If you spend very much time on the web reading about infrared sauna and weight loss, you will very soon run across a claim that the heat of the sauna “melts” fat cells. Melt fat cells? The image is kind of poetic. But the words are marketing copy. Fat cells don’t melt. They can die, Read more…
Infrared Sauna for Weight Control
Infrared Sauna for Acne
Those who study the global burden of diseases put acne among the top ten worldwide. Wikipedia offers a succinct description of its prevalence: “Acne commonly occurs in adolescence and affects an estimated 80–90% of teenagers in the Western world. Lower rates are reported in some rural societies. Children and adults may also be affected before Read more…
Infrared Sauna for Cancer
There is a lot of flaky stuff on the web about infrared sauna, like the often-quoted study that found infrared saunas make you sweat five times as much toxins as regular saunas. Although I have found at least a dozen references to this study (mostly on websites promoting infrared saunas), I have been unable to Read more…
Infrared Sauna for Your Heart
There is evidence that sauna can improve your heart health. A 2015 study of 2,315 middle-aged Finnish men found that increased sauna use reduced the risk of sudden cardiac death, coronary heart disease, fatal cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality. The study had an impressive followup of more than 20 years, so you can take those Read more…
Infrared Sauna for Back Pain
Back pain comes in many varieties, but the most pervasive one is probably low back pain. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke publishes a Low Back Pain Fact Sheet that makes for rather bleak reading: “About 80 percent of adults experience low back pain at some point in their lifetimes. It is the Read more…
Infrared Sauna for Arthritis
Arthritis is a condition of joints. There are at least 100 kinds of arthritis, but the most common forms are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis is a breakdown of cartilage in the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune response, in which your immune system attacks the linings of your joints. Osteoarthritis is wear and tear, Read more…
Infrared Sauna for the Common Cold
Colin Cook Everyone is familiar with the common cold, but when you’re in the throes of one, you could be forgiven for thinking there’s nothing common about it. Symptoms might include a runny or stuffy nose, cough, sore throat, body ache, headache, congestion, sneezing, slight fever, and just feeling like crap. And one of the Read more…
Infrared Sauna for Fibromyalgia
Colin Cook According to the CDC, “Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes pain all over the body (also referred to as widespread pain), sleep problems, fatigue, and often emotional and mental distress.” The agency estimates that about 4 million people in the U.S. suffer from it. Its cause is unknown. The CDC says there are Read more…
Infrared Sauna for Lyme Disease
Colin Cook The CDC believes there are as many as 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease every year. The number appears to be growing, which may be the result of climate change extending the geographical range of the black-legged ticks that carry it or increasing numbers of people seeking recreational opportunities out of doors, or Read more…
Five Ways Infrared Sauna Fights Cancer
Colin Cook On the subject of infrared sauna for cancer, in August I posted a piece about an Ohio fire department that is using an infrared sauna and an exercise bike. They believe that getting fire fighters to sweat profusely after a fire engagement will help them rid their bodies of the toxins they encounter Read more…