| One avenue of releasing toxins from the body is | | | | are given the okay to try it.... the results can be very |
| through perspiration. For this reason a sauna can be | | | | rewarding. The sauna can be used in conjunction with |
| very helpful in ridding the body of toxins. When the | | | | the detox diet as a way to help the body release the |
| body is invaded by a bacteria, or virus, often a | | | | toxins that have built up in it. |
| temperature spikes. This is the way the human body | | | | A sauna effect can be achieved without having a |
| rids itself of nasty infections. Most bacteria and viruses | | | | "real" sauna, simply by taking a shower in water that is |
| live within a very narrow temperature range. The | | | | as hot as you can stand it. Place a sitting stool in the |
| fever that is spiked is actually a way the body heals | | | | shower and spend enough time to feel the body heat |
| itself. | | | | up. Or steam up your bathroom with a running hot |
| Toxins, such as the chemicals found in the food we | | | | shower, and then sit in a tub of water as hot as you |
| eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe enter | | | | can stand it. Add natural bath salts, an herbal blend or |
| into our cells and cause unpleasant effects, such as | | | | essential oil recommended by your health counselor. |
| weight gain, loss of energy, sluggish brain activity, and | | | | Drink a hot ginger tea while in the bath to help work up |
| unexplainable "aches" and "pains". Detox diets are one | | | | a sweat. Always have someone in the area to help |
| way to rid the body of these toxins. Using a sauna is | | | | you if you feel weak after the sauna bath. Do not cool |
| another way. Of course, you should contact your | | | | down too fast. The beneficial effects of the sauna are |
| physician before trying any detox method, to make | | | | obtained from the heat. Sweating is good and the |
| sure you are healthy enough to do a sauna. | | | | desired effect. |
| Raising the heat of the body, can have a very draining | | | | Loss of excess weight, is a result of the loss of toxins |
| effect, and can interfere with your blood pressure if | | | | through a sauna or a detox diet. So try either or both |
| you are prone to blood pressure problems. So consult | | | | to lose weight and feel better. |
| your doctor if you have any of these problems. If you | | | | |