SUPPORT Your Health at Capturing The Essence Salt Cave

If you are pregnant or think you may be, it is good to consult your physician before using infrared sauna, as it isn’t a recommended practice:

Should you choose to use infrared sauna we are happy to set the sauna at a lower temperature of 97 degrees  Fahrenheit or less and provide a shorter duration of service of 10-15 minutes.  Just let us know beforehand. As with all clients, we encourage each person to listen to their body.

If you feel dizzy, nauseous, or faint in any way while using an infrared sauna during pregnancy, stop the treatment immediately as it may indicate you are overheating.  

Far infrared (FIR) saunas emit electromagnetic radiation in the infrared spectrum, providing several potential health benefits. FIR saunas increase sweating, which can help eliminate toxins and heavy metals from the
 

Yes! Increased sweating and metabolism during FIR sauna sessions can contribute to calorie burning and weight loss.  

According to the journal of American Medical Association, regular use of sauna imparts a similar boost on the cardiovascular system to running. As you relax in the gentle infrared heat, your body is hard at work producing sweat, pumping blood, and burning calories. As your body increases sweat production to cool itself, your heart works harder to pump blood at a greater rate to improve circulation. This increase in your metabolism will burn calories. In addition, studies have shown that an infrared sauna session can burn up to 600 calories while you relax. Moreover, your basal metabolic rate is expected to elevate, an indication that you should burn calories at a heightened rate for hours right after your session has ended. 

Detoxification One of the BIGGEST infrared sauna health benefits is it’s ability to increase your blood circulation and stimulate the sweat gland, releasing built-up toxins in the body.  
Generally, when this happens it will show up as little black spots on your towel. It doesn’t necessarily look black when the sweat is on your body, but it will when it dries. 

(Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury in Sweat: A Systematic Review; Margaret E. Sears, 1 , 2 ,* Kathleen J. Kerr, 3 , 4 and Riina I. Bray 3 , 4)

The infrared energy augments the body’s healing mechanisms, allowing toxins and pollutants stored in fat cells to be dissolved and washed away through natural body functions.

 

 Sauna sweating can help detoxify your body as it rids itself of accumulated, highly toxic metals: lead, mercury, nickel, and cadmium, as well as alcohol, nicotine, sulphuric acid, and other organic and inorganic compounds.   

 The sweat which you excrete in traditional saunas is made up of 99% water and 1% toxins. A lot of the sweat produced in a traditional sauna if from the body trying to cool off from overheating. as the body is being heated by the air around it. Where as in an infrared sauna it is around 90% water and 10% toxins! 

Improved Circulation: The heat from FIR saunas dilates blood vessels, enhancing circulation and oxygen delivery to tissues.  

 Improved circulation may aid in relieving the discomfort caused by varicose veins and can help reduce swelling and inflammation. 

 In just a few minutes the gentle warmth of an infrared Sauna will help you feel relaxed, rejuvenated, and renewed which balances your body’s level of cortisol, your body’s primary stress hormone.  The Infrared sauna heats the body from within and pushes through the muscles adding to a sense of relaxation. Some say when they are finished their muscles feel more relaxed like they've had a massage.   

YES! Sauna can use a sauna before working out or having a massage to help warm up your muscles, improve blood flow, and get your heart rate ready for exercise. Typically, it is advised to limit your exposure to 5 to 20 minutes to maximize the benefits and limit risks.  

YES! You can use a sauna after working out or  a massage. If you’re healthy and looking to enhance your recovery.  SAUNA can help you relax and reduce muscle soreness. Typically, it is advised to wait 10 minutes after exercise to use the sauna.  After a massage a sauna can help wind down, reduce stress, and even improve cardiovascular health.  Drink lots of water, and keep your sessions less than 15-20 minutes. 

Chromotherapy is the science of using colors to adjust body vibrations to frequencies that result in health and harmony. Each color possesses frequencies of a specific vibration, and each vibration is related to different physical symptoms. Each of our saunas come equipped with this option — At Capturing The Essene Salt Cavce it is standard, no extra cost.

• Violet Relaxes the nerves & lymphatic system. Addresses inflammation and urinary illness.
• Indigo Helps address eye inflammation, cataracts, glaucoma, and ocular fatigue.
• Blue S timulates muscle & skin cells, nerves, and the circulatory system.
• Strong Blue Lubricates Joints. Helps address infections, stress, and nervous tension.
• Strong Green Provides anti-infections, anti-septic, and regenerative stimulation.
• Green Acts as a relaxant.
• Yellow Reactivates and purifies the skin. Helps with indigestion and bodily stress.
• Strong Yellow Strengthens the body and acts on internal issues.
• Orange Energized and eliminates localized fat. Helps address asthma and bronchitis. 

Infrared stimulates collagen production to reduce wrinkles and improve overall skin tone plus boosts the delivery of nutrients to your skin through an elevated blood flow resulting in clearer, softer, and healthier-looking skin.

Increased blood circulation has also been shown to aid in the recovery of acne, eczema, psoriasis, burns, open wounds, reducing scars. Cellulite is not always reduced by weight loss. Sauna use and far infrared heat can increase heart rate and localize blood circulation which essentially reverses the fat cells to reduce the appearance of cellulite. 

It can increase serotonin, a powerful hormone associated with relaxation and sleep. Following a sauna session, people show more brain waves related to deeper, more restful sleep. 

 Infrared heat penetrates tissue, joints, and muscles, to relieve pain stemming from overuse, strain, or repetitive motion. If you suffer from muscle aches or joint pain, infrared sauna can help relieve this form of inflammation by increasing circulation and relaxing your muscles Time spent in an infrared sauna reduces or eliminates stiffness, aches and soreness that comes with aging.