Understanding Infrared Sauna for Men and Women

In recent years, it has come to everyone’s attention that infrared therapy use offers many health benefits.

An infrared sauna can in fact provide relief for many people suffering from chronic conditions that leave them dealing with pain every day.

So, what are all of these infrared sauna benefits that people are talking about and how much do we know about saunas? What are some interesting facts of sauna about the human body?

You’ll get the answers of these human body trivia questions regarding sauna in this article.

Using an infrared sauna is particularly good at reducing stress level, which brings a great deal of health problems. If you have ever used a sauna, then you know that you leave floating on cloud nine and completely chilled out.

People with stress related conditions such as sleep disorders have often reported positive results from using saunas and find they have no problems catching forty winks after a sauna session.

How does an Infrared Sauna Work?

An infrared Sauna works with infrared heaters to convert light into heat. This heat has the effect of warming nearby objects without raising the air temperature; in other words, a bather in an infrared sauna absorbs heat but the surrounding air does not.

FIR (Far-infrared radiant) heat is often mixed with ultraviolet (UV) radiation.  This is due to both types of energy are present in the sun’s rays. However, Far-infrared radiant does not damage the skin the way UV does.

Infrared Sauna for Detoxification:

Perhaps the most significant benefit is the fact that infrared saunas give off a different type of heat, which causes the person to sweat much more than they would in a traditional sauna. Sweating is the body’s natural way of eliminating toxins through the skin – relieving the burden of the liver and kidneys.

When a person is exercising, the sweating they produce is not as effective as it would be in a sauna since exercising will activate the sympathetic nervous system, which inhibits the elimination of toxins. “According to research, far-infrared is more cleansing than traditional saunas. The deep penetration of the infrared energy allows the cells to eliminate better.”

A far infrared sauna benefits you in the same way as “regular” saunas. They both are good for…

• enhancing immune system activity
• improving blood circulation
• enhancing detoxification processes
• deep skin cleansing
• relieving tension

Infrared Sauna for Pain Relief:

 Due to the increased heart rate and blood circulation in the heat, blood flow is increased towards the extremities of your body. People all around the world have experienced great relief from arthritis, pulled muscles, and sprains in infrared saunas. It’s amazing what a little direct heat can do.

There has been some evidence which supports those who claim to have found relief from the pain of a chronic condition through infrared sauna use. Some of these conditions include:

• back pain
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
• Fibromyalgia
• Arthritis
• PMS among many others.

Using infrared sauna as part of a therapy program can possibly eliminate the need for prescriptions, or at least work with them to provide comfort and relief from symptoms.

Can Infrared Therapy Improve Weight Loss:

Sauna for weight loss are also known to play some role in maintaining a healthy weight or losing weight. While it is not used as a primary weight-loss method, sweating does remove water from the body and expends calories, the same way exercise does.

Heart Health and Circulatory Benefits of a Sauna:

Due to the radiant heat directed towards your body, your blood circulation and heart rate are drastically increased. The key to a healthy heart and body is keeping your heart rate at a steady, high pace (but not too high, obviously).

Can Infrared Sauna Improve Skin Health:

Nutrients are brought out towards your skin, again thanks to the increased blood circulation. Infrared therapy can give you that healthy glow that sometimes seems to hard to grasp.

Some other infrared sauna benefits include:

• Treating cellulite
• Can cure some skin conditions like Eczema, acne and psoriasis
• Treats minor burns and scars
• Strengthens cardiovascular system, and controls blood pressure
• Controls cholesterol level
• Improves immune system
• Increases energy and helps to lower stress
• Has been known to treat conditions such as bronchitis, gout, and hives

Although there is evidence that saunas have been around for hundreds of years, there is not much scientific research about the health benefits of “taking a sauna”. But many practitioners of natural, homeopathic, and alternative medicine regularly advise their patients to take advantage of sauna use. Research into infrared sauna benefits is certain to continue.

And, likely one of the best infrared sauna benefits is the fact that you can do it all from the comfort of your home, on your own schedule. That is what makes this form of therapy so appealing to so many people today.

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Ken Weiss

Ken Weiss is a health blogger who is passionate about natural and holistic cures for men’s health issues. He is the founder of menshealthcures.com