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| 5 Health Benefits from using a Sauna |
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I Matthews |
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Not just for lazing around any more saunas are an alternative health treatment to be reckoned with. Offering far more then just the average unwind and relief from aching muscles sauna health benefits effect our skin, toxicity levels, and even our immune system. So why don't more people have saunas at home? Chances are it's because of lack of education which we're about to take care of right now with these top five sauna health benefits.
1.)Well we already mentioned this health benefit but we'll dive into it a little deeper here. Stress relief comes in two different ways when you're using a sauna. The first is that we relax and unwind in the extreme heat of a sauna. The second is that the increase in temperature of our body and skin helps reduce the amount of chemicals in our system caused by stress.
2.) Our body releases as much as a third of it's toxins through the skin. It does this through the pores when sweating. By inducing sweating more often we actually detox ourselves of more toxins then normal thanks to the increased body temperature we achieve during a sauna.
3.) You'd never think you could lose weight while sitting still. It's the lazy mans dream, how ever thanks to action a sauna has on our heart we can simulate light exercise from the increased heat of a sauna. As our body temperature rises our heart rate increases 30-50% above normal. This increased heart rate also increases blood flow and simulates light exercise causing unwanted fat to burn and in turn helping us to lose weight.
4.) Now we touched on toxins leaving the body via our skin, what we didn't explore is what else happens to our skin during a sauna session. With the increased heart rate mentioned above comes increased blood flow. Normally our skin receives 10-15% of our bodies over all blood flow, not a lot when you consider our skin is our largest organ. This amount can increase up to 50% of the overall blood flow during our time in a sauna. Thanks to this increased blood our skin receives more nutrients and oxygen rejuvenating the skin and leaving it bright and beautiful.
5.)What happens when we get sick? Our body responds to a fever by producing more white blood cells and other cells to help combat the illness. Well guess what, when you're in the sauna you're actually simulating a fever for your body. This triggers the exact same thing, our immune system gets to work increasing production of cells to fight off infection and illness. This procedure strengthens our immunity catching colds and flus. This is especially important during those nasty cold seasons so many of us enjoy through the winter.
Are there other health benefits of saunas? Sure there is, how ever some of them relate to specific type of saunas. For instance using an Infrared sauna has additional health benefits over just the heat we enjoy from a dry or wet sauna. The evidence is in and using a sauna is an excellent alternative health treatment for both healing and prevention.
It's a good idea if you suffer from any blood pressure or heart conditions that you consult your doctor before using a sauna.
To learn more about the details of Sauna health skin benefits or the health benefits of dry saunas visit our website at either the links above. |
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