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Modern Saunas and Steam Baths for Health, Relaxation and Detoxification

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The practice of bathing with heat dates back to the stone age, roughly 2,000 B.C. and became popular worldwide under different names. The Chinese called their heated caves “bath houses”, the Native Americans called their heated tents “sweat lodges” while the Finns built wooden rooms they called “saunas”.

In Finland today, there are more saunas than cars. This may be the best  explanation for why Finland is often ranked the happiest country in the world, and one of the healthiest, despite its decidedly unwelcoming climate. (more…)

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Health Benefits of Saunas and Steambaths

benefits of sauna and steam bath

Laura Marcela and Santra Cataño in Steambath

Using a sauna or a steambath is one of the healthiest habits that you could adopt on a daily or weekly basis. You may already associate the sauna and steambath with relaxation and luxury, as most high-end hotels, spas and health clubs include both a sauna and a steam room, yet most American homes do not. But after you consider all of the lesser-known, but equally-important health benefits of saunas and steambaths, you may find yourself visiting these gyms and spas more frequently, or you may decide to install a sauna or a steam bath in your home. The following are just some of the health benefits that saunas and steambaths provide for the mind and body. Doctors and scientists confirm what the sauna enthusiasts of other countries such as Finland and Russia have known for many centuries:

  • •The sauna or steambath will improve your overall health and sense of well-being
  • •The sauna or steambath will bring more oxygen to your cells
  • •The sauna or steambath will relax your sore and tired muscles
  • •The sauna or steambath will reduce pain such as lower back pain
  • You will lose weight due to the calories burned in perspiration
  • Using a sauna or a steambath will reduce the number of colds and flus by half
  • •The sauna or steambath will improve your heart health
  • Using a sauna or a steambath will provide you more energy throughout the day
  • Using a sauna or a steambath may relieve conditions such as arthritis and rheumatism
  • Your skin will look and feel better and younger, with fewer blemishes and a healthy glow
  • Improved circulation, which in turn solves a plethora of conditions (even erectile dysfunction)
  • You will feel great; peaceful and relaxed after using a sauna or a steambath
  • You will sleep better after using a sauna or a steambath

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