infrared Therapy

Infrared Sauna Therapy: Benefits, Risks, and More

Some benefits include but not limited to: 

• Improved sleep
• Pain relief 
• Stress relief- including mood improvement, reduced anxiety, and depression. 
• One session in an infrared sauna is equivalent to a meditation session. 
• Delayed muscle soreness
• Reduces blood pressure, oxidative stress associated with Cardiovascular
• Disease, Cancer, degenerative diseases such as Dementia and Alzheimer's.
• Improves skin, like clearer skin
• Heat from infrared saunas penetrates deeper than normal saunas. Aids in detoxification, circulation, and collagen production.
• Gives clearer tighter skin
• Clients have stated noticeable wrinkle improvement after 12 weeks of infrared sessions.
• Provides cellular health and repair.
• A small study showed improved issues with headaches, type 2 Diabetes, Arthritis, and avoiding the Common cold.
• Increases metabolism for 24 hours after the first session
• A single session is the same as walking or working out at a moderate pace.
• Infrared saunas provide less heat than a typical sauna, making it more comfortable for clients.
• The temperature of a regular sauna ranges from 150 F -195 F. Where as an infrared sauna is a much cooler 110 F-135 F.  In turn making your blood vessels widen and increasing blood flow mimicking exercise within only a few minutes.

Be sure to rinse off after each session to get rid of any toxins sweated out, before they can reabsorb back into the skin.

Now for the Risks!!!:

● Dehydration from sweating

● Heat exhaustion

● Can aggregate eczema

● Avoid if you have sensitive or irritated skin

● Can cause skin burns

DO NOT USE IF:

● There are open wounds or if recovering from surgery

● Medical Professions DO NOT advise using for longer than 30 minutes per session

● Not recommended for clients with M.S. or for women who are in early pregnancy.  Infrared saunas are harmful to the baby/fetus, and can cause birth defects.

● Men: not recommended if trying to become pregnant, heat is harmful to sperm.

If the client is healthy there are no risks to using an infrared sauna.