700 Chemicals in Average Human Body, and How Sweating Can Detoxify Them

A study published in 2008 reported that 90-95% of cancer cases are caused by environmental toxins, and that cancer can be prevented with major lifestyle changes.

With more than 77,000 chemicals in active production in North America, scientists estimate that everyone alive today carries within their body at least 700 chemicals, most of which have not been well studied. The effects of this growing burden of chemicals are not seen or felt until years later, when we come down with a chronic illness.

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Sources of Chemical Exposures:

The following summary exposes the sources of chemicals in our everyday lives that can lead to disease.

Food	Food producers use any number of 14,000 different laboratory-made chemicals to make food look fresher and increase its shelf-life. In an attempt to improve the flavor of food, chemicals like MSG and artificial sweeteners like Aspartame may also be added. Chemical pesticides and herbicides used to produce conventionally-grown crops can be found in processed foods.
Water	_ In the book Detoxify or Die, author Sherry A. Rogers reports that the average city water contains over 500 different chemicals._ A study from Goethe University Frankfort found that drinking bottled water leeches over 24,000 different chemicals into your body. Even home filtration systems like distilled or reverse osmosis do not eliminate all chemicals from the water.
Air	_ A 2013 press release by the World Health Organization declared that outdoor air pollution is a leading cause of cancer deaths. The Environmental Protection Agency has found that indoor levels of pollutants are “2 to 5 times higher – and occasionally more than 100 times higher – than outdoor pollutant levels.” After testing air quality in 200 of the most popular cars in 2011, researchers found high concentrations of more than 275 chemicals associated with birth defects, learning impairment, liver toxicity and cancer.
Hygiene	_ U.S. researchers report that one in eight of the 82,000 ingredients used in personal care products are industrial chemicals, including carcinogens, pesticides, reproductive toxins, and hormone disruptors. Dozens of carcinogenic chemicals can be found in drugstore shampoo, soap, face wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, laundry detergent, tampons, lipstick, and other personal care products. An estimated 8000 chemicals are used to transform raw materials into fabric. “Often, the clippings from fabric mills are so loaded with dangerous chemicals they are handled like toxic waste,” states German Chemist Michael Braungart.

After eliminating from our lives every source of toxic exposure we can, we must detoxify our bodies, because as these chemicals accumulate, they alter our metabolism, cause enzyme dysfunction, nutritional deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, brain damage, and cancer.

3 Studies Showing Sweating Detoxifies Chemicals

If there is any uncertainty in your mind as to whether sweating safely removes chemicals from the body, take a look at the evidence below…

A groundbreaking 2011 study on sauna therapy found that “Many toxic elements appeared to be preferentially excreted through sweat. Presumably stored in tissues, some toxic elements readily identified in the perspiration of some participants were not found in their serum. Induced sweating appears to be a potential method for elimination of many toxic elements from the human body.”
In a 2012 study published in Scientific World Journal, researchers collected blood, urine, and sweat from 20 individuals and analyzed the samples for parent phthalate compounds and phthalate metabolites using high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The results found both parent phthalates and their metabolites were excreted in the sweat.
Another study from 2012 tested participants to see if sweating would remove the hormone-distrupting chemical Bisphenol A from their bodies. In 16 of 20 participants, BPA was identified in sweat, even in some individuals with no BPA detected in their serum or urine samples.

Saunas should not be considered a luxury. In today’s world, they are a household necessity.

The 3 Types of Saunas

There exists 3 types of saunas, one of which you may not know about. Let’s take a look at all three…

1. Traditional Steam Sauna:

Traditional steam saunas have been used for thousands of years by indigenous to purify their bodies. Although steam saunas do cleanse the body, far more effective saunas have been developed.
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Downsides:

If the steam is generated from tap water, then you’ll be inhaling up to 500 toxic chemicals with every breath.
Since it operates at very high temperatures (150-210°F), it is costly to heat.
Heats only the surface of the body.

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2. Far Infrared Sauna:

Far Infrared Saunas use ceramic or metallic heating elements that emit far infrared energy. They are effective at lower temperatures (130°F), and the infrared energy can penetrate the body up to 1.5 inches for a more effective cellular detoxification.
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Downsides:

More expensive to operate than Near Infrared Saunas
Less Effective at detoxification than Near Infrared Saunas
Emits high levels of electromagnetic fields from their heating elements, which increases stress on body.

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3. Near Infrared Light Sauna:

Near Infrared Saunas are on the cutting edge of innovation in Sauna Therapy. They are heated using near infrared heat lamps and penetrate 3 inches inside the body for the greatest cellular detoxification.
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Features:

Broadcasts an entire spectrum of frequencies including near, middle and far infrared energy
Does not emit any electromagnetic fields
Operates at the coolest temperatures, meaning it costs less money
Near Infrared bulbs emit red, orange and yellow light for color therapy

“Color therapy is an ancient and highly effective healing modality,
and the red end of the spectrum nourishes the adrenal glands, liver and kidneys.”
– Dr. Lawrence Wilson

The bottom line: Near Infrared Saunas cost less to buy, less to operate, detoxify more effectively, include light therapy, and emit no dangerous electromagnetic fields._

How to Use a Near Infrared Sauna

The amount you use a Near Infrared Sauna is really up to you. It depends on how much time you’re willing to spend on cleansing your body, and your level of health.

If you are sick or have been diagnosed with a disease, you might want to do it more often. In his book Sauna Therapy, Dr. Lawrence Wilson recommends you sit inside a Near Infrared Sauna as much as 3 times a day for 30 minutes each time. Reported in the book Detoxify or Die, a study by Dr. Rea gave 210 patients with a variety of symptoms one or two 40-minute saunas a day for a month. 63% of patients significantly decreased their levels of toxic chemicals and 31% experienced decreased symptoms.

Another protocol for Sauna Therapy is Dr. Wu’s Detoxification Protocol, which involves the use of a Rebounder, Niacin (Vitamin B3), and a Sauna. He claims that if you do it everyday for 30 days, almost all of the chemicals in your body will be eliminated.

Resources:

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http://www.panna.org/science/biomonitoring/stories-from-the-field
http://www.hightechhealth.com/enviromental-toxicity
http://lifestylelaboratory.com/articles/rogers-saunas-vs-toxins-pt1.html