Benefits of Sauna

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Using the sauna to raise body temperature provides numerous health benefits. Regular sauna, along with good exercise and wholesome food, is one of the primary components of maintaining good health and preventing disease.

 Sauna therapy is also the most efficient way to eliminate toxins and metals from the body. Pesticides, petroleum-based and organic chemicals, drugs, toxins of all kinds are eliminated through sweat produced in the sauna. Research shows that fifteen minutes of sauna, through sweat, eliminates the same amount of heavy metal that would take the kidneys 24 hours to excrete. Mercury loss by sweating may be even more substantial.

For some people, sauna bathing is a relaxing pastime. For others, ritual sweating means communing with the divine. For still others, having the regular use of a sauna is a life-saving necessity. Regardless of your reasons for using the sauna, it will be helpful to understand the mechanics of perspiring and why we sweat.