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Fri May 15, 2009 6:52 am  |
As has been said I believe they have some good effects and potentially damaging ones.
I trained as a Beauty Therapist and heat treatments where considered effective but need to be used carefully.
What in effect happens is that while you are over heated and sweating your kidneys and liver function slows right down (so do not use sauna/steam room if you have kidney/liver/heart problems!!!) and your core tempreture goes up, this is your bodies way of lowering your body temp and prevent you dehydrating. Then when you have a cold shower or whatever you shock your body back into functioning immediately. This is why it can be so good at detoxing!
If you have any circulatory problems/renal issues/high blood pressure or heart problems. Inflammatory skin conditions (rosacea/exczema etc), infections, are ill (coughts colds) cancer, are on medication, pregnant (also some women find saunas can be unpleasant while they are menstruating) or have had another heat treatment in the past 24 hours (even if you have been lying in the sun) then I would strongly advise you do not have a sauna.
I would also advise those who are not used to them to limit their usage time to 15 - 20 mins tops!
Also be aware that saunas and steam rooms are greta places to pick up infections! Bacteria/virus' and fungi LOVE damp warm environments! So wear sauna shoes and sit on a clean towel!
(Oh and as an aside remove jewellery - it can get hot!) |
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Lucia, VERY fair (ghostly so!)redhead, combination skin prone to dehydration. |
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