Health Benefits of the Far Infrared Saunas
& Abaton Massage Beds

• Effortlessly detoxify and remove stored toxins from your body
• Assist in Weight Loss and Control
• Cardiac and Heart Health

Arthritis, Muscle and Joint Pain Relief (includes Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain)
• Natural Body Healing
• Relaxation and Stress Relief
• Improve your immune System
• Improves Skin Condition and Helps Treat Cellulite
• Boosts moods and Helps Fight Seasonal Depression
• Increased Flexibility

Effortlessly detoxify and remove stored toxins from your body

What is Detox?

Detox is a widely used treatment and concept in alternative medicine. The leading detox principle is that illnesses can be caused by the build-up of toxic substances – or toxins - in the body.

The Detoxification process can be used as a tool to help relieve symptoms AND as a preventative tool to increase overall health, vitality, and resistance to disease.

Detox therapy is also useful for those suffering from immune system problems that including chronic fatigue syndrome, environmental illness/multiple chemical sensitivity, and fibromyalgia.

The United States Centers for Disease Control estimate that over 80% of all illnesses have environmental and lifestyle causes.

Therefore, detox has also become a prominent treatment as people have become more aware of environmental pollution.

For example, it is estimated that one in every four Americans suffers from some level of heavy metal poisoning, including mercury, lead, cadmium and aluminum

Far Infrared is a recognized detox treatment

Scientific analysis shows infrared heat induced sweat contains 5-6 times more toxins, fat and impurities than normal sweat. In combination with raising the core body temperature, Far North Saunas emit far infrared waves within the vital wave range of 14 microns. This is the frequency at which a water molecule resonates or vibrates. This vibration causes a release of cellular toxins such as mercury, aluminum, cholesterol and other toxic gases such as sulphur and formaldehyde. This is crucial for a deeper, detoxifying sweat. Relax in a Far North Sauna and enjoy its unsurpassed ability to eliminate stored waste (metabolic wastes, environmental toxins, city pollution, fat, cholesterol, heavy metals, alcohol, nicotine - source: Zane R. Gard, MD & Erma J. Brown, BSN, PhN TLfDP, October 1992). One U.S. study has indicated that people using a conventional sauna were eliminating 95-97% water in their sweat. Those using an infra-red sauna, however, were found to be eliminating only 80-85% water, while the remaining 15-20% was mostly composed of undesirable elements such as sodium, fat soluble toxins, sulfuric acid, uric acid, toxic heavy metals, ammonia, and cholesterol.

Assist in Weight Loss and Control

Our body expends energy to produce sweat (1g sweat requires 0.586 kcal). As the body works to cool itself while using a far infrared sauna, there is a substantial increase in heart rate, cardiac output and metabolic rate. This means that your body can safely burn up to 300 calories in just one 30-minute session; with sweat loss equivalent to running 10-15km. While this weight can be regained through re-hydration, the calories burned will not.

A Far North Sauna treatment can also help to raise your basal metabolic rate meaning you will burn calories at an elevated rate for hours after your session has finished. This can translate to a benefit of up to 800 calories from a single session. At 42 degrees Celsius, body fat becomes water soluble and the body can sweat out fats, toxins, and heavy metals such as lead, zinc, nickel and mercury can be eliminated through sweating

Heart Health

As you bask in the warmth of a Far North Sauna the entire cardiovascular system is dilated to increase blood flow to the surface of the skin and the extremities in order to dissipate heat. This means your heart works harder pumping blood at a greater rate to boost circulation, supplying the conditioning benefits of continuous exercise. Heart rate, cardiac output and metabolic rate increase, while diastolic blood pressure drops, for improved overall cardiovascular fitness. Studies have also been done on the benefits of the infrared saunas on arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).

Study: Repeated Thermal Therapy Improves Impaired Vascular Endothelial Function in Patients With Coronary Risk Factors

Authors:

Dr. Imamura, et.al, Kagoshima Japan

Publication and Date:

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2001

Purpose of Study:

To determine whether Infrared Sauna therapy improves blood vessel function (endothelial) in patients risk factors such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking. This dysfunction represents an early stage of arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).

How did they do it?

Studied 25 men with at least 1 risk factor. Patients were treated in an Infrared Sauna for 15 minutes once a day for 2 weeks.

Results:

• Infrared Sauna Treatment
• Significantly lowered blood pressure
• Significant weight loss
• Significantly lowered blood sugar
• Significantly increased blood flow
• Lowered cholesterol
• Lowered triglycerides

Conclusion:

Repeated Infrared Sauna treatment improves impaired blood vessel functions in patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and high cholesterol. This suggests a preventive role for sauna use for arteriosclerosis. (Hardening of the arteries)

Arthritis, Muscle, and Joint Pain Relief (includes Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain)

In a Far North sauna, the deep heat helps blood vessels dilate, bringing relief and healing to muscle and soft tissue injuries. Increased blood circulation carries off metabolic waste products and delivers oxygen rich blood to oxygen depleted muscles, so they recover faster. In Europe , radiant heat therapy is widely used to treat patients suffering from many forms of arthritis. Far infrared therapy in Japan has been effective in providing pain relief to those suffering from back pain, sprains, strains, bursitis, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, headache, and many other muscular-skeletal ailments. Much of the stiffness and soreness that comes with aging is reduced or eliminated in the infrared saunas.

Infrared heat assists in resolution of inflammatory infiltrates, edema and exudates. The increased peripheral circulation provides the transport needed to help evacuate the edema which can help end inflammation, decrease pain and help speed healing.

Relaxation and Stress Relief

Stress is one of the most detrimental factors on our overall health. Relaxation is more important to your health than most people realize. According to New York Times best-selling author and fitness instructor Jorge Cruise – and many other health professionals, the more stressed you are, the more cortisol your body will produce. Cortisol is a ”fight or flight” hormone made in the adrenal glands that raises heart rate, blood pressure , and encourages the deposit of any excess calories into the midsection .

A Far North Sauna is the perfect way to relax and let life's pressures melt away in the soothing warmth. Infrared therapy has been shown to promote a rebalancing of the body's hormones through its effect on the autonomic nervous system, reducing the negative physical impact of stress on the body. A Far North Sauna session helps to truly rebalance both the mind and body

Improve Your Immune System

A session in a Far North Sauna raises body temperature, inducing a type of artificial fever. As the body works to combat this "fever" your body's immune system is stimulated and strengthened. Combined with the elimination of toxins and wastes by intense sweating, your overall health and resistance to disease can be improved.

Improves Skin Condition and Helps Treat Cellulite

Far North Sauna's deep acting infrared heat helps to develop and maintain the body's capillary network. This increases the blood circulation especially to your skin's surface. Together with infrared heat's super cleansing effect, you will see a noticeable improvement in your skin's texture, complexion and tone.. It has been shown to relieve acne, eczema and psoriasis. Other proven benefits include a firming of skin tone and elasticity, a reduction in wrinkles and an increase in radiance, and an increased increase in open wound healing with littlie scarring.

Beauty specialists in Europe regularly incorporate daily infrared sauna sessions in programs specifically designed to reduce cellulite. Because the radiant heat of the Far North Sauna warms three times as deeply as conventional saunas and aids in the break down and release of stored fat and toxins through the skin, it is significantly more effective at reducing cellulite and promoting smoother skin.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) has been widely acknowledged by the medical profession for many years. People suffering from (SAD) can see an increase of metabolic disorders, depression, skin diseases, allergies and conditions caused by impaired/suppressed immune systems. In our cold dark winters when we get as little as 7-8 hours of sunlight per day, the consequences of light deprivation are severe for many people (If you work inside, you may not see sunlight for days at a time).

Boosts moods and Helps Fight Seasonal Depression

With light comes life; we witness this every year in the spring when the days become longer. The far infrared rays from our sauna mimic the benefits of natural sunlight.

Increased Flexibility

Overall health and fitness must include flexibility as a very high priority. The Far North Sauna is a perfect place to work on increasing your flexibility. Studies have shown that a warm muscle stretches far better than a cold one and retains the elasticity.

"Tissues heated to 45C and then stretched exhibit a non-elastic residual elongation of about 0.5-0.9% that persists after the stretch is removed, which does not occur in these same tissues at normal temperatures. Thus 20 stretching sessions can produce 10-18% increase in length of tissues so heated and stretched."

Justus F Lehmann M.D., Williams and Wilkins, Therapeutic Heat and Cold, 4th edition.