Detoxification
An infrared sauna can help you detoxify your body more effectively than a conventional sauna. A conventional sauna makes you sweat mostly water, with only 3% of toxins. An infrared sauna, on the other hand, makes you sweat out 20% of toxins and 80% of water! That means you can get rid of more harmful substances from your body with an infrared sauna.
Pain Relief
If you suffer from back, neck, or arthritis pain, you might benefit from infrared sauna heat therapy. This type of therapy uses low-level heat to soothe and heal your pain. Researchers have found that heat-responsive pain (HRP) can be treated with continuous low-level heat therapy. HRP includes lower back pain and upper body pain, among other conditions.
Weight Loss
Did you know that you can burn calories while relaxing in an infrared sauna? A 30-minute session can burn as much as 200 to 600 calories! That’s because your body has to work hard to cool itself down while using an infrared sauna. This increases your heart rate, blood flow, and metabolism. Infrared heat therapy also raises your core body temperature, which improves your cardiovascular health. You can monitor your heart rate during your session and see the results for yourself!
Lowers Blood Pressure
Infrared sauna therapy can also help lower your blood pressure. A clinical study with the University of Missouri Kansas City in 2005 showed that using Sunlighten’s Solocarbon heaters for 30 minutes three times a week lowered blood pressure in participants. Another study showed that repeated infrared treatment improved blood vessel function in patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol. This suggests that sauna use can prevent or reduce the risk of arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries.
Improve Circulation
Another benefit of heating up your muscles with infrared is that it improves your circulation. The increased blood flow levels are similar to those seen during exercise. This helps your body heal faster and better by delivering more oxygen and nutrients to your tissues. Infrared heat also reduces inflammation, swelling, and pain by removing excess fluid from your body.
Skin Purification
You can also improve your skin’s appearance with regular use of an infrared sauna. Infrared heat helps heal wounds faster and with less scarring. It also helps treat skin conditions such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, burns, and cuts. It reduces wrinkles, makes your skin look radiant, firms and improves your skin tone and elasticity. It also helps reduce cellulite by breaking down fat cells under your skin. You will notice a difference in how your skin looks and feels after using an infrared sauna.