We have gathered some of the science and evidence behind the benefits of our Infrared Sauna. Get the key take-aways in the summary below – or deep dive into the clinical studies and articles documenting the effect of infrared sauna.
Multiple studies have looked into using infrared saunas in the treatment of different health issues, such as high blood pressure, stress, fatigue, joint pain and found clinical evidence of these benefits.
Another important benefit of the infrared sauna is the creation of heat shock proteins. The infrared sauna optimises and increases the heat shock proteins in your body and brain, leading to increased longevity and lifespan. Your heat shock proteins need to be renewed over time, otherwise it leads to plaquing of your arteries and brain, which can lead to Alzheimer’s and dementia. Studies have shown a 60-65% decrease in chances of getting Dementia and Alzheimer’s by doing saunas regularly.
Improves Cardiovascular Health
The infrared sauna warms you up from within, and lowers your blood pressure, as your blood vessels get more flexible from the heat, while removing oxidative stress from your body. Oxidative stress is often associated with lots of different health conditions and diseases. When you sweat you relieve the body of toxins and oxidative stress, it increases your blood flow and enhances the body’s performance both physically and mentally. Studies furthermore show the great impact infrared sauna has on the fast recovery after endurance and strength training.
Pain and joint relief
Research and studies have found that infrared sauna is not only relieving pain, it is also joint relieving – by warming up the muscles and joints, from within. The infrared sauna help the joints to get a greater range of motion, so it’s possible for the body to move freely, without any obstacles or pain.
Boosts mental health and immune system
Sweat it out! When you sweat, your body creates endorphins, release toxins, and helps you to a better sleep – all important components for boosting your overall mood.
Researchers have found that the sweat from an infrared sauna contained more heavy metals: bismuth, cadmium, mercury and uranium. Infrared saunas are more effective in producing a deeper cleanse of your body and removing more heavy metals than even any other type of sauna.
We have in Denmark seen a negative impact on the general mental health over the past couple of years, and the healthcare system has predicted that in 2030, depression and anxiety will be the biggest health disease – not just in Denmark, but all over the world. Studies have shown that sweating is preventive for mental disorders like depression and anxiety, and improves the overall quality of life.
Infrared saunas are also known for reducing the incidence of the common cold, and viruses, as it creates an artificial fever, and boosts the immune system.
Detoxing
Sweating is one of the best ways – and actually one of the only ways – to flush out chemicals and heavy metals that are present in our bodies today. We live in a world full of toxic substances. It’s everywhere in our environment. It’s in the air. It’s in the food, water, beauty products, household products, medications, electronics and it’s pretty impossible to avoid.
What happens is basically that our system gets overloaded. It’s not designed to process that many toxins, which in the end can lead to a number of chronical and autoimmune conditions and other diseases.
That’s why a detox is needed to cleanse the body from the inside to remove toxins and heavy metals.
Advances in technology have allowed us to take detox one step further with the invention of infrared saunas. They penetrate far deeper than the regular sauna, thus, providing deeper detoxification. With an infrared sauna, individual panels produce infrared waves that penetrate human tissue. As a result of the deep penetrating infrared heat, the body releases more toxins, and you either sweat them out, or they’re eliminated through other organs like kidneys or colon. Deep, cellular sweating is key to detoxify and energise your body.
- Infrared sauna in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. A pilot study showing good tolerance, short-term improvement of pain and stiffness, and a trend towards long-term beneficial effects – PubMed
- How to Effectively End and Prevent Joint Pain – Legion Athletics
- Far-infrared therapy for cardiovascular, autoimmune, and other chronic health problems: A systematic review – PubMed
- Repeated waon therapy improves pulmonary hypertension during exercise in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – PubMed
- Effect of Waon therapy on oxidative stress in chronic heart failure – PubMed
- Oxidative Stress in Cardiovascular Disease
- Effect of post-exercise sauna bathing on the endurance performance of competitive male runners – PubMed
- Regular sauna bathing and the incidence of common colds – PubMed
- Sauna bathing is inversely associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in middle-aged Finnish men
- Podcast #102: My secret to keeping my brain and body toxin-free
- Ultimate Health Podcasts – Infrared Sauna
- Strive for Great Health – Infrared Sauna Therapy
- Discover Health -The Benefits of Sweating & Infrared Saunas
- Owners-guide for humans – Biohacks for optimal performance
- Myers Detox Podcast – Infrared Saunas In Depth with Nikki Moses