PART 2 By Peter Zulim Editor’s Note: In last month’s issue, you learned that there are several different ways of heating your sauna. And not all have the same effects. This month, continue to learn about details to pay attention to when shopping for the perfect sauna for your home or office. The next consideration is the type of wood used. The traditional wood used for saunas has been cedar and is still the preferred wood by most manufactures and buyers. Cedar has the advantage of being … [Read more...]
Not All Saunas Are Created Equal
By Peter Zulim PART 1: General Considerations, Types of Heaters In previous Healthy Beginnings Magazine issues, we have discussed the benefits of using a Far Infrared Sauna (FIR). So what about purchasing one for your home? One might think that all you do is go to your local sauna store and buy one. Sounds easy until you consider the details like, where am I going to place it, what kind of electrical outlet do I need, what features do I look for, and so forth. Buying a sauna can be a complex … [Read more...]
Improve Your Skin’s Appearance
with the Regular Use of a Far Infrared Sauna By Peter Zulim Improving your skin’s appearance can be counted as one of the many health benefits associated with the regular use of a far infrared (FIR) sauna. Healthy skin is essential to overall health. This is because the skin is the largest eliminatory organ of the body. The skin is sometimes referred to as the “third kidney.” The deep sweating that is produced during a FIR sauna session brings deeply imbedded impurities and dead skin … [Read more...]
Sweat for Life
The Benefits of Using a Far Infrared Sauna By Peter Zulim The benefits of sweating have been known through out history. There have been many forms of sweat bathing as in the Finnish sauna, the Turkish sweat bath, the Native American sweat lodge, and the Russian bania. It was not until the mid 1960’s that the benefits of far infrared were discovered when NASA started experimenting with producing heat to keep astronauts warm in outer space. Further research by Japanese and Chinese researchers … [Read more...]
Far-Infrared Sauna for Health and Detoxification
There are 3 major ways to detoxify the body of the harmful environmental poisons that have built up in the fat and in the liver. You can do it through diet (alkalizing, fasting, juicing). You can detoxify using mechanical modalities (alkalizing wraps, colon cleansing, chemical cheleation,), or you can use a sauna. However, for detoxifying, not all saunas are equally effective. The best sauna method for removing toxins from the body safely and without “die off” or adverse symptoms is with the … [Read more...]
