Archive for the ‘FAR Infrared Sauna’ Category

A recently asked Quora Question wants to know: Do Saunas Help You Lose Weight?

Here is my complete answer:

In short, most weight loss during a sauna session is water weight and in the long run does not provide a quality measure for losing weight.

The real question to ask is, “Will a far infrared sauna facilitate healthy weight loss over time?”

The answer is YES, using a far infrared sauna increases the release of toxins from your stored fat tissues. This will result in losing weight as you get more healthy.

Please listen to the complete audio explanation below:

May the next successful healing story be yours.
The Healing Grapevine Team

For most of us, living in the 21st century means living in constant stress.

Instead of the occasional, acute demands of our ancestors (like hunting or harvesting) followed by rest; we are constantly over-worked, under-nourished, exposed to environmental toxins, and worrying about an infinite list of daily occurrences and financial concerns.

All of this puts great deal of stress on the adrenal glands that govern the sophisticated system of secreting chemical hormones that keep our body functioning properly.

The list of daily challenges that leads to adrenal fatigue is endless: lack of sleep, a demanding boss, divorce, the threat of losing your job, financial pressures, yo-yo dieting, relationship turmoil, death or illness of a loved one, skipping meals, relying on stimulants like caffeine, digestive problems, over-exercise, illness or infection, unresolved personal issues from our past or present and more.

This causes the adrenal glands to be on constant high alert, which in turn stresses our entire system and can lead to all kinds of illnesses.

Many conventional medical practitioners will prescribe a drug to supposedly deal with a stressful lifestyle; however, these drugs are chemicals and over time they will actually contribute to the downward trend of our health and vitality.

Far infrared radiant heat can help therapeutically release many of harmful effects that are triggered from these stresses.

Pure far infrared therapy saturates our cells with the life force of nature which is necessary for life.

MPS Global is the only company that has the patented Active Carbon Fibers™ heating panels that can produce and keep constant, this correct wavelength of energy. Human beings benefit most from far-infrared radiation in the range of 4 to 16 microns.

This is the most beneficial and desirable range because our bodies, at 98 degrees Fahrenheit, emit far-infrared radiation (heat).

You want the heat radiation from your far infrared sauna or other heat theapies to match the far-infrared radiation that your body gives off to stimulate and activate the healing properties inherent in a healthy body.

Now this might sound somewhat technical, but you need to understand some basic physics about saunas to make an intelligent decision so you can purchase the finest one for your ultimate experience.

Click on MPS Global Far Infrared to read the science and learn more about this much safer and healthier strategy for combating the daily flood of toxins, pollution, poor air quality, and stress created health concerns like high blood pressure and chronic fatigue.

We hope the next successful recovery story is yours.
The HealingGrapevine Team

One of our readers has asked us to post a notice about taking over her lease on the 2-3 person far infrared sauna from MPS Global.

She lives in the San Francisco Bay area and can not re-pack and ship it, so this means if you are interested, you must be willing to go to her and pick it up. The home sauna will fit in a regular size pick up truck. She lives in Martinez, CA.

If you are interested, then please contact us here, and we will give you her direct contact info to follow up on the details.

We do not have a warranty on this purchase and you will need to take that up with her and the leasing company who financed the original purchase.

Because of the economy, she is forced to downsize and this is the reason for the sale.

If you are in this area and interested, please let us know and we will connect you.

Thanks and have a fantastic day,
The Healing Grapevine Team

Here are 5 articles from highly reputable sources, not manufacturers or advertisers of Far Infrared Saunas, with clinical research listing the benefits of using Far Infrared saunas as treatment for Stress, Chronic Fatigue, and Congestive Heart Failure.

First article on Congestive Heart Failure, researched by the Departments of Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Metabolic Medicine, Kagoshima University

Excerpt:
The sauna-treated group underwent a 2-week program of a daily 60 degrees C far infrared-ray dry sauna for 15 min, followed by 30 min bed rest with blankets, for 5 days per week.

CONCLUSION: Repeated sauna treatment improves ventricular arrhythmias in patients with CHF (Congestive heart failure).(1)

Second article from Web MD from April 2008, from a Japanese study:

Excerpt:
In a study of 129 people with heart failure, the treatment, called Waon therapy, cut the risk of hospitalization or dying of heart disease by more than half.

Under medical supervision, the patient lies on a bench in a 140 degree Fahrenheit, infrared dry sauna for 15 minutes. Infrared saunas use a special heater that generates infrared radiation similar to that produced by the sun.

Over the next five years, 31.3% of those given Waon therapy had to be rehospitalized for heart failure or died of heart disease vs. 68.7% in the non-Waon therapy group.(2)

Third article on Oxidative Stress from the National Institute of Health:

Repeated sauna therapy reduces urinary 8-epi-prostaglandin F(2alpha).
Jpn Heart J. 2004 Mar;45(2):297-303.

Excerpt from Abstract:
These results suggest that repeated sauna therapy may protect against oxidative stress, which leads to the prevention of atherosclerosis.(3)

Fourth article on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, CFS:

Excerpt:
RESULTS: Symptoms such as fatigue, pain, sleep disturbance, and low-grade fever were dramatically improved after 15 to 25 sessions of thermal therapy. Although PSL (prednisolone) administration was discontinued, the subjects showed no relapse or exacerbation of symptoms during the first year after discharge. The patients became socially rehabilitated 6 months after discharge.

Fifth article, a review on Far Infrared Saunas from the official journal of “The College of Family Physicians of Canada”:

Excerpt:
As infrared heat penetrates more deeply than warmed air, users develop a more vigorous sweat at a lower temperature than they would in traditional saunas. The cardiovascular demand imparted by thermoregulatory homeostasis (sweating, vasodilation, decreased afterload, increased heart rate, increased cardiac output) is similar to that achieved by walking at a moderate pace.

As such, FIRs might be of particular benefit to those who are sedentary due to various medical conditions, such as osteoarthritis or cardiovascular or respiratory problems.(5)

With research coming out like this from acorss the globe, it is worth investing in a product that is completely non toxic, safe, and delivers a boost of what mother nature used to create us in the first place.

However it’s important to understand that not all far infrared heaters are the same.

The use of metal wiring and/or ceramic heaters inside the far infrared sauna potentially destroys the harmonic frequency of the wavelength that is most optimum for human life and vital health.

Refer to the diagram above that illustrates the exact band width frequency of the human body emitting far infrared.

We see that it is a small range on the full spectrum scale that is necessary for stimulating life, hence improving the immune system and correcting cellular dysfunctions and cell death.

Please feel free to contact us with any specific questions about the use of Far Infrared Therapy as part of your health regime by visiting us at Healinggrapevine.com on our contact form.

Have an excellent day,
The Helaing Grapevine Team

References:
1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15564698

2. http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/heart-failure/news/20080402/warm-sauna-may-help-treat-heart-failure

3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15090706?dopt=Abstract

4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15992574?dopt=Abstract

5. http://www.cfp.ca/content/55/7/691.full

Over the last 2 years we have had amazing results reported from folks using their MPS far infrared units on their pets.

Most commonly used is the far infrared heating pad because it makes targeting the animal easy to do. Whether it is a dog or a cat, they instinctively come to the far infrared pad, especially when they don’t feel well.

The first story we ever received was about a family cat who was suffering from the skin disease caused by parasitic mites called Mange. The pet owner was using the heating pad for their own recovery from a hyper toxic skin condition, aka Morgellons.

Anytime they would get off the pad, the cat would come and lie on it.

In just a few weeks, the cat’s owner noticed the Mange, which had been a persistent problem for a very long time, was gone!

Another report came from our suggestion when helping a lady recover from Morgellons. She and her dog had been battling the classic Morgellons symptoms for months and her dog was chewing on itself to the point of bleeding.

She was using many of the suggestions in our protocol, but not the far infrared for her dog, and everything was improving until they went away for a long weekend and became re-exposed.

This time, we suggested she get her dog some far infrared therapy to help stimulate circulation and healing to recover from the skin problems.

She was able to encourage her pooch to go sit on the floor of the far infrared sauna for about 10 minutes per session. It worked and the dog’s skin began to clear and the coat began to grow back.

All the benefits that we gain by using Far Infrared Heat to stimulate our cells to flush toxins, increase circulation and communication are also great benefits to offer our family companions.

Click on Far Infrared health benefits to learn more and may the next successful recovery story include your pets!

Have an awesome day,
The Healing Grapevine Team

I know this is last minute news, but if you have some time this weekend and are near Flagstaff AZ, then I recommend you go to the Flagstaff Yoga Festival and meet Sunny from MPS Global.

Sunny is the manufacturer of these amazing far infrared products, including 2 different types of saunas and, of course, the best selling units, the far infrared heating pad.

He has brought in the newest on the line, the Moon Heaters, to demonstrate to the Bikram Yoga community the benefits of heating and exercising with pure far infrared therapy as the source of increasing temperature in the room.

He is building an 8×8 ft room that will have the Moon Heaters which are designed for saturating the area with far infrared. This is a highly efficient, green energy source that can easily be mounted on the wall like a picture and plugs into any 15v ordinary room socket.

He will only have this type of unit to demonstrate with, but it will give you the experience of what it feels like to have pure far infrared heat penetrating and stimulating your tissues.

It is a feeling unlike any other sauna and MPS Global is the only manufacturers that use the Active Carbon Fibers made of carbon crystals in their far infrared heaters.

They use no electrical wiring or ceramic heating source inside the Moon Heaters, saunas, or any of their products.

As most of our readers know, I attribute recovering my health from Lyme and Morgellons to this amazing technology.

If you have the chance, please make an effort to find Sunny and MPS Global at the Flagstaff Yoga Festival this weekend. From Friday 8/5 until Sunday 8/7, you will not regret the experience!

Thanks and be sure to tell Sunny that Ramona sent you!

Have a great day!

There are few things more inspiring than the extraordinary will of a human being to heal after a devastating, and this case, near fatal accident.

Many readers have asked for more testimonies about the MPS Global far infrared sauna.

We went digging in the archives to find this bona fide miracle story that will inspire anyone to believe because Science and Belief are a powerful healing combination!

This recovery story is told by Emma, who was 5 years old at the time, and her mother, Martina Dinsmore. It was published in the Pensacola News Journal.

After her accident, the family was told by doctors that Emma would no longer walk and would live the rest of her life with pain and multiple complications to her nerves and organs.

Their story gives credit to the power of prayer, positive attitude, and far infrared heat therapy as the reason for Emma’s miraculous recovery.

Emma not only walks today, by using the Capsule Dima unit, she has also avoided follow up surgeries to correct a curvature in her spine; the FIR therapy has helped dissolve a painful calcium deposit and scar tissue on her spine and legs.

Click on far infrared to read Emma’s own words about how this state of the art technology by MPS Global has sped-up her recovery and facilitated much of her incredible healing.

May the next successful recovery story be yours.
The Healing Grapevine Team

More to share from the HGV mail room and the correspondence with our readers.

If there is one thing I can absolutely say, it is that all the sci-fi movies that have ever been made can not compare to the ‘real’ challenges we are facing today!

I have been a sci fi junkie my whole life and to have the HGV connection with folks sharing their experiences they are going thru, I could sell the ideas to Stephen King or John Carpenter! (I won’t, I’m just saying that truth is stranger than ANY fiction)

Most of these ‘bugs’ are a genetically modified organism – there is no doubt, and I am sure that Mother Nature has tossed in her versions as well because that is the nature of things…to evolve and change by the environment they/we find ourselves in…

Are you using Oil of Oregano? it is very a powerful anti parasite, but use with caution.
Making a tea of rosemary, thyme, oregano to drink is also a good idea.

You have to target them from the inside. A lot of folks fixate on hitting them topically but the source is deep inside.

And also remember that whatever you do immediately with using the far infrared sauna will increase efficacy of that supplement or detox strategy.

Your big challenge is intestinal (as it is for most) because of your current condition, it has created such an inhospitable terrain for your good guys, it has become a slum for the bad guys.

The job of the insect world is to ‘clean up’ the decaying material…you have got to stop the decay process ‘signal’ that your body is producing and digestion is the key.

Digestive Enzymes
Multi Minerals (not combined w/ vitamins)
Probiotics (copious amounts 40 million or more on an empty tummy twice a day)
ANU – It is so restorative on the small intestine and cellular terrain
http://healinggrapevine.com/health-solutions/supplements/anu-mineral-water.html

These are your must start corrective strategies to regain control of your digestion. Until you do this, you are not able to properly nourish and therefore flourish…and the bugs are happily thriving.

Dr. Staninger recommends Lifespan Plus to target any nano materials lodged in the intestinal tract. http://www.mydiscounteverything.com/product/Lifespan-Plus-SCP

Lifespan Plus combines the benefits of Acetyl-L-Carnitine (800 mgs) , Alpha Lipoic Acid (300 mgs) , and Aloe Vera (40 mgs) per serving and taking twice a day. You may already have these things in your cabinet.

PS. also remember the healing therapy that Edgar Cayce loved…castor oil on flannel or cotton cloth placed on organ area to treat and then add heat – so you can use in your sauna to soothe the stressed out liver and gall bladder and everything else!

Click here to read more on the strategy of correcting the Biological Terrain.

That’s it from the HGV mail room, and may the next successful recovery story be yours!
Ramona and the Healing Grapevine Team

The question was asked, ” What is it about the sauna from MPS Global that would be more beneficial to me than one from the Sunlighten?”

Answer:
I attribute several significant health issues as being purged from my system when I began using my far infrared sauna.

I have personally used both systems and even though the Sunlighten is one of the better competitors on the market, they simply do not deliver the same pure far infrared frequency as the MPS Global Active Carbon heating panels.

Click Far Infrared, to read more about this therapy on our site.

The key for me, was the reason ‘why’ I was making this purchase…and that was to combine this amazing therapy with a comprehensive detox protocol that has been very successful in giving me back my health after contracting both Lyme and Morgellons disease.

It is the best insurance policy I could have gotten for recovery and for the future of my family’s health.

As far as I know, MPS is still the only far infrared technology that is generated by using the whole zirconium carbon crystals – everyone else has made a carbon paste and ‘painted’ it onto the panel surface.

This is why the heating pad, for example, is so stiff (and its important not to ever bend it).

All other manufacturers are using either a combination of ceramic or electrical heat in their units, to help create the far infrared spectrum.

Remember far infrared is a part of the light spectrum, it is not an electrical current that is run through ceramic, coils, or wires like conventional saunas.

When it comes to the maximum health benefits possible from this technology, it is NOT ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE, but about the wave length itself.

Think about the research from the water guru Dr. Emoto- showing different stimulus/effects on water that create crystalline shapes to harmonize, stimulate and activate water structure (and what that water crystal looks like when not healthy).
Our cellular terrain is mostly water.

When given the purest far infrared wavelength, your body will naturally maximize it’s ability to flush toxins and correct all vital body functions.

If you want a sauna unit that will support your health needs, MPS Global is the one.

If you want one with a fancy wood finish or stereo options, buy the other.

MPS Global 2-person-sauna2put all their focus on delivering pure far infrared therapy so that they could keep the costs down. It is definitely not the prettiest sauna in town, but it does deliver the greatest health benefits/healing value.

Thanks and have an awesome day,
Ramona and the Healing Grapevine Team

On a recent show from Dr.Oz, he had a panel of health experts discussing the harmful effects from our environmental toxin loads aka body burdens. Body burdens show up as a significant factor leading to our potential for disease conditions, including cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, autism, and auto-immune disorders.

Symptoms of toxic overload include fatigue, headache, joint or muscle pain, frequent colds and flu, allergies, hormonal imbalance, chemical sensitivity, sinus congestion, psoriasis and other skin conditions, loss of dexterity, insomnia, and more.

Psychological symptoms include poor concentration, memory loss, mood changes, mental confusion, brain fog and changes in behavior.

All of these symptoms are directly associated with Morgellons, MS, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Lyme, etc. and all these diseases are the by-products of living in a world over run with toxins.

The MPS Global Far Infrared Sauna now has two sizes, the 2-3 person home sauna and the 1 person sauna making it much more affordable to administer this state of the art therapy to the general public.

Among the many reported benefits from using FIR therapy on pain management, spasms, neuro-pathological conditions, and circulation problems, it is excellent for stimulating the deep cellular flush needed to dump our environmental toxin overload. These chemicals and toxins have a lower melting point than the heat generated by the far-infrared and will become dislodged and flushed from the body just way nature intended.

Watch this video and to learn more about the benefits of this unit, click on Far Infrared.

May the next successful recovery story be yours!
The Healing Grapevine Team