June 17th, 2009
More than ever, it is possible to obtain Health Spa treatments for your own home. Increasingly, advanced technology offers homeowners 
more compact versions of the popular steam rooms and saunas found in fitness complexes and spas across the globe. A new innovation now available is the infrared sauna which aims to offer an alternative to the traditional ’hot stove’ saunas. Doing away with the process of pouring water over hot stones, the infrared sauna uses carbon boards or infrared tubes to emit infrared heat throughout the unit. Unlike the traditional models, infrared sauna heat penetrates deeper through the skin to body tissue.
This all sounds very well but how safe are these Infrared Saunas? Does infrared heat impact negatively on the body? It may indeed seem ominous but in fact infrared is a safe form of energy. This type of sauna has been embraced by many health professionals as a possible means of reducing symptoms of various health problems. Furthermore, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, deem that this form of energy is safe for humans.
Infrared is part of the electromagnetic spectrum lying between microwave and visible light. It is the heat used in incubators to warm premature babies, used by plants for photosynthesis and growth and not to mention infrared light is what is used by remote controls to turn on the TV. Infrared is not to be confused with the harmful ultraviolet rays (UV), also on the electromagnetic spectrum. These are used by sunbeds whose use are consistently discouraged by global governing health bodies due to the strong link between UV ray exposure and skin cancer.
Encouraging research from universities and hospitals worldwide has shown that infrared saunas may indeed have substantial benefits for individuals suffering from all manner of diseases and illnesses. Recent findings from the Kagoshima University in Japan have shown that patients with Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) who were treated with these saunas benefited from increased cardiac function. The treatment was deemed both ‘safe and promising’. Considering that annually, CHF affects more people than cancer, this is indeed a propitious development for future treatments. Similarly, the infrared sauna was used in a study of patients suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis. The Saxon University of Applied Sciences found that infrared saunas exhibited short-term post-treatment benefits and did not antagonise the disease in any way. Additionally, Dr. Sherry Rogers’ (M.D) book ’Detoxify or Die’, enthuses that the Infrared Saunas are one of the most effective means of expelling built up toxins within the body. She further claims that it is could be an alternative way of treating several diseases without medication.
Although research continues into the benefits of infrared saunas, the initial findings are very promising. In 
general, saunas are renowned for being beneficial to health, increasing circulation through the body’s absorption of heat and aiding the vital organs in their functioning. Therefore, recent research substantiates the view that Infrared saunas are certainly safe for human use and in addition may greatly benefit the quality of your health through regular use.
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June 17th, 2009
Heat therapy using "total-body hyperthermia" has been a popular treatment since Hippocratic times and widely used in different parts of the world. A recent study by the Saxion University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands (SUAS) has shown that the use of an infrared sauna significantly helped patients suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). The results showed a decrease in fatigue, pain and stiffness.
The study aimed to answer the following questions:
- Does an infrared sauna have positive effects on body structures and functions such as stiffness, pain and fatigue?
- What is the general effect of an infrared sauna on social participation and on physical activities?
- Are there any noticeable side-effects regarding patient comfort, tolerance and disease activity during the infrared sauna treatment?
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June 3rd, 2009
Heat Treatments Get Rid of Toxins
By Raymond Francis, M.Sc., reprinted from "Never Be Sick Again"
Not only do saunas feel good, they are good! Saunas get your heart beating and your blood circulating, helping the body to detoxify in unique and important ways. Toxins do the damage, and saunas help with damage control. Saunas or other treatments help to accomplish detoxification in the following manner: A layer of fat and oil exists just below the surface of the skin. Heat from the sauna increases skin temperature, causing those fats and oils to "melt" and ooze out of the skin’s oil glands. As sweat and oil are secreted, the toxins dissolved in them are secreted as well. By excreting these toxins and then washing them off your body, your toxic load is lowered and cellular health improves.
Choose a temperature that can be tolerated for an extended period of time-thirty minutes to an hour or more. The point is not to sweat out a lot of water, but to rid your body of oil-soluble toxins. Our skin contains sweat glands and oil glands, both of which help us detoxify. Sweat gets rid of water-soluble toxins, and even helps to eliminate toxic heavy metals such as mercury and cadmium. Oil glands help remove oil-soluble toxins that the body would otherwise have a difficult time eliminating. We have created a world filled with oil-soluble toxins such as gasoline, solvents, pesticides and ingredients in toothpaste and personal care products, and the body is not able to dispose of them efficiently. The longer the skin is heated, the more oil-soluble toxins are eliminated.
Be careful not to overheat! The challenge is finding an environment where you can keep your skin temperature up for an extended period of time without overheating or dehydrating. Overheating and perhaps feeling dizzy can happen easily if you stay in a steam room, a hot tub or the top bench of a hot sauna too long. Choose a "low temperature" sauna (35 - 45 degrees), and use it for an extended period of time-an hour or more is best-though you may have to work up to this duration gradually. Remember: Drinking adequate amounts of water before, during and after your sauna is essential in order to prevent dehydration.
A good supplement program, containing fat-mobilizing vitamins and essential fatty acids makes the sauna even more effective. Be sure to shower afterwards; prevent those toxins from reabsorbing back into your body by washing with a nontoxic Castile soap.
Taking saunas or other "heat treatments" is not a luxury, but like exercise, is a physical responsibility and an important element of the physical responsibility and an important element of the physical pathway. Incorporating saunas after exercise is even better. Exercise begins to mobilize toxins and saunas continue the process. You may need to make a few sauna visits before you can tolerate extended periods of time, but the benefits of these heat treatments are incredible. These treatments feel good for very good reasons; they provide beneficial physical stimulation-including increased lymphatic and cardiovascular circulation, as well as the removal of toxins-all of which are good for the health and function of your cells.
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May 26th, 2009
Product Description
Reduce stress and rejuvenate your body with this Two-Person Portable Home Sauna. Safe far infrared heat gives you all the benefits of a professional sauna in your own home, while you relax and listen to your favourite CD.
Made of beautiful and sturdy Canadian Hemlock5 far-infrared heaters Reflecting panels120 volt, 1690 watts, 14 amps
- Built-in quality AM/FM radio and CD player
- Digital control panel
- Easily assembled in 20-60 minutes, with no special plumbing, wiring, or ventilation required
- Includes 10′ power cord Fits up to 2 people Read additional features and benefits of this home sauna.
Additional Features and Benefits
This portable home sauna offers several features that provide the user with more convenience, comfort, and health benefits than conventional saunas.
- 15-20 minute warm up time (conventional saunas can take more than 1 hour)
- Temperatures from 110°-150° — more pleasant and comfortable, but just as effective as the 200°-220° temperatures of typical saunas
- Fresh and steam less air ventilation for less humidity
- 20-60 minute assembly time, not 1-2 days
- Electric cost about the same as a hair dryer — standard saunas can double your electric bill
- Safe, effective, and direct radiant heat doesn’t make you feel like you’re sitting in an oven
- Built-in audio system is not possible in conventional saunas due to higher temperatures
- Fits in a much smaller space
- Easier to assemble, disassemble, and relocate
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May 25th, 2009
There’s nothing like working up a good sweat to make you feel great. Problem is, sometimes we simply don’t feel like doing the “work” to sweat after a long day on the job.
That’s when a home sauna is a blessing—you get all the benefits of a good sweat without the work. Sitting in a hot sauna with a tall glass of cool water is a fine way to unwind from a busy day, cleansing the body, clearing the mind. Sauna is all about chilling out in a toasty place, so we dropped a few pounds of water weight in our search for the three “Best Of” saunas. These great-looking sweat boxes are sure to be a welcome addition in any home.
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May 5th, 2009
A perfect Mothers day present. Spoil your mom by buying a luxury massage chair.
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- Reclining angle 165 degrees
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April 5th, 2009
To find out about sauna benefits like weight loss, detoxification, negative ions and blood pressure read on. The benefits of a sauna come about due to the way heat effects your body. Let’s start with a general explanation of what happens and then look at specific benefits of a sauna on your health.
Before looking at the health benefits of a sauna any further I need to confess to not being a doctor, not playing one on TV or having much desire to be one. I wouldn’t mind the paycheck but not if it requires the associated responsibilities. The following information is a result of research on the Internet and in libraries plus personal experience. I do have a science background and a fairly “critical eye”. I am presenting only what I believe to be credible. More reported sauna benefits have been left out than left in. If you have any concerns consult your real doctor before proceeding.
- Heat is the most obvious sauna benefit. The organ effected most from the heat is your skin (yes your skin is an organ). The heat causes blood vessels to dilate, increasing blood demand to the skin. The increased volume of blood vessels occupied by the same volume of blood causes blood pressure to drop. Your heart will beat faster and more efficiently to compensate. This is why time in a sauna includes a mild cardiovascular workout that is comparable to walking.
- The heat also causes profuse sweating. Sweating is good; it helps eliminate toxins from the body and stimulates the function of other organs.
- Muscle relaxation occurs with the increased blood flow and distribution of oxygen.
- As you can see there are some real physiological benefits of a sauna beyond relaxing feeling.
PHYSICAL BENEFITS OF A SAUNA
SAUNA BENEFITS: BLOOD PRESSURE
One cardiologist is quoted as saying “If you can walk to the sauna, you can use the sauna”. If circulation problems are severe enough to restrict mobility you need to be very cautious about using a sauna, otherwise it’s probably OK. There is quite a bit of evidence that one sauna benefit is the effect it has on your heart. Blood pressure is lowered and your heart gets a gently workout due to increased heart rate. This is only a temporary effect.
Since blood pressure is lowered you need to be careful of sudden movement in the sauna. When lying down be sure to get up gradually to avoid that light headed feeling and the chance of falling.
The quick change in temperature from splashing on cold water or a dive in the lake will restrict the blood vessels in a hurry. This will temporarily but dramatically increase blood pressure. Take it easy with this treatment if you have a concern about high blood pressure.
SAUNA BENEFITS: WEIGHT LOSS
Do you want the good news or the bad news first? I’ll start with the good news. You will loose weight from taking a sauna. The bad news is that most of the weight will come right back. We are basically big water balloons, being made up of about 70% water.
Saunas are a great way to sweat some of that water out. This can drop your weight by pounds (a good thing). As soon as the water is replaced it will be retained (a bad thing). You should have some liquids available as soon as your sauna is finished. Many people prefer juice to water so they replace missing minerals as well as water.
Here is some good-good news. Weight loss from a sauna can be more than temporary. The increased heart rate in a sauna will burn calories. Some studies estimate about 300 extra calories (a cookie or two) are burned in typical sauna session. It has been equated to the amount of calories burned when you are walking. Not bad for just lying there relaxing.
SAUNA BENEFITS: SKIN TREATMENT
There is no better treatment for the skin than a sauna. This is a way to clean and rejuvenate your largest organ from the inside out.
The skin is meant to be a pathway for the elimination of toxins and waste material from your body. Creams, deodorants, oils, dead skin cells, etc. will clog skin pores and lock waste in. Skin conditions like acne, pimples and blackheads can be caused by clogged and infected pores.
Heat from a sauna opens the pores and sweat will flushes out the toxins. The newly cleaned out pores have a long lasting effect on the ability of your skin to function.
Dilated blood vessels increase the flow of oxygen and fluids to skin cells. Cleansing eliminates dead skin cells and other material exposing a new layer of fresh, clean, health cells. Your skin not only looks and feels younger, it will also function more efficiently.
SAUNA BENEFITS: IMMUNITY
What does your body do when you get a cold? One defense is to produce a fever. This is effective because many bacteria and virus can only survive in very specific temperature ranges. Your body is changing the environment to damage the invaders.
A sauna produces an artificial fever. Skin temperatures can increase by as much as 3 degrees C internally (much more on the surface). This is in the range of a high fever.
I didn’t come across any definitive studies proving the connection but one controlled study showed a reduction of colds by 30%. Logic suggests that it must have an effect on invading germs.
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March 24th, 2009
You’ve just returned from a long, stressful day in the office and feel drained; or perhaps you are enduring muscle pain that just won’t go away. The gentle warming of the muscles through steam treatment, typically experienced using a home steam shower is increasingly found to improve your health and feeling of well-being.
In fact, steam benefits as associated with a steam room or steam shower have been known for thousands of years, where wet heat opens the pores of your skin to aid body detoxification.
A steam generator is used to create water vapor at high levels of humidity. The heat and humidity may bring health benefits ranging from aiding stress relief, to body cleansing, to soothing aching muscles or arthritis. Different research and user studies show that the benefits of steam showers are numerous and may aid your bodily health by:
• rejuvenating, deep cleansing - hydrating the skin,
• boosting your immune system and promoting antibody production,
• relieving the discomfort of asthma, allergies and arthritis,
• enhancing the respiratory system,
• helping eliminate toxins,
• reducing stress and the appearance of wrinkles,
• relaxing and soothing mind & body,
• relieving stress & relaxing muscles,
• relieving throat irritation by moistening the air,
• relaxing muscles and relieving coughing,
• increasing body metabolism,
• relieving inflammation and congestion of upper respiratory mucous membranes,
• loosening secretions and stimulating the discharge of mucous from the throat and lungs (natural expectorant),
• keeping mucous membranes from excessive drying,
• helping in the treatment of cancer,
• helping fight against HIV,
• aiding against cellulite.
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March 18th, 2009
If you’re experiencing pain or healing from an injury, investing in a massage chair can help accelerate the recovery process. Massage chairs can help improve your circulation and relieve stress by helping to reduce inflammation, muscle cramps and aches that accumulate in the body over time. As part of a comprehensive therapy program, daily massage can supplement traditional services and allow you frequent access to many of the same benefits that a professional masseuse provides.
As the mechanical technology in massage has improved over the years, the chairs have come to emulate some of the most effective techniques involved in hand massage. In particular, many chairs can simulate kneading around the neck, which helps to release soreness and can provide relief in an area of the body which is particularly vulnerable to stress. Advanced chairs can provide important comfort to the neck area, and can even provide compression massage along the spine, which can further reduce stress. Traditional massage chairs provide rolling techniques, which can help stimulate the nerves in the back, and HomeTECH Human Touch Robotic Massage® Chairs provide a number of leading innovations for this technique. Improved bio-mechanical feedback also allows Human Touch chairs to provide compression, which can help target specific high-stress areas in the body to allow your body a release from pain.
While many chairs concentrate solely on the upper body, organizations such as the American Massage Therapy Association have demonstrated the importance of full-body massage, including large muscle groups in the legs. In response to this research, HomeTECH Human Touch engineered its SX801-A Zero-Gravity Massage Chair to provide a comprehensive calf massage. As a delicate, highly stressed muscle group, targeting the calf muscles can provide for improved blood flow so that injuries can heal more quickly. With enhanced general comfort, the chairs can also provide for general stress relief, taking pressure off vulnerable joints such as knees. The stresses on the body from daily life require a comprehensive set of massage therapies, so look for chairs which have automated programs that deliver a full array of relief to the body’s major pressure points.
In addition to the various movements that are associated with massage chairs, newer models offer much 
improved comfort and style even while in passive mode, providing an attractive addition to any living room.
While older models were less reliable over time, HomeTECH Human Touch® has pioneered advances in massage chair durability by providing motors, rollers and materials that are backed with warranties and support. No matter which chair model you choose, check to see the company’s policies with respect to repair and replacement; advanced engineering from companies such as Human Touch provides modular designs which allow for easy part replacement.
Although it’s important to check with a doctor in cases of severe pain, massage chairs can provide an effective means of recuperating from injuries or reducing discomfort that can come from daily activity. An affordable alternative to traditional treatment, massage chair therapy is an effective method for helping to restore the body.
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more compact versions of the popular steam rooms and saunas found in fitness complexes and spas across the globe. A new innovation now available is the infrared sauna which aims to offer an alternative to the traditional ’hot stove’ saunas. Doing away with the process of pouring water over hot stones, the infrared sauna uses carbon boards or infrared tubes to emit infrared heat throughout the unit. Unlike the traditional models, infrared sauna heat penetrates deeper through the skin to body tissue. 
general, saunas are renowned for being beneficial to health, increasing circulation through the body’s absorption of heat and aiding the vital organs in their functioning. Therefore, recent research substantiates the view that Infrared saunas are certainly safe for human use and in addition may greatly benefit the quality of your health through regular use.
