Comments on: The Cold, the Sweat, and the Infrared Sauna http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/2008/09/25/the-cold-the-sweat-and-the-infrared-sauna/ Mon, 21 May 2012 19:19:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Simply Steamy http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/2008/09/25/the-cold-the-sweat-and-the-infrared-sauna/comment-page-1/#comment-3088 Simply Steamy Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:05:39 +0000 http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/?p=715#comment-3088 Readers planning to buy a sauna should beware of the so-called infrared saunas, most of which are made in the PRC (China) from inferior materials. These are not genuine saunas in the Scandinavian style. In the traditional heater, the heating elements heat the air and a mass of stones. This allows for a consistent heat and the custom of sprinkling water on the stones, which changes the environment in the sauna dramatically. The infrared heaters have exposed heating elements, so that the heat radiates directly onto the bather in sort of a one sided fashion. These infrared heaters have a much lower capacity, so the most common complaint is that they fail to attain the heat typical for a genuine sauna, especially on the part of the body turned away from the heater. You also sacrifice the ability to sprinkle water on the heater, and one must question whether it’s actually healthy to expose one’s self to such direct radiation, or how enjoyable such an experience is, compared to the traditional sauna. In contrast, the traditional Scandinavian style saunas are centuries old (they were heated with wood before electricity), and their safety and therapeutic efficacy is well established. As with tainted toothpaste, poisonous pet food and lead painted children’s toys, some of these infrared saunas are downright hazardous at least according to the Electrical Safety Authority in Ontario, Canada. See… http://www.ofm.gov.on.ca/english/Fire%20Safety%20&%20Public%20Education/Recalls/2006/Saunas.asp Readers planning to buy a sauna should beware of the so-called infrared saunas, most of which are made in the PRC (China) from inferior materials. These are not genuine saunas in the Scandinavian style.

In the traditional heater, the heating elements heat the air and a mass of stones. This allows for a consistent heat and the custom of sprinkling water on the stones, which changes the environment in the sauna dramatically.

The infrared heaters have exposed heating elements, so that the heat radiates directly onto the bather in sort of a one sided fashion. These infrared heaters have a much lower capacity, so the most common complaint is that they fail to attain the heat typical for a genuine sauna, especially on the part of the body turned away from the heater.

You also sacrifice the ability to sprinkle water on the heater, and one must question whether it’s actually healthy to expose one’s self to such direct radiation, or how enjoyable such an experience is, compared to the traditional sauna.

In contrast, the traditional Scandinavian style saunas are centuries old (they were heated with wood before electricity), and their safety and therapeutic efficacy is well established.

As with tainted toothpaste, poisonous pet food and lead painted children’s toys, some of these infrared saunas are downright hazardous at least according to the Electrical Safety Authority in Ontario, Canada. See…

http://www.ofm.gov.on.ca/english/Fire%20Safety%20&%20Public%20Education/Recalls/2006/Saunas.asp

]]> By: Ellie http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/2008/09/25/the-cold-the-sweat-and-the-infrared-sauna/comment-page-1/#comment-1863 Ellie Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:18:13 +0000 http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/?p=715#comment-1863 Thanks for the comment, Keith. I have heard the same same thing about the release of such toxins. A little sweat never hurt anyone. LOL. Thanks for the comment, Keith. I have heard the same same thing about the release of such toxins. A little sweat never hurt anyone. LOL.

]]> By: Keith Stieneke http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/2008/09/25/the-cold-the-sweat-and-the-infrared-sauna/comment-page-1/#comment-1855 Keith Stieneke Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:42:54 +0000 http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/?p=715#comment-1855 Sorry to hear about your friend and her experience with the sauna and asthma. From what I heard an infrared sauna will release toxins from the body. Of course it would have to have something to do with sweating them out or otherwise expelling them. Sorry to hear about your friend and her experience with the sauna and asthma. From what I heard an infrared sauna will release toxins from the body. Of course it would have to have something to do with sweating them out or otherwise expelling them.

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