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How to Buy an Infrared Sauna For Your Home
I love my infrared sauna! I think it is easily one of the best investments I have made in a long time. While I don’t get the opportunity to use it much in the summertime because it can already get very humid in the northeast New England, I am in it a few times a week from fall right through spring time.
I have rheumatoid arthritis. My doctor told me that a sauna could actually make my arthritis worse. But all the research I did prior to purchasing the infrared sauna stated otherwise and believe me there is a lot of research on Google alone that points to an infrared sauna being excellent for someone with rheumatoid arthritis, and even going as far to say there are many health benefits in using a sauna, so I bought the sauna.
I purchased a 2 person FAR Carbon sauna for about $2800.00…that price included tax and shipping. Some of the things you will want to consider when making this purchase are the type of heat, dry or moist, the type of coil, ceramic sauna or carbon sauna (which is also considered a far infrared sauna) and the type of wood as well as how many people you will want to accommodate.
I knew I wanted the cedar wood sauna. I mean, come on now- lets face it. You are going to be in there sweating your collective kahunas off. You want to get a wood that will be aromatic enough to possibly have to overpower the smell of body odors. Cedar works wonderfully for combating the smell of sweat.
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A Healthy Sauna Each Day Will Cleanse Your Body of Toxins
If you are a frequent sauna user you already know the value of taking a healthy sauna. Many cultures have used the sauna as healing tool. Native American sweat lodges were used to clean both the spirit and the body of the poisons of life for thousands of years. A healthy sauna meant a warrior would enjoy a healthy mind and body. Northern Europeans and in particular the Finnish people perfected what we call the traditional Finnish sauna more than 1500 years ago. The Finn’s also knew that a healthy sauna meant that your body was clean and well.
Finnish saunas were used to heal people of all types of illnesses including fevers, colds, wounds, broken bones and effects of old age. Frequently a healthy sauna was used to start a pregnant woman’s labor. Saunas were frequently used for giving birth due to the fact that they frequently were the cleanest environment available. In Finland taking a sauna was a family affair that included men, women and children. A sauna was an important part of every Finnish family. Finnish immigrants brought their culture and traditions to the Upper Midwest during the mid to late 1800′s. As they settled in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota they continued their sauna traditions. Many other immigrant cultures discovered the benefits of a healthy sauna and began their own sauna traditions. Many families’s built a sauna adjacent to their homes in order to enjoy all the benefits of a healthy sauna.
In mining communities commercial saunas were established to serve the miners that would emerge from the mine covered with the grime and dirt of hard rock mining. Mining was a tough and rough occupation that required long hours of physical labor deep underground. As a result muscles and joints were frequently inflamed. Working underground in a damp environment caused additional ailments including respiratory diseases. Miners quickly came to know that the best way to remove all the dirt and toxins from their bodies was a hot sauna. The combination of dry and moist heat healed injuries and sprains. A healthy sauna was frequently the only way for a miner to continue to be able to work and provide for his family.