INFRARED SAUNA
Detox Tips 11: FAR INFRARED VS CONVENTIONAL
SAUNAS
A conventional sauna must rely only on indirect means
of heat: first, on convection (air currents) and then, conduction
(direct contact of hot air with the skin) to produce its heating
effect on us. In a far infrared sauna, less than 20%
of the infrared energy heats the air, leaving over 80%
available to be directly converted to heat within our
bodies. Thus an infrared sauna can warm its user
to a much greater depth and much more efficiently than a conventional
sauna. This crucial difference explains many of the unprecedented
health benefits reported to be available through a far infrared
sauna that are not attainable through a conventional sauna.
The infrared energy applied in these saunas may induce up
to 2 - 3 times the sweat volume of a hot-air sauna. They operate
at a significantly cooler air temperature range of 110°
to 130°F vs. 180° to 235°F in a conventional sauna.
The lower heat range is safer for those concerned about cardiovascular
risk factors that might be encountered in old-style hot-air
sauna
FAR INFRARED
The electromagnetic spectrum is divided into three segments
by wavelength, measured in microns or micrometers(a micron
= 1/1,000,000 of a meter) : 0.076 to 1.5 microns = near or
close; 1.5 to 5.6 = middle or intermediate; 5.6 to 1,000 =
far or long wave infrared. The far infrared segment of the
electromagnetic spectrum occurs just below, or "infra"
to red light as the next lowest energy band. This band of
light is not visible to human eyes but we can, however, feel
this type of light, which we perceive as heat.When warmed,
the earth radiates infrared rays in the 7 to 14 micron bands
with its peak output at 10 microns. Our palms emit infrared
energy at between 8 to 14 microns. The Luxsauna far infrared
sauna heaters emit the majority of their output in the long
band from 5.6 to 25 microns. The output is evenly spread around
the 9.4 micron pivot point of peak human output. The energy
output from the infrared sauna corresponds so closely to the
body's radiant energy that our bodies absorb close to 93%
of the infrared waves that reach our skin.
Graphic Analysis of Detoxification
Graph 2 - Volatile Hydrocarbon Detoxification
Graph 3 - Formaldehyde Detoxification
Graph 5 - Pesticide Detoxification
Graph 6 - Agent Orange &
DDT Detoxification
| Table A Infrared Sauna Detox
Pre and Post BioToxin Reduction Program Comparison
of 6 Peripheral Neuropathy Patients |
| case # |
age |
source of exposure |
program days |
medical complaints |
toxicants |
pre-program results |
post-program results |
symptom reduction |
| 17 |
40 |
tenting of house with mehtyl/B chlordane
re-exp.: tap water tested for toxins |
2-28
day |
CFS; aching, cramping, extreme weakness
of muscles, paralysis of extremeties intermittent |
|
|
|
90 - 99% |
| 21 |
46 |
sodium pentothal |
1-16 day |
parasthesia
of hands |
|
|
|
99% |
| 31 |
37 |
pesticides flea bombs; exposed to powder in yard |
2-28 day |
CNS
dep. peripheral neuropathy musculoskeletal disorders |
DDT
DDE
chlordane
heptachlor
hept. epoxide
transnonachlor
endosulfan
benzene
toluene
tri. m. benzene
xylene
dichlormethane
chloroform
tetraCE
dichlorobenzene |
0.8 ppb
3.4
12.5
0.9
0.6
1.6
11.6
2.0
1.5
0.6
1.2
4.8
4.5
5.5
2.8 |
0.0
1.1
0.0
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0 |
99% |
| 60 |
37 |
pesticide sprays in home and garden, all her life |
1-16 day |
extreme fatigue, muscles weak occasional seizure like activity;
paralysis of legs intermittent |
DDE
isocy., antiparietal
antibrush B. |
0.6
2.3
1.5
0.5
|
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0 |
99% |
| 69 |
53 |
volatile hydro-carbons |
2-28 day |
CNS dep. peripheral neuropathy foot drop |
benzene
toluene
ethylbenzene
styrene
1, 1, 1, 1, TCA
TCE
tetra CE |
2.3
1.0
0.5
0.7
6.8
0.9
3.4 |
2.1
1.0
<.5
<.5
0.9
<.5
0.8 |
75% temporary |
| 63 |
41 |
agent orange |
2-28 day |
dying back neuropathy of legs |
toluene, xylenes 1, 1, 1, TCA
TCE
tetra CE
2, 2 dimethyl B.
cyclopentane 2M. pentane
3M. pentane
HCB
DDE |
0.6
2.3
1.5
0.5
1.4
1.2
4.1
14.5
7.4
0.4
3.9 |
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0 |
50% |
|
