As we live our lives, high levels of consumer, industrial, and agricultural toxins swirl around us. Absorbed into our skin, the human organism evolves to carry these toxins deep inside ourselves. They’re coming in from pizza boxes, cosmetics, perfumes, pesticides, herbicides, flame retardants, chemicals, processed foods, stain-resistant furniture, bathroom fresheners, electromagnetic frequencies, antibiotics, and hormones. All these things we come into contact with, inhale, and ingest sometimes on a daily basis. As we are unable to excrete them on a day to day basis, they remain in us and embed themselves into our various systems.
The environment around us, in this day and age, is so polluted with various toxins. Coal burning, nuclear explosions, gas pipelines, and water pipelines – among other pieces of our national infrastructure – have sent out waste fume, toxic emissions of methane, and plenty of carbon dioxide. Air and water have been perhaps permanently contaminated. Thousands of chemicals did not exist prior to the mid-20th century however now due to our energy needs and more convenient ways of living, they seem here to stay. Although our bodies are equipped with detoxification pathways, we take in so many toxins now that they are not being pushed out anywhere near the same rate we take them in.
Now, enter in saunas and steam rooms. It’s believed the concentration of most toxins are anywhere from two to 10 times higher in sweat than in our blood. When we sweat, we push these toxins out. To do so most efficiently, a balanced temperature, duration, and hydration is recommended. Ideally, you want a temperature that will get you sweating within five minutes and then, by 10 minutes, you’re sweating heavily. That’s the right temperature for you, whether that’s at 110 degrees Fahrenheit, 120, or 130. Start small and raise it accordingly, ensuring you’re not overwhelming yourself with heat or if you feel light-headedness. By initiating sweating so quickly in the body, this helps to push out what’s considered a more oily sweat than if you were sweating simply because it was a hot summer afternoon.
If you’re serious about sweating out the toxins in a steam room or sauna, some sound advice to follow is to always take into account any medical conditions you may have. Ensure you’ve checked with your doctor first to ensure there’s no risk to engaging in high-heat temperatures. Secondly, you want to replenish trace minerals lost in sweat by drinking in clean juices, green tea, organic smoothies, or potentially taking a trace mineral supplement. Thirdly, consume enough fluids. Weigh yourself before and after. For every pound you’ve lost, drink 2 cups of water. Something like a trace mineral supplement or a green smoothie can also help give you a nice boost afterwards.
If you engage in regular sauna sweating treatments, after a few weeks, you may notice a difference in how you feel. Some people notice it after their first fifteen minutes in the sauna. Eliminating toxins is good for your physical and mental health alike. Enjoy more clarity and concentration, while also feeling much better from a physical standpoint. Everyone from fibromyalgia and chronic pain sufferers to athletes have used steam rooms and saunas to help make a big difference in how their lives and how they feel. All of those detoxification benefits come down to the ability to sweat!