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What exactly does sweating do to our bodies?
Sweating is how the body regulates its temperature. The process of sweating involves water being released through glands in the skin, allowing the body to cool. While the main purpose of sweat is to cool our body, without it we wouldn’t be able to release excess heat – there are many other added benefits of getting sweaty.
The skin, one of the largest organs in the body, is also an important part of our bodies detoxification process. According to Dr. Amy Myers (MD, New York Times bestselling author and functional medicine physician), “sweating is one of the best ways to detox your body. Every time we sweat, we’re flushing out the toxic substances and heavy metals that we encounter in everyday life. Infrared sauna therapy promotes this process by heating your body from the inside to expel them from deep down.”
What are the benefits of the infrared sauna?
Detoxification: One of the main reasons we recommend infrared sauna is to detoxify. In 2011, the Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology published the results of a clinical study analysing the link between sweat and detoxification. The study showed that sweating can be an effective way to eliminate many retained toxic elements from the human body. While some elements are removed very readily, the study found that generally, toxic elements were excreted much more readily than essential elements when sweating.1
Pore cleansing for better skin: Although sweat might make you feel dirty, it’s actually a cleansing process that could result in cleaner, clearer skin. Just be sure to rinse your face after a good sweat to help finish the process and remove any contaminants from the surface of your skin. When referring to Sunlighten’s 3 in 1 technology, Bobbi Brown, founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and best-selling author says, “it helps me with relaxation, helps me with inflammation, it’s great for building collagen. I walk out of the sauna, and I feel rejuvenated. If you want to look good, it’s all about feeling good.”
Improved circulation: A 2005 clinical study by the University of Missouri Kansas City, Sunlighten’s SoloCarbon far infrared heaters were also shown to temporarily lower blood pressure through a program of 30-minute infrared sauna session three times per week. The study concluded that Sunlighten sauna sessions, as part of a healthy lifestyle, dilated blood vessels and reduced the volume of their inner lining, thus increasing circulation needed for healthy blood pressure.2
There is also a myriad of other benefits Infrared enthusiasts turn to Sunlighten for including:
- Anti-aging
- Muscle recovery
- Heart Health
- Relaxation
- Immunity
- Sleep
- Weight Loss
What is the difference between a traditional sauna vs infrared sauna?
It can take time to sweat in an infrared sauna. Unlike in a traditional sauna where the body is responding to hot air and humidity, your body doesn’t start to sweat immediately in an infrared sauna. Infrared wavelengths are absorbed into the body and raise the core body temperature from within, breaking down toxins and inducing a sweat response.
Everyone’s body is different. Depending on your body’s level of adaptation to heat, the time to sweat and the amount you sweat can vary. Often the sweat glands begin to excrete more during a session between 30 and 40 minutes. Sunlighten’s highly efficient, patented SoloCarbon® infrared heating technology gives you the best
detoxification experience because it is clinically proven to raise core body temperature by almost two degrees celsius. You experience a deep, productive sweat from your cells as the SoloCarbon infrared waves penetrate your skin and heat your core to expel the toxins, rather than just sitting in hot, ambient air that only heats your outer skin.
Additional benefits includes stimulating your metabolism and improving fat burning for energy; increasing calorie burn; helping to eliminate toxins that cause fat storage; and producing an increase in blood flow that mirrors the benefits of a passive cardio workout.
Infrared wavelengths also penetrate joints to improve flexibility, help with muscle soreness and recovery, and near infrared helps with tissue regeneration to help repair and grow muscles faster.
The Sunlighten infrared sauna creates an enjoyable experience of a more productive sweat with broader health benefits when compared to sitting in an uncomfortable, stifling hot and less-productive sweat environment of a traditional sauna.
How many times a week should we sweat?
In his UltraWellness lesson on detoxification, Sunlighten partner Dr. Mark Hyman recommends sweating profusely three times a week in a sauna, steam or detox bath as an important step in helping to detox the body. It is safe to sauna everyday if you have the convenience of our infrared sauna in your home. We recommend to increase your fluid intake to ensure you remain hydrated and support your body to flush away the toxins.
How can we maximise the benefits of using an infrared sauna? For example, is it best to follow with cold therapy afterwards?
Depending on what you turn to infrared for, a holistic approach to maximising the benefits of your sauna experience is encouraged. It is possible to combine wellness modalities, such as cold therapy, to amplify the health benefits.
In addition, if you’re looking for skin healing and muscle recovery, starting your treatment with an AirPod Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy session is recommended to enhance healing, oxygenation of the body before an Infrared sauna session.
REFERENCES:
1 Blood, urine, and sweat (BUS) study: monitoring and elimination of bioaccumulated toxic elements – PubMed
(nih.gov)
2 A STUDY OF THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF FAR INFRARED SAUNA THERAPY Conducted by the University of
Missouri, Kansas City Becky Edwards, M.D., Heather Kort D.O Faculty Staff Advisor: Dr. John Foxworth, PharmD
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