be avoided during a… Read more
A 2026 Guide to Using a Sauna With Breast Implants: Expert Medical Opinions, Peer Reviewed Research & Safety Protocols
The prevalence of breast augmentation surgery is on the rise, which means that millions of women around the world are living with silicone breast implants. With more women living with silicone inside of their bodies there are naturally more questions about what activities can potentially damage the implants. So, is it safe to use a… 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
The Use of Infrared Light in Aesthetic Medicine: Can Infrared Saunas Improve Your Overall Physical Appearance?
Financial statistics and data suggests that how a person appears on the outside matters a lot to humans. With the global cosmetic surgery market valued at close to 60 billion in 2025, and with a projected growth to 83 billion by the year 2034, there is simply no denying that humans are altering their physical… Read more
Infrared Light May Help Prepare and Protect Your Skin From UV Light Sun Damage: Prevent and Heal From Sunburns with Infrared Light
As the summer months quickly approach it may be time to consider how you will protect your skin from the increase in ultraviolet light (UV). Damage from this bandwidth of light can cause sunburns, and even more serious conditions with repeated exposure. So, do you have a plan for how to protect your skin this… Read more
Sauna Bathing and Dopamine Deficiency: Increase Tetrahydrobipterin (BH4) to Create Higher Levels of Available Dopamine
The task of smooth movement, for example, the simple lifting of a cup to meet your lips for a cool glass of water is dependent upon the levels of available dopamine. Dopamine deficiency does not just mean less motivation and generally lowered overall mood, but rather its diminishing presence in the brain can lead to… Read more
The Clinical Impact of Exposure to Infrared Light on Hemodialysis Patients
Roughly 35 million Americans are living with kidney disease, nearly 1 million Americans are experiencing kidney failure, but only half of this number are on dialysis. (1) Why, you may wonder? The reality is that the process of blood dialysis or Hemodialysis (HD) can be excruciatingly painful, anxiety inducing, and tends to lessen the overall… Read more
Brain Injury Recovery and Near Infrared Light: Can an Infrared Sauna Help With Brain Injuries?
Brain injuries occur in major traumatic ways, as well as minor injuries that may go unnoticed. From one too many concussions to a fall you barely noticed, many individuals live with damaged brain tissue without even knowing it. The good news is that it is possible to repair your brain in a non-invasive way with… Read more
Healing Broken Bones With Infrared Light
In the midst of an activity that brings you immense joy, such as skiing, rollerblading, hiking, playing tennis, or climbing a tree, it happens, and ‘it’ means that sound that reverberates through your being and is followed by a shooting pain that means only one thing: A precious bone has been broken or fractured. Or… Read more