AK Alternative Medicine Clinic

EVERYONE who has been exposed to toxic chemicals and metals needs a far infrared sauna.A report published on CNN.com in July 2005 demonstrated this point quite nicely. An analysis of cord blood from 10 babies showed 287 contaminants, including mercury, fire retardants (antimony), pesticides and the Teflon chemical PFOA. Of the 287 contaminants found, 180 cause cancer in humans, 217 are toxic to the brain and nervous system, and 208 cause birth defects.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in March 2006 emphasized that lead poisoning remains the number one environmental threat to children. (more…)

In today’s lifestyle, most of us don’t actively sweat on a daily basis unless we are engaged in an exercise program. Numerous medical studies show that deep sweating has multiple health benefits. Regular bathing in a far infrared sauna provides the benefits derived from deep sweat:

• In the heat of a sauna, the core body temperature begins to rise and blood vessels dilate, causing increased blood flow. As heat from the blood moves toward the skin surfaces and the core body temperature rises, the body’s nervous system sends signals to the millions of sweat glands covering the body. As the sweat glands are stimulated, they produce sweat, which is the body’s process for cooling the body. Sweat is composed mostly of water, but deep sweating in a sauna can help reduce levels of lead, copper, zinc, nickel, and mercury, all toxins commonly picked up from our environment.

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