The Wolfe Clinic - Infrared Hyperthermic Aesta Sauna Dome

Passive Cardiovascular Conditioning Effect

Your infrared sauna makes it possible for people who are otherwise unable to exert themselves or who won't follow through on an exercising and conditioning program to achieve a cardiovascular training effect. This also allows for more variety in any ongoing training program.

" Many of us who run do so to place a demand on our cardiovascular system, not to build big leg muscles. Regular use of a sauna may impart a similar stress on the cardiovascular system, and its regular use may be as effective, as a means of cardiovascular conditioning and burning of calories and regular exercise." As reported in the Journal of American Medical Association, August 7, 1987. Due to the deep penetration, over 1-1/2" into the skin, of the infrared rays generated by your infrared sauna there is a heating effect deep in the muscular tissues and the internal organs. The body responds to this deep-heating effect via hypothalamic-induced increase in both heart volume and rate. This beneficial heart stress leads to a sought-after cardiovascular training and conditioning effect. Medical research confirms the use of a sauna provides cardiovascular conditioning as the body works to cool itself and involves substantial increases in heart rate, cardiac output and metabolic rate. As a confirmation of the validity of this form of cardiovascular conditioning, extensive research by NASA in the early 1980's led to the conclusion that infrared stimulation of cardiovascular function would be the ideal way to maintain cardiovascular conditioning in American astronauts during long space flight. Blood flow during whole-body hypothermia is reported to rise from a normal 5-7 pints per minute to as much as 13 pints per minute.

"The 1980's was the decade of high-impact aerobics classes and high-mileage training. Yet there was something elitist about the way exercise was prescribed: only strenuous workouts would do, you had to raise your heart rate to between X and Y, the only way was to ‘go for the burn". And such strictures insured that most ‘real’ exercisers were relatively young and in good shape to begin with., Many, many Americans got caught up in the fitness boom, but probably just as many fell by the wayside. As we’ve reported, recent research shows that you don't have to run marathons to become fit- that burning just 1,000 calories a week is enough. Anything goes, as long as it burns these calories." Reported in the Wellness Letter, October 1990, from the University of California Berkeley. Infrared Sauna
I.R. thermal systems use infrared energy to penetrate the body's tissue to a depth of over 1 ½". Tests have shown that the energy output is tuned so closely to the body’s own radiant energy that our bodies absorb close to 93 percent of the infrared waves that reach our skin, known as conversion. By comparison, conventional saunas must rely only on indirect means of heat: first, on convection (air currents) and then, conduction (direct contact of hot air with the skin) to produce its heating effects. The I.R. sauna is able to produce upwards to three times the sweat volume at much lower temperatures (110-130F vs. 180-230F). The I.R. sauna is significantly less costly to operate and does not heat up the area outside of the sauna. Sweat Analysis

Lead: 8.4ug
Nickel: 1.2ug
Copper: .11mg
Zinc: 1.3mg
Magnesium: 2.0mg
Iron: .26mg
Calcium: 22mg
Sodium: .84mg
Magnesium:.019mg
Cadmium: 6.2mg

Source: Green Cross Hospital Far
Infrared Saunas are able to remove heavy metal toxins (sweat analysis chart above), that accumulate due to sluggish elimination or exposure. Many clinics' detoxification programs utilize IR Saunas for mercury toxicity, which they claim, is eliminated through the stool, hair and urine. Anyone experiencing the following symptoms that are often linked to toxicity can benefit greatly from using an infrared sauna.

Allergies
Acne
Anxiety
Burning Skin
Brain Fog
Chronic Fatigue
Depression
Eczema
Frequent Colds
Insomnia Memory Loss
Mood Swings
Muscle Pain
Joint Pain
Concentration

The same combination of "resonant absorption" and low heat that effectively removes heavy metal toxicity from the body, also improves the immune system. A typical infrared sauna session causes a brief 1-3 degree increase in body temperature. Fever is the body’s defense against bacteria, microbes and consequent infection. This beneficial side effect triggers the production of white blood cells (leukocytes) by your bone marrow and killer T cells by your thymus, resulting in strengthening the immune system.

Benefits of an Infrared Sauna Treatment

Improves Skin: The only known antidote for sunburn.
Burns Calories:Once heat conditioned, burns as much as 600 calories in 30 minutes.
Removes Toxins: Even promotes mercury detoxification!
Relieves Pain: Arthritis, muscle spasms, joint stiffness, sprains.
Strengthens Cardiovascular System: Heart rate, cardiac output and metabolic rate increase, while diastolic blood pressure drops.
Reduces Stress/Fatigue
Strengthens Immune System
Reduces Swelling of Prostate in Men
Controls Excessive Leucorrhea in Woman (PMS and Yeast)

Contraindications: Lupus/MS sufferers should be carefully monitored. Pregnant and nursing mothers should not utilize sauna.

BENEFITS REPORTED
Weight Loss: Infrared heat saunas burn 300-600 calories in just one 30 minute session!

Here's how many calories a 150 pound person normally burns up in 30 minutes of exercise:

Sport Calories

Marathon Running 590c
Vigorous Racquet Ball 510
Rowing (peak effort) 600c
Swimming (crawl stroke) 300c
Jogging 300c
Tennis (fast game) 265c
Chopping Wood 265c
Cycling (10 mph) 225c
Golfing (without a cart) 150c
Walking (3.5mph) 150c
Bowling 120c

Some weight loss authorities believe that our bodies use fat to dilute toxins. As an infrared heat sauna is an unsurpassed expeller of toxins, it is also a great way to get rid of any fat our bodies are using to dilute toxins we are storing.
Beauty: Your infrared sauna is excellent for increasing blood circulation to the skin, which is essential for beautiful, youthful, glowing skin! A new "inner Glow" as the skin is free of accumulated dirt and dry skin cells, due to deep cleansing of impurities!

Help acne, eczema, psoriasis, burns and any skin lesions or cuts.

Open wounds heal quicker with reduced scarring.
Removes roughness, leaving skin baby smooth and soft again.
Firms and improves skin tone and elasticity.

Scars on Skin: Scars fully formed, even colloids, may be gradually softened. Burns and other wounds or incisions may heal with significantly reduced scarring.

Cellulite: Cellulite is a gel-like substance made up of fat, water and wastes which are trapped in pockets below the skin. An infrared sauna can assist this condition, as profuse sweating helps clear this form of unwanted debris from the body. European Beauty Specialists confirm: a sauna will greatly speed any anti-cellulite program! Due to at least twice the depth of heat penetration into cellulite combined with up to 10 times the level of heating in these tissues your infrared sauna can be significantly more effective than any conventional sauna. Relieve Pain: Effective for arthritis, back pain, muscle spasm, headache, etc.

Injuries: Radiant heat helps with sprains, strains, arthritis, muscle spasm and pain. If you are an athlete, your infrared sauna is all good news. It allows oxygen debt to be repaid more quickly. That’s likely to lead to improved and quicker healing of sprains and muscle pain for you!

Runners: Your infrared sauna is the perfect solution for keeping up your cardiovascular fitness while avoiding a run on a difficult weather day - days you may want to just skip a workout or when you need to rest to allow an injury to heal. Also, your infrared sauna is great for warming up before stretching or staring any vigorous activity. You simply get in your infrared sauna with your clothes on and allow the infrared rays to pour right through your clothing until you just begin to break a sweat. Now you are pre-warmed for stretching, skiing, running in cold conditions, etc. For the maximal stretching benefit from this system you will need a 40-minute sauna before your stretching. Research indicates that stretching after a 40-minute sauna session should produce a ½% permanent increase in your flexibility. Even one 20-minute session may create temporary increase in your flexibility of up to 10%. As a warm-up, your infrared sauna should help to prevent injuries and enhance your ability to stay with your training program or enjoy any outdoor activity. Your infrared sauna is also great cold weather post-activity warm-up. Especially for any frostbitten areas.
Relaxation and Enjoyment: Remove stress in the comfortable warm temperature with a fresh air vent for easy breathing.

Outstanding Caloric Consumption and Weight Control In Guyton's Textbook of Medical Physiology, we find that producing one gram of sweat requires 0.586 kcal. The JAMA citation referred to above goes on to state that, "A moderately conditioned person can easily sweat off 500 gms. In a sauna, consuming nearly 300 kcal- the equivalent of running 2-3 miles. A heat-conditioned person can easily sweat off 600-800-kcal with no adverse effects. While the weight of the water loss can be regained by dehydration with water, the calories consumed will not be." Since an infrared sauna helps generate two to three times the sweat produced in a hot-air sauna, the implications for increased caloric consumption are quite impressive. Assuming "a sauna" as mentioned in JAMA, to last for 30 minutes, some interesting comparisons may be drawn. Two of the highest calorie output forms of exercise are rowing and marathon running. Peak output on a rowing machine or during a marathon run burns about 600 calories in 30 minutes. Your infrared sauna can, thus, play a pivotal role in both weight control and cardiovascular conditioning. This would be easily valuable for those who don’t exercise and those who can’t exercise, yet want effective weight control and fitness maintenance program and the benefits that regular exercise can contribute to such a program.

Muscle Skeletal Cases: success reported with Infrared treatments by medical researchers: TMJ Arthritis Traumatic Arthritis Acel-dacel Injury Sequel Disc-protrusion Brain Contusion-accelerated healing

TMJ Arthritis
Traumatic Arthritis
Acel-dacel Injury
Sequelae Disc-protrusion Brain Contusion - accelerated healing
Tight Shoulders - relaxed
Shoulder Pain - relieved or eliminated
Bursitis - eliminated
Muscle Spasms - reduced or eliminated
Low Back Pain - relieved
Post-exercise Muscle Pain - vital to competitive athletes
Spinal Cord Shock-post traumatic shock reversed
Muscle Tension - relaxed