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February is American Heart Awareness Month. Cardiovascular disease is the #1killer of men and women in the United States. The amount of money attributed to health care, medications and lost productivity due to cardiovascular disease (including heart disease, stroke & high blood pressure) is in excess of $300 billion annually. Doctors in Japan worked for … Read More

Yep, the holidays are here. So much to do—shopping, Christmas cards (hopefully you still send them!), holiday parties, kid functions, travel, dinner planning…the to-do list increases but the amount of time to accomplish everything just stays the same. How do you keep the stress at a minimum and keep yourself in the holiday spirit? Take … Read More

Have you ever heard of Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)? It’s a real condition, and it plagues plenty of Americans. Recent studies have shown that folks with Fibromyalgia may also suffer from RLS—up to 33% of Fibromyalgia patients experience RLS. Characteristic feelings that someone with RLS will experience are throbbing, itchy or creeping sensations in the … Read More

Millions of Americans suffer from arthritis. The number continues to grow. One of the biggest challenges for arthritis patients is eliminating joint stiffness, and gaining greater flexibility and mobility for the daily rituals of life. One thing that will certainly help with this is an infrared sauna. 26 years ago, research results were published in … Read More

With every year comes the changing of the seasons…and with the winter season, colds & flu seem to escalate in their occurrence. We’ve mentioned this in the past, but it certainly bears repeating at this time of year, given that it seems the flu outbreak is peaking in the Northwest. It seems particularly aggressive this … Read More

The University of Iowa* has been conducting an exhaustive study over the last several years related to sauna use. Some of their findings have recently been released, and show some encouraging new data on the benefits you can get from saunas. The main objective of the study: Can a sauna serve as a replacement for … Read More

There are a lot of infrared saunas out in the market today. It seems every time we turn around we see some random off brand of infrared room popping up, promising all kinds of health benefits. More and more studies are done on the benefits of infrared sauna use every year. However, if the room … Read More

Winter is here, and along with it cold and flu season.  You can do your body a big favor and make regular sauna use a part of your daily routine. It can help you combat those pesky viruses. There have been many studies that show regular sauna use is excellent for arthritis, asthma, and chronic … Read More

A lot of individuals periodically try to rid their bodies of all the toxins we’re exposed to through our environment and diet with a cleanse. There are a number of different methods for cleansing your system. The most popular ones seem to revolve around combinations of water and fruit and vegetable juices, and range from … Read More