Thursday, October 29, 2009

Infrared Saunas Are Here; Steam Saunas Beware.

By Benjamin Andrews

Apparently, some of us are behind the curve. There is a large and growing segment of the population using Far Infrared Ray (FIR) Saunas instead of steam saunas and they are wondering why the rest of us are not. Let's see what all the excitement is about.

Infrared saunas work by using the some of the invisible natural rays that come from the sun. By using the only the healthy rays our bodies are able to directly absorb large quantities of infrared ray light, all to our benefit. Steam saunas simply heat the air around us which leads to the breathing difficulties that many of us are familiar with. FIR saunas can accomplish at the low temperature of 160-175F (70-80C), what the steam saunas must heat up to around 200F (95C) to do.

Greater muscle relaxation is realized from the deep penetrating heat of infrared saunas. The heat from FIR saunas also improves our ability to remove toxins because of its deep penetrating (2-3 in. or 5-8 cm) heat.

Infrared saunas offer a more sanitary way to sweat out your body's toxins. Since dry heat is mold and mildew free infrared saunas are more sanitary and will not spread and cultivate bacteria like a traditional humid sauna.

According to the International Institute of Holistic Healing, humans sweat differently in a FIR sauna compared to steam saunas. Their research shows that typically the sweat from an infrared sauna contains 15-20% heavy metals, sulfuric acid, sodium, ammonia, uric acid and other fat-soluble toxins. Whereas, steam sauna sweat is mostly water with about 3% of it being toxins.

FIR saunas are 4-5 times more efficient wit electricity than the average steam sauna. Operating powerfully but at a lower heat requires much less energy. No matter how expensive the power in your area is there will definitely be savings when going with the infrared sauna.

A major difference between infrared and steam is that infrared saunas are available as collapsible and portable units. The ability to pack you sauna up and take it with you is priceless. This has given infrared a marked advantage.

FIR saunas don't seem to have anything to hold them back. They have so many health benefits as well as optional portability. This puts them on the fast track to being the preferred type of sauna on the market.

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