Heat

Heating the steam not only takes longer to heat up, but also releases a steam that is often unbearably hot and difficult to breath. Heat therapy stimulates the sweat glands that cleanse and detoxify the skin. Heat from an infrared sauna will never allow your skin to burn and you will feel the beneficial effects of infrared heat for hours. Heat also burning of calories increases energy production in the body. Heat exposure to the skin stimulates production of white blood cells and strengthens immune system. Heat Shock Protein (HSP70) to protect the body from various kind of stress is induced and can strengthen the muscle.

An infrared sauna is a sauna that heats its occupants with heaters that emit far infrared radiant heat. The radiation penetrates the body and heats through a process called conversion, instead of heating the air around you. In a warm environment, an infrared sauna could be open air and still heat the users in the same manner, since the heaters don't rely on the air being hot, but only hot enough such that the body doesn't cool down without sweating. All the same, normally the units are contained in a room, allowing the air to heat and in effect simulating the feel of a traditional sauna. In other words, the sauna box creates the atmosphere of the sauna while the heaters provide the actual infrared therapy

Sweat

In a warm environment, an infrared sauna could be open air and still heat the users in the same manner, since the heaters don't rely on the air being hot, but only hot enough such that the body doesn't cool down without sweating. The hot air causes ones body to heat up, and eventually results in a sweat. The amount of sweat that results from each is comparable, though many people report that the lower temperatures in an infrared sauna allow the user to stay inside longer, resulting in longer sauna sessions and therefore more overall sweating. Mainstream medical professionals do say, however, that sweating is always good for you, provided that you stay hydrated. The sweating process while in the sauna gently and safely helps eliminate all heavy metals and toxic chemicals. people after several months of infra-red sauna use.

This heat is then transmitted to the whole body through the circulatory system. Infrared is the only heat that penetrates deep enough into the tissues of the body to melt away cellulite and fats and the unique light wavelengths act to break down dangerous toxins and acids in the body. Infrared heat helps to promote the body’s capillary system which will increase blood circulation to the surface of the skin. Because of the deep penetrating heat from infrared, health professionals have used infrared lamps for many years to treat muscle and joint problems.

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