| Did you know youu could lie down, breath deep & burn | | | | after all we are all electrons protons and neutrons |
| 900+ calories? | | | | arranged in different patterns. The infrared part of the |
| Neither did I... | | | | electromagnetic spectrum happens just below red light |
| And it sounded too good to be true so I did some | | | | waves and is not visible to human eyes but can be felt |
| research on my own to find out about this seemingly | | | | as heat. (This explains the night vision binoculars |
| wonderful bodywrap treatment. | | | | example above). The sun produces most of its energy |
| First I had to try it. Let's face it if it doesn't feel great | | | | in the form of infrared energy, our atmosphere allows |
| and get results it isn't worth doing all of the research | | | | it in and the earth radiates it back - living out in nature |
| on finding out how it works and all the rest. So I | | | | we are daily surrounded by infrared waves. But not so |
| dressed up in my cotton sweats and drove up to | | | | - in these days of indoor living, SPF sunblock and hiding |
| Ventura California to try it out. Hydrating and drinking | | | | away from the sun. |
| my water as I headed up highway 101. | | | | Our bodies, on average, radiate infrared energy at |
| Before the bodywrap, I measured the circumference | | | | about 9.4 microns. The internal production of infrared |
| of my upper arms, ribcage, waist, hips and upper thighs | | | | energy that normally occurs within us is associated |
| before the first treatment and kept it as a reference. I | | | | with a number of healing responses and may require a |
| was really skeptical, but you never know unless you | | | | boost to assist the fullest healing response to assist |
| try it. I didn't expect to have any change. | | | | homeostasis, metabolism and tissue under repair. |
| I laid down on a table and 6 large warm pads were | | | | As related to Oriental / Chinese Medicine, when our |
| wrapped around my upper arms, waist, hips and thighs. | | | | circulation is impeded (described as Blocked Qi flow in |
| Then I was covered with a blanket and padded with | | | | Chinese Medicine) our body's healing capacity, |
| towels where it was appropriate and it was that easy. | | | | metabolism, and daily functioning are diminished. By |
| I could hear relaxing music and actually it was | | | | enhancing circulation, the infrared therapeutic treatment |
| wonderful to do a breathing meditation and actually | | | | is helping to unblock the Qi and increase energy and |
| take an hour for myself. | | | | improve body function. Moxa, cupping, Infrared lamps |
| Now I'm sort of a lizard - I love the heat - so the pads | | | | and gua sha are related but different methods of |
| got warmer and warmer and I broke put is a good | | | | achieving the same result in an Oriental Medicine |
| sweat. I continued to sweat, a lot. I hadn't sweat that | | | | Treatment. |
| much since the dance classes I had loved back at | | | | Because of this special nature of the wavelength, |
| Broadway Dance center a few summers ago in New | | | | when applied as a treatment, FAR Infrared heat |
| York City and I knew I would love this treatment. I had | | | | therapy (i.e. bodywrap) activates a more thorough and |
| been busy building a business and going back to school | | | | extensive stimulation of local circulation which positively |
| so I had not been keeping myself in shape like I did | | | | impacts enzymes, metabolism & immune function. The |
| before. I had a thought that this bodywrap thing might | | | | IR therapy helps the body get at toxins & cellulite |
| be a good way to start to get myself back on track. | | | | trapped in the tissue through this increase in circulation |
| After an hour, I was drenched - and very happy. I | | | | and metabolism. The bodywrap treatment I had |
| re-measured myself and lost 3 inches total. Not much, | | | | received had "super charged" this process. |
| but the treatment felt so good it didn't matter too much | | | | So how does all this calorie burning happen? |
| and I drove home drinking another huge bottle of | | | | The amount of sweat an infrared treatment can |
| water. The gentleman who helped me with the | | | | induce is 2-3 times that of a conventional sauna |
| treatment said that the process would continue | | | | without creating that claustrophobic feeling, without |
| overnight after the bodywrap had finished and the | | | | drying out the sauna or causing undue stress on the |
| more fluids the better so I took his advice and planned | | | | cardiovascular system. I know I can barely stay in a |
| to measure myself again in the morning. | | | | regular sauna for 10 minutes - I lasted easily 1 hour in |
| To my surprise, after measuring myself the next | | | | this bodywrap treatment. |
| morning I had lost 13 inches total! Wow! I called them | | | | The best research on this type of infrared treatment |
| up and they said that this was more than average - | | | | has described "Its regular use may be as effective as |
| maybe because I have a good diet and stayed | | | | a means of cardiovascular conditioning and burning of |
| hydrated - but regardless I was psyched. I had to learn | | | | calories as regular exercise." in the Journal of the |
| more... | | | | American Medical Association 8/7/81. In fact, NASA in |
| So how does this Infrared BodyWrap Work? | | | | the early 1980's concluded that infrared therapy would |
| Infrared light, which we feel in our bodies as heat is an | | | | be an ideal way to stimulate cardiovascular function |
| abundant form of energy we receive from sunlight. | | | | during long space missions. |
| We as humans radiate infrared heat every second of | | | | Someone not used to saunas can easily sweat 500 |
| every day (The army uses infrared binoculars for night | | | | grams and consume 300 kcalories which is the |
| vision - to see humans in the darkness). It is part of our | | | | equivalent of jogging for 30 minutes. The bodywrap is |
| human biology. I would discover that FAR Infrared | | | | a great in between workouts way to ease the |
| treatments are used worldwide by medical | | | | stiffness and once becoming acclimated to the sauna |
| practitioners as they are one of the most resonant | | | | - burning up to 900+ calories are achieved each |
| (closely matched) forms of heat for the human body. | | | | session. But remember - Hydration is very important |
| Radiant Heat or Infrared energy is a form of energy | | | | you need to constantly replenish the fluids to see |
| that is part of the electromagnetic spectrum. | | | | results. |
| Everything can be described by electrical principles | | | | The benefits of Infrared Therapy are impressive. |