Sauna
Sauna
Jake Ames
MD, HMD
Consider
purchasing a FAR IR sauna. The FAR
infrared sauna is a very effective way to detoxify solvents, chemical poisons, and heavy metals. I find chelation therapy using EDTA and DMPS
to be more efficient at removing heavy
metals than sweating, however, when combining niacin, selenium, MSM, zinc, L-Glycine
and zinc, the sauna will remove most heavy metals over time.
The
FAR and near-infrared frequencies are
also beneficial for your cells and DNA.
It
is important to have your minerals checked before starting any detoxification
program. Always check red blood cell
(RBC) minerals, not serum minerals for the following minerals: magnesium, manganese, selenium, cobalt,
molybdenum, copper and zinc. I have
found the Hair Elements Test from Doctors Data Company to be a great test for
testing mineral deficiencies and to screen for toxic metals. I prefer to use Doctor’s Data, Inc. for the
Hair Elements Test.
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You
need to have a full metabolic panel, complete blood count (CBC), thyroid
function tests, CRP-HS (<1 mg/L) and Fibrinogen (<300), mg/dl). Keep your serum potassium at 4.5 mEq/L, serum
sodium between 140-145 mEq/L, and serum chloride between 100-105 mEq/L.
If
you use the sauna daily for one-hour at a time at 140 degrees Fahrenheit, you may
have to double or triple your mineral supplementation. I would do the RBC mineral tests monthly and
the Hair Element Test every two months.
I’ve
been using a FAR IR sauna 3-7 days a week since 1995. Many months I use it daily. I usually keep the temperature at 140 degrees
Fahrenheit (60 degrees Celsius) for one hour.
I put down two towels doubled (4 layers) for my seat, one towel for my
feet to rest on, and another towel to wipe off my sweat. This also keeps my sauna clean. I usually drink one liter to 1 ½ liters of
water in one hour from a glass bottle. I
also have a vitamin D lamp and a near infrared lamp (IR) in my sauna. My vitamin D lamp is used for reptiles and is not a high-quality one, so I can have it on for one hour, and I do not
get sunburn. The near-infrared light bulb cost $7.00 at your local hardware store. The housing costs
another $7.00, and the most expensive purchase is a heavy duty extension
cord. If you have the two lamps on, you
may have to connect them to another outlet so you don’t trip the circuit
breaker. You need to make sure the
vitamin D and the infrared lamps do not get too
close to the wood in your sauna. You
don’t want to start a fire. If you are
reading from a tablet, put a plastic ice pad under it, with a towel over your
thighs.
Please
don’t overdo the sauna. Start out with a
low temperature for only 15 minutes, and fan the door if you have to. It’s important to wipe off your sweat during
your sauna so you don’t reabsorb the chemicals and heavy metals back into your
body.
This
is what to look for when you are purchasing a sauna:
1: Get a two-man
sauna. A one-man
sauna is just too small.
2: Get wheels for your sauna.
3: Make sure you have the correct wiring and
circuit breaker for your type of sauna.
4: Usually get white popular, unless your sauna
is outdoors, then you may decide to get cedar.
Cedar can outgas chemicals for a while if you are chemically sensitive.
5: Make sure your sauna is put together with
wood screws, not glued.
6: Some saunas shield electromagnetic
frequencies (EMF’s). I don’t’ think that
is too important. We have to pick our
poisons.
7: Make sure your elements don’t shut off at 140
degrees, some do. Make sure your sauna’s
temperature goes up to 140 degrees.
8: Get more elements, and have less glass in
your sauna.
9: Get a sauna that weighs a lot. My new two-man
sauna is twice as heavy as my former one.
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