Health Benefits
Stress Reduction
The most immediate health benefit of a North Star Sauna is stress reduction through simple relaxation, as it melts away the problems and tensions of daily life. It eases aches and pains that have gathered throughout the day and far infrared heat relaxes tense muscles. Many massage therapists use infrared heat prior to massage to provide a more thorough and effective treatment. A few minutes in our Infrared sauna will reduce mental and physical fatigue. You will feel revitalized and refreshed in both body and mind. Infrared saunas also promote a sound nights rest with many people reporting a complete recovery from insomnia.
Detoxification
An excellent way to remove toxins and wastes from your body is an infrared sauna. Infrared saunas have a greater affect in removing toxins than traditional saunas. Because of the penetrating affects of infrared heat, your body is able to remove these toxins at a faster pace than normal.
Everyday people are exposed to thousands of chemicals in the air, water, food, and many other items used in daily life. Toxins such as sodium, alcohol, nicotine, carcinogenic heavy metals (cadmium, lead, copper, zinc, nickel) and mercury accumulate in the body during modern daily life. Far-infrared sauna therapy significantly heats up the body, stimulating the sweat glands, causing profuse sweating which will speed up the body's natural cleansing and detoxification process.
In one study performed by American reseachers, the sweat of people using a conventional sauna was found to be 95-97% water while the sweat of those using a Far Infrared sauna was 80-85% water, with the non-water portion consisting of wastes such as cholesterol, fat-soluble toxins, toxic heavy metals (cadmium, lead, copper, nickel, etc.) sulfuric acid, sodium, ammonia and uric acid. This unusually high concentration of heavy metals and other fat-soluble toxins is not present in the sweat from normal exercise. Also, FIR treatment has been successfully used in China, Europe and Japan to treat clogged capillaries. And it is recommended by doctors in the US to reduce and maintain low toxin levels for post cancer surgery patients.
Note: Infrared Saunas Provide Safe Detoxification
Scientists at Mayo Clinic have discovered that far infrared [FIR] light saunas are safe for heart patients. The saunas induce perspiration at lower temperatures, letting patients detoxify without the use of risky high temperatures.
Improves and Enhances Skin
Infrared heat therapy increases blood circulation, expelling dirt, chemicals, toxins and removes dead cells from the suface of the skin. FIR waves penetrate into the deep layers of the skin, stimulating metabolism. Large molecules containing toxins are broken down by vibration induced by the FIR waves. The deep perspiration (not achievable in a conventioal sauna) removes these deeply embedded impurities and toxins. The skin tissues begin to produce new cells to replace the old or dead skin cells. Increased blood circulation and the deep cleansing of impurities improves the skin's tone and elasticity, leaving the skin softer and firmer and youthful, reducing wrinkles associated with aging. Research reports improvements in acne, rashes, burns, eczema, psoriasis, sin lesions and cuts.
Burns Calories, Controls Weight & Reduces Cellutite!
As you relax in the gentle heat of our North Star Infrared Sauna, your body is actually hard at work producing sweat, pumping blood, and burning calories. according to the Journal of the American Medical Association, in a single sauna session you may burn as many calories as you would when swimming or jogging for 60 minutes.
Saunas help clear up cellulite, the gel-like lumps of fat, water and debris trapped in pockets beneath the skin. European beauty specialists routinely incorporate daily saunas in programs to reduce cellulite. And because the radiant heat of the Infrared sauna warms three times as deeply as conventional saunas, it is significantly more effective at reducing cellulite.
You are not only losing toxins and waste, but you are also ridding your body of trapped fat and unhealthy weight!
Our Infrared saunas can burn 600-800 calories in just one 30-minute session. This table (see left) shows how many calories a 150-pound person normally burns in 30 minutes of exercise.
Infrared saunas are perfect for those who do not have time for regular exercise or suffer from personal injuries that inhibit rigorous activity.