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A sauna is defined as a small room designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions, traditionally used as a place to cleanse the mind and rejuvenate the spirit.  A sauna session is a therapeutic session and often a social event in which the people sit or recline in very warm temperatures to induce relaxation and promote perspiration which stimulates pores and cells, leaving the skin with visibly improved tone, elasticity, texture and color.  Infrared saunas that warm objects inside the sauna instead of the air itself have become increasingly popular over the last several decades due to ease of use and eco-friendliness.  An infrared sauna uses infrared heaters and the heat emitted is then absorbed by the outer layer of the skin.  Therapeutic sauna usage reduces stress hormones, lowers blood pressure and improves many cardiovascular conditions.  The benefits of therapeutic saunas can be both temporary and long term.  These therapeutic saunas have long been too expensive for the average American, but they are now finally making their way to homes all across the USA.

One of the most advanced, ecologically friendly and cost-effective infrared saunas available on the market today is made by SunSpot, and it is offered in 2 different models: a cozy sauna for two people, and a larger sauna for three people.  The SunSpot Two-Person Infrared Sauna has plenty of room for stretching out and is intimately designed for those with the "two's company, but three's a crowd" mindset!  It is perfect for spending time with that significant other or for bonding with a special sibling or friend.

                                                     

The larger model, the SunSpot Three-Person Infrared Sauna has plenty of room for three people who agree with Andy Warhol's mindset that "one's company, two's a crowd, and three's a party!"  The SunSpot Three-Person Infrared Sauna offers an aesthetically pleasing paned window, not available in the Two-Person model, for extra elegance.  Both models are constructed from beautiful red cedar as using real wood ensures lasting performance and structural integrity.  Rehabmart proudly supports Sunspot because these saunas are the only completely "green" -from production to sale- infrared saunas made in the U.S.A.  They are rated eco-friendly by the top three forestry initiative programs so that you can enjoy the therapeutic benefits of an infrared sauna without the guilt of harming the environment.
   
Now let's talk about exactly how beneficial sauna use is for our health.  It turns out that our millions of sauna using ancestors had it right the first time; sauna use alleviates the pain and symptoms of many diseases and conditions including reducing frequency of the common cold to killing cancer cells.  It also increases performance in endurance sports and increases plasma and red cell volume.  Saunas alleviate chronic pain more effectively than other traditional remedies more often than not.  Sauna use is recommended for arthritis, depression, congestive heart failure, fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and heart arrhythmia.   Sauna therapy has additionally been recommended for treatment of other conditions such as obstructive lung disease, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, obesity, and atherosclerosis.

Studies have shown that sauna therapy reduces levels of stress hormones like adrenalin and noradrenalin while increasing levels of beta-endorphins that block pain, and cortisol which regulates blood sugar and aids in fat and carbohydrate metabolism.   Sauna use rids the body of harmful toxins, as well as lifestyle waste like sodium, alcohol, nicotine, and cholesterol.  Hyperthermia caused by sauna therapy may kill or weaken cancer and tumor cells because those types of cells cannot handle the heat.  Hyperthermia therefore causes these cancerous cells to undergo apoptosis (programmed cell death) in direct response to the sauna heat, while healthy tissues can maintain a normal temperature. Even if the cancerous cells do not die immediately, they are more susceptible to radiation therapy or to chemotherapy pharmaceuticals, allowing for smaller therapy times or doses, and therefore reducing the negative side effects.

Saunas are more cost-effective for private ownership than ever, and their health benefits are still being discovered daily.   So do not deny yourself and your loved ones of the priceless physical and mental health benefits of sauna therapy.  Go green, get healthier, and enjoy this holiday season with the best family Christmas present ever!

Alyssa Aldana,
Medical Consumer Writer
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Hulet Smith, OT
Rehabmart Team Leader & CEO