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Far infrared saunas

Detoxification agents (such as DMSA, DMPS & EDTA) have powerful effects on lowering levels of heavy metals but do little for the non-metal toxins. These include:

Every one of us accumulates a certain amount of these chemicals through out our lifetime. This issue is one component of all chronic illnesses. Some of the most well known links are to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) and parkinson's disease. The image below was from a study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) in which they measured the levels of well over 100 chemicals in nine people with no out of the ordinary chemical exposures. The women shown was found to have 95 different chemicals in her body and this was a typical result!! Other studies have found similar findings.

Body Burden

Daily use of saunas promotes the detoxification of these chemicals predominantly via sweat. The leaders in environmental medicine such as Dr. William Rea and Dr. Sherry Rogers routinely recommend long-term sauna detoxification to their patients. The key type of sauna used for this purpose is called the far infrared (FIR) sauna. FIR saunas emit heat in the far infrared spectrum. They are considerably lower in temperature than regular saunas and do not use steam. For those interested in this area and those with health issues such as CFS & MCS I suggest you buy and read the following book, which contains the best and most detailed information on FIR sauna detoxification I have seen. The prices for FIR saunas vary more than 10 fold. The cheapest place to order them is from eBay.com or eBay.com.au

Highly recommended book.

Detoxify Or Die by Sherry Rogers, M.D.

We are all a toxic cesspool of the lifetime accumulation of chemicals from our air, food, and water. U.S. EPA studies of chemicals stored in the fat of humans show that 100% of people had dioxins, PCBs, dichlorobenzene, and xylene while another analysis of the exhaled breath of humans showed carcinogenic benzene in 89% and perchloroethylene in 93%. And these chemicals are just the tip of the iceberg. For now we have the proof that it is the steady silent accumulation over a lifetime that produces most diseases, including cancer. But medicine merely sees every disease as a deficiency of some drug or surgery, or tells us there is no known cause or cure. "

Blake Graham, BSc (Honours), AACNEM
Clinical Nutritionist
Perth, Western Australia
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