Removing harmful chemicals from the body is not a
new subject. Chemicals which people are exposed to every day in the air, from
the sun, in the clothes they wear and the food they eat have certain chemical
properties that can be harmful over time. Some of these chemicals can even
cause serious health issues such as respiratory and heart failure, Alzheimer’s
disease and various forms of cancer.
For a number of years now, saunas have been
considered to be a good way to detox chemicals out of the body. These chemicals
can be anything from drugs and alcohol to radiation poisoning and chemicals
breathed in everyday air. At Narconon Arrowhead, the drug rehabilitation
center’s detoxification program is centered on a low heat sauna treatment. Many people have wondered if a sauna can
really work to remove toxins, and now university researchers are looking into
the subject as well.
Research Program to Study Detoxification Through Saunas
Jason Allen, the senior researcher for the
project, has started a controlled study to see how or if the sauna can really
detox drug residues and toxins from the body. He hopes to answer the questions
of whether or not someone can really remove toxins from his body through
sitting in a sauna. For example, if you can remove toxins from your body with a
sauna, what is the optimum time to sit? What is the optimum temperature for
sauna detoxification and what types of toxins will detox in a hot sauna
treatment?
Allen’s research project is funded by the National
Institute of Health and will be conducted in a controlled facility at Bastyr
University in Seattle, Washington. Initially he will be studying two controlled
groups of subjects for an eight week period.
The first group will start the study by
participating in sauna detoxification for the first three weeks. They will also
be divided into two groups of short sauna time (less than an hour) and long
sauna time (up to two hours.) The group will then be observed for a three week
period after their detoxification and then given subsequent follow up studies
following the observation period.
The second group of subjects will follow a
slightly different routine. They will be studied for a three week period prior
to doing any sauna detoxification. During this study Jason Allen will observe
toxin levels in the subjects’ bodies. After the three week study, this group
will then participate in a three week sauna detoxification. They will follow
different sauna times varying from less than an hour and up to two hours. After
the sauna detoxification, the subjects will get follow up studies between seven
to fourteen days after their detoxification.
Hopeful Study Results
Saunas have been used for years as a natural detox
and if they can be proven to be effective through scientific research, we should
be looking at some major changes in the everyday chemicals we are faced with.
This research could lead to stronger regulations regarding chemicals that can
be emitted into the air by cars, factories and buildings. It could lead to
better regulations for chemical disposal and use.
Jason Allen has found that there are more than
eighty thousand registered chemicals used today in widespread manufacturing.
Most of these chemicals cannot be tested for and so they are allowed to be put
in products. Until we can see and prove the damage being done there is no way
to prevent these chemicals from being put on the market.
Sources:
My Northwest: Study: Are Sauna’s the Best Way to
Rid your Body of Toxins? http://mynorthwest.com/11/624526/Study-Are-saunas-the-best-way-to-rid-your-body-of-toxins
Bastyr University: Sauna Detoxification Study http://www.bastyr.edu/research/studies/sauna-detoxification-study
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