Health Benefits of Saunas

Saunas are highly recommended by:
Physiotherapists
Cardiologists
Dermatologists
Naturopaths
Dentists
General Medical Practitioners

Many doctors agree that taking a sauna regularly is one of the healthiest things you can do for your body. The overall effect is that you will look and feel better, but the real health benefits of saunas are much deeper than that. Saunas can help you to stay free of diseases in a natural, healthy way. There is overwhelming evidence that the toxins we breathe, eat and drink are responsible for the majority of illness, and saunas are proven to be the most effective method for the daily removal of these toxins.

Some other health benefits are:

Lose weight effortlessly

Ease sore and tired muscles

Relieve back pain or arthritis

Combat colds and sinus problems

Improve skin's look and feel

Feel peaceful and relaxed

Sleep better

Socialize with family or friends

Get a close shave

Detoxifies the body and reverses cumulative buildup of harmful chemicals. We take in a constant supply of toxins just by living normally. The kidneys can eliminate some toxins, but a significant portion builds up in the tissues. The skin can eliminate these toxins through sweating. (Your sweat is composed of about 99% water. The remaining 1% is mostly salt. What's left after that are the toxins.)

Enhances circulation in both deep and surface tissues.

Accelerates healing from wounds, injuries, and surgeries, and thus reduces scarring.
Improves skin nourishment/skin condition.

Warms muscles (maximizes muscle performance and minimizes exercise related injury).
Enhances nutrient/oxygen supply to deep tissues.

Promotes softening and elasticity of old scars (internal or external) and keloids.

Promotes deep cleansing of skin pores. The sauna definitely cleans the body thoroughly from the inside out. Heavy perspiration in a sauna is an excellent way to combat skin blemishes including acne, which is the result of blocked pores and an external manifestation of a toxic body.
Induces muscle relaxation.

Accelerates metabolism (approximately 600 calories burned in 30 minutes).

Accelerates breakdown of cellulite/fat.

Boosts the immune system.

Reduces pain (promotes analgesia).

Reduces physiological and mental/emotional stress.

Improves digestion. Provides an anti-cancer effect (induced by hypothermia, enhanced immune and circulatory systems and elimination of carcinogenic toxins)

Blood Flow

Blood flow is a prime method of distributing heat evenly throughout the body.


Poor blood flow can cause a reduction in the temperature of the extremities, and researchers theorized that poor blood circulation could cause cold hands and feet, subsequently causing other problems such as insomnia.


Needless to say, the heart is responsible for the delivering of “warm blood” throughout the body. However, for some reason, it does not go flow through to the end of the body, like the hands and feet.


If you take thermography of the whole body, you can see that the heat distribution of the body is not even. The upper body has higher temperature (98.6ºF = 37ºC around the heart), however lower body has comparatively low temperature; especially the temperature of the feet which is below 87.8 ºF (31ºC).

Korean Half Bath

반신욕 means half-bath.

You fill bathtub with very hot water but only high enough so if you sit down in it,it will only reach your belly button area.

And then you sit in it for as long as you can (try for 40 minute at least) but you can't get the upper part wet and must keep hands and top part dry.

The temperature difference between top and bottom parts of body make you sweat a LOT and afterward, you feel exhausted like you ran on treadmill.

Be careful when you do it and drink cold water after and get up carefully because you can faint..

You have to eat very healthy when you are doing this bath everyday to lose weight.

It is very popular in Korea and they even have spas and different products to put over the tub so you can do other stuff while bathing.