Infrared Sauna. The Tale of A Rising Star.

There is a new movement emerging that many of us are not aware of yet. People across the globe are opening their homes to Far Infrared Ray (FIR) Saunas. Traditionally people have sought out steam saunas, but that is changing. Let’s see if we can figure out why.

Steam saunas must operate at a higher temperature than infrared saunas in order to get the same results. FIR saunas are able to directly heat our bodies instead of heating the enclosure and air around our bodies. This is possible because of the infrared rays. This form of light ray is the part of the sunlight spectrum that is healthy for us, and invisible. It penetrates our skin directly and heats us from within, which eliminates the difficult breathing environments found in steam saunas.

Greater muscle relaxation is realized from the deep penetrating heat of infrared saunas. The heat from FIR saunas also improves our ability to remove toxins because of its deep penetrating (2-3 in. or 5-8 cm) heat.

The dry heat that comes from infrared saunas is free of mildew and mold. Steam saunas can be more conducive to spreading and cultivating bacteria. This make the FIR sauna the more sanitary of the two.

According to Dr. Aundrea Adams of the International Institute of Holistic Healing, even our sweat is different in a FIR sauna compared to steam saunas. She found that sweat generated using a steam sauna was composed of mostly water (up to 97%) while sweat released after FIR sauna therapy was composed of less water (80-85%) and more toxins. On average the sweat contained 15-20% heavy metals, sulfuric acid, sodium, ammonia, uric acid and other fat-soluble toxins.

Since infrared heaters operate at a much lower temperature and still remain effective, they require much less energy to operate. Infrared technology is about 4-5 times more efficient than traditional methods of heating. Consuming less than 5 cents per kilowatt hour (varies by area), the infrared heater is easy on the wallet.

In many cases FIR saunas are portable. Their portability is a huge advantage to steam heat saunas and has added to their popularity. Portable saunas can be packed up in just a few minutes and tossed into the back of your compact car.

FIR saunas don’t seem to have anything to hold them back. They have so many health benefits as well as optional portability. This puts them on the fast track to being the preferred type of sauna on the market.

To find out more about the benefits of regularly using an infrared sauna, go to HEALTHandMED.com