Topic: Han anyone invested in a FIR sauna? Any tips to consider?
Tammy N.
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I don't really sweat. I will discuss this with my doc, but I'm wondering if FIR sauna would be good for me.
Any clue on cost? Pros/cons of certain units? I am chemically sensitive, so I don't know if those portable plastic looking ones would be good for me. I wonder what the stationary wooden ones cost?
Thanks for any info you can share.
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Our Christmas gift for each other (wife and I) was a sauna. We picked it up at Costco and it works great. You can find them on sale periodically and the warranty is either 2 or 3 years. Works great and for us, we didn't need an electrician as it runs on a regular outlet. Takes about 30 minutes to get a good sweat going.
Good luck
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Tammy N.
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I'm allergic to cedar. I saw one made of cedar on the Costco site. This one is made of Hemlock.
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The heavenly heat ones are supposedly excellent and designed with the chemically sensitive in mind. Of course the draw back is the cost. I think they run around $3,500-4,000 Posts: 169 | From The Poconos | Registered: Jun 2011
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Tammy - wow, that's the exact same one. I think it was $300 cheaper around the holidays. Took about 45 minutes to assemble and works like a charm. Company will drop it curbside (or if you throw them a few bucks) will bring it closer to your home or in your garage if you have one.
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Tammy N.
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Thanks, I'm going to give it some thought.
Pony - thanks for the post. It's more than I want to spend at the moment. It makes me wonder what makes one unit so much better than the next (or is it just more expensive without being much better??).
Everything is sooooo expensive!!!
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I go for 30 minutes once a week to a spa here in town for an infra red sauna. Can't afford one either, but found a group on deal that was great and began going about two months ago.
The sauna is soothing and one of the few places where my pain goes down to 2-4 while in there.
You may look for a local place and try it a few times to see how it impacts you.
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Another option would be a previously-used portable sauna tent, so that it's had some time to outgas. That's the kind I have, and I store it in my closet inbtwn use.
FIR saunaing has been responsible for greatly diminishing my chemical sensitivity to smells and touching chemicalized surfaces. I've been at it for about two years now. It took 6 months of sweating once a week for me suddenly not to be so sensitive to smells.
My doctor recommends that we also take Takesumi activated charcoal to help with internal detox.
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you could also try one first. I signed up at a local gym for a week($25)so i could try it first.
I couldn't tolerate it, very loud ear ringing and burning hands/feet at night. But my body reacts to everything, so you'd proabaly be fine with it.
i think it's a really effective way to remove toxins from the body, wish i could use it.
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Tammy, I am the same as you. I haven't regained my ability to sweat properly yet; yet, I am SO intrigued with doing the FIR because heat feels SO good.
I agree with dogmom and dove though....try it out first somewhere before making a purchase.
I have been toying with this for quite a while but the fact that I don't sweat concerns me in this situation. Is it the sweating that helps with detox or can you detox from the heat alone?
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Tammy N.
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Thanks for all these great suggestions. I think I will call around to see who has a unit that I can try out. That is a good idea.
koo -- I think the sweating part is very important. The heat is good (can kill the spirochetes, etc.), but I think the sweating is necessary for really good detox.
I've heard GiGi say that you have to be careful not to mobilize too much. That's why I'm going to discuss it further with my doctor. I imagine having good binders on board will help with the toxins that start floating around.
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