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Sweat and Steam Treatments Encourage Health through De-toxing

Posted by Admin Saturday, October 22, 2011

By Philip Vincent


The concept of detoxification has get even more common as more preservatives are introduced into our food, pollutants are in the air we breathe and even the water we drinks is treated and retreated with numerous chemicals. While there are plenty of pills and drinks and even food that claim to liberate the body of poisons, the actuality is they are often expensive and introduce even more toxins into the body! Sweat and steam treatments use the body's own natural strategy of detoxifying, thru the pores. These treatments help to flush toxins out of the body in a natural and drug free way.

Getting shot of toxins from the body promotes overall health by ridding the digestive system, lymphatic system and important organs of illness causing agents. Saunas or steam baths can be employed to hurry up the flushing of poisons. These treatments have been used since traditional times as a means of promoting relaxation and general fitness. Traditional Greeks and Romans used steam baths to chill and remain healthy, whether or not they did not know as much detail about chemicals and toxins as we now do.

Saunas use dry heat while steam baths use wet heat and work to rid poisons and also relax the muscles and ease pain. Flushing the toxins through the skin help to ease the work of the liver and kidneys and are particularly advantageous to folk with liver or kidney ailments. Accelerating the temperature of the body also aides the production of white blood cells which boots our immunological system. These baths can also increase blood circulation when assistants the releasing of toxins.

The heat can also helper the flow of mucous and allergenic substances which aids in decreasing congestion. If ready access to a sauna or steam bath isn't available, a bath can be made at home using hot, filtered water and adding either Epsom salts or ginger root which you should let steep for 30 minutes before getting into the bath.

When beginning treatment, each sauna or steam bath session should last less than 15 minutes and you should generally have a glass or 2 of water beforehand in order to avoid dehydration. Hot herbal tea taken during the session helps the body remove toxins as tea such as peppermint and ginger have sweat prompting properties. It is extremely important that a surgeon be consulted before starting treatment to make sure you can handle the temperature increases and to help decide the quantity of time to spend on the detoxing process.




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