Sauna is an ancient therapy discovered in Finland. The therapy was mainly used to detoxify and heal the mind, body, and spirit. The sauna therapy was mostly used in the Nordic countries. At that time, there were anecdotal claims of the possible significance of Sauna, which were not backed up by scientific and medical evidence.
Today, the use of sauna therapy has grown. We’ve seen several versions of the therapy used at homes, resorts, and health spas. The use of the therapy has increased due to the many benefits backed up by scientific and medical studies. The benefits that you get from saunas has made the therapy become a natural way used for treating several major and minor medical issues such as alleviating and preventing the risk of the general chronic and acute conditions.
What Sauna involves
Sauna therapy is typically a form of passive heat therapy. It consists of spending a short time (about five to twenty minutes) in temperatures ranging between 80 degrees and 
100 degrees centigrade. During the five to twenty minutes period, there can be breaks, where one cools-off in a shower or a pool. And of course, there is sweating. Using the Biomat filled with Amethyst is another way of detoxing.
Benefits of Sauna
You’ve probably heard that stepping into a hot sauna after hitting the gym relaxes and detoxifies your body. Well, this is true. Your body can detox a certain amount of toxins on its own. However, since we are exposed to many toxins in a single day, it is essential to practice some detox measures. One of this measures is the sauna. Saunas are safe and make you feel amazing. The therapy also activates our skin, which is the most significant organ in your body used for detoxing harmful toxins off your body. Well, if this is not convincing enough, the following benefits will make you add sauna therapy to your health and fitness routine.
- Flushes toxins off your body
When your sweat, your body removes toxins. Intense sweating is a highly effective way your body eliminates the toxins. In saunas, this is what happens. Saunas involve intense heating which in turn enhances sweating. This helps to flush toxins from your body that it might have absorbed.
- Helps in weight loss
Yes, it helps in weight loss. In fact, there is the minimal effort required for you to lose weight when in a sauna. Scientific research backs up this benefit by suggesting that a 20-minute session of sauna therapy at 170 degrees Fahrenheit can burn over 400 calories. When you are in a sauna bath, the pumping rate of the heart increases periodically due to the dry heat. In turn, the metabolism rate increases in a similar way when you do physical exercises. It is an excellent method to maintain your desired body weight.
- Creates a strong immune system
During a sauna session, your body produces white blood cells. Regular sauna sessions will mean that you have a high account of white blood cells in the blood. A high account of white blood cells in the blood will mean you have a robust immune system that is always ready to fight attacking ailments and infections.
- Improves oxygenation and circulation
The temperature of your body will rise immediately you set foot in a sauna room. A raised body temperature causes your dilation in your blood vessels, which in turn helps in increasing the flow of blood and overall circulation of body fluids. By this, oxygen and nutrients will reach to all your body tissues helping them to heal.
- Prevents heart diseases
You now know that saunas help to increase circulation of blood fluids and oxygenation as well as reduce blood pressure. All of these support the health of the heart. For men with underlying heart conditions and at the same time they cannot perform exercises, can try out sauna. Saunas offer an effective way of exercising the heart by increasing the cardiac output.
- Helps with general medical conditions
Sauna has shown its significance in alleviating conditions related to depression, chronic pain, fatigue, and the autoimmune diseases. By reducing stress hormones and depression, sauna helps to balance hormones in the body.
The benefits of sauna mentioned above are mind-blowing. Add sauna therapy to your health routine, and you will be amazed by the benefits you will get.
Johanna Oosterwijk ND
