Despite the fact that many of my patients have become excellent students of environmental medicine, some are not completely well. What prevents their recovery? The major demons are heavy metals (with mercury leading the list), pesticides, detox deficiencies, and Candida.

What is the ultimate mercury removal? Or the best way to rid the body of heavy metals and pesticide residues? The Infrared Sauna. It has been known for decades, that sweating is an effective way of eliminating stored chemicals, including heavy metals. In fact, sauna is one of the detoxification procedures used in environmental units located in Dallas, TX, (Dr. William Rea) and North Charleston, SC, (Dr. Alan Lieberman), where the sickest of folks go to heal. But many people, myself included, cannot tolerate a sauna. We feel weak, sick, dizzy, faint, and may have an increased heart rate and headache. However, thanks to improved technology, many tolerate the infrared sauna much better. This is because it utilizes a heat energy that penetrates the tissues more effectively while using a lower temperature.

Another of my concerns related to the use of a sauna, even for the few brief moments I could tolerate one, was the fact that my eyeballs burned so badly. I couldn’t believe that the heat on my corneas was good for them, and feared this might trigger cataracts. (There have been no studies done on this.) Regardless, I don’t experience that type of eye pain when in the infrared sauna, only profuse sweating, just the effect necessary to release nasty toxins from storage sites.

Our bodies eliminate stored mercury through stool, urine, or sweat—sweat being the most efficient and natural. When you realize the life-long incapacitation and expense of disease, such as heart disease, chemical sensitivity, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, chronic pain syndromes, migraines, Alzheimer’s, or any other caused by chemical and metal toxicity, a sauna is worth the expense.

The majority of folks with insurmountable medical problems have stored chemicals (with pesticides and heavy metals topping the list) poisoning the recovery process. However, going to an environmental unit is a luxury. Sauna may be a primary “cure” or solution to a problem. I think saunaing is so important, that I detail in my Total Wellness newsletters how you might be able to obtain insurance reimbursement, and how to create a program, with the right minerals and protocol, so that you don’t sweat yourself into a cardiac arrest by depleting your good minerals, along with your heavy metals, pesticides, and other pollutants.

Sweating is a God-given mechanism, but must be done properly and safely in order to be successful.

The infrared sauna is something that you would use for a lifetime; for the world will never run out of ways to poison us. It can become a major tool in your anti-aging program.

The pollution of the world is not going away. To unload the body enough, so that it can heal itself, infrared sauna is my preferred tool. And, to maintain good health once you reach your goal, the sauna should become a weekly routine. Sauna, in and of itself, isn’t the “magic bullet”, but, certainly for now, I think this is exceedingly neat that we can treat with heat.

REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM TOTAL WELLNESS NEWSLETTER, MAY 2000.

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*This article in no way indicates an endorsement by Sherry A. Rogers, M.D., of Arizona Sauna.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sherry A. Rogers, M.D., A.B.E.M., A.B.F.P., F.A.C.N., F.A.C.A.A.I. has been a leading authority on environmental medicine for over 20 years and has published more than a dozen books, including Pain-Free in 6 Weeks and her latest, Detoxify or Die (both of which cite further benefits of Infrared Sauna), plus scientific papers, textbook chapters, and newsletters. She has taught over 100 physician courses in six countries and is a frequent radio and television guest.