Why Use Saunas?
The Value of Sweating. The skin is the largest organ of elimination. Studies prove that one can eliminate both toxic metals and toxic chemicals through the skin. However, in most everyone, the skin is congested and underactive. Many people hardly sweat. Daily sauna therapy slowly restores the skin as a major organ of elimination. Anything that can be eliminated through the kidneys may also be eliminated through the skin, and the skin can help reduce the burden on the kidneys. This is important in the elimination of toxic metals such as mercury and others. Drastically Improved Circulation. Heating the body with an infrared sauna shunts blood away from the internal organs and toward the skin in an effort to dissipate the heat. This has several important effects. Circulation and oxygenation are greatly enhanced, which helps with toxin elimination. Moving blood to the periphery of the body also helps inhibit the sympathetic system, which in turn assists detoxification. Another effect is to
