What Are the Health Risks Associated with Narconon Sauna

The Narconon Sauna, or New Life Detoxification Program, is designed to flush drugs as well as other toxins, out of the body.  A combination of exercise and time spent sweating in a moderate dry-heat sauna are essential elements of this highly effective program, with decades of its use as a vital part of the Narconon drug rehabilitation program proving it to be a vital part of fully rehabilitating the addict.

Purpose of the Narconon Sauna

The Narconon Sauna, or New-Life Detoxification Program, thoroughly flushes drug residues from the tissues of the body using a combination of moderate exercise, nutritional supplements and time in a low heat sauna.

With drug use, these drug residuals become lodged and stored in the fatty tissues of the body, remaining there for years, even if the person has ceased using drugs.  The Narconon sauna detoxification program eliminates these toxic drug residues from the body, and in doing so, clears the mind as well as the body.

After completing the Narconon Sauna program, recovering addicts often report that their drug cravings are greatly reduced--or have disappeared completely.

Basics of the Narconon Sauna

The Narconon Sauna is routinely done on a five-hour per day schedule which includes 20 to 30 minutes of exercise (preferably running), and 4 to 4 ½ hours of sauna time interspersed with breaks.

This ratio of exercise to sauna gives the best results, with the majority of the time spent in the sauna after the circulation in the body has been worked-up by running.

It includes the elements of the person’s regular diet supplemented with plenty of lightly-cooked fresh vegetables, an exact regiment of vitamins, minerals and oil intake, sufficient liquids to replace the fluids lost through sweating, and a properly ordered personal schedule which ensures the person gets their normally required amount of sleep.

The Narconon Sauna is a strenuous program, which thousands of individuals the world over have successfully—and safely—completed; one which routinely results in reports of life-changing benefits

Safety Precautions of the Narconon Sauna

The regimen of the Narconon Sauna is precise, and it is exactly followed and expertly supervised to ensure the best possible results.

The Narconon Sauna requires written approval from an advised medical doctor based on a physical examination of the individual and a discussion of any health limitations or concerns.  The medical okay ensures the person is physically capable of safely doing the program.

Any individual with a weak heart, suffering from certain kidney conditions or from anemia, as an example, would not do this program. Such individuals would require a similar but special program, milder in nature.

Each individual works-up to the level of exercise and time spent in the sauna for best program results and which is suitable for their physical condition.  Although running is the preferred form of exercise, if a person in unable to run due to physical limitations or restrictions, another form of exercise which the person can safely do is substituted.

Additionally, the running and sauna sweat-out time is done with another person as a safety point, since reactivation of the drugs, alcohol, medicines and even anesthetics the person has had can occur as they get flushed from the body. 

Pairing-up while on doing the sauna program is done so that a person is always doing the running and sauna time with a partner, or even a third person.  This provides a safety factor in the event that a person experiences reactivation of the drugs and toxins while exercising or sweating in the sauna.

Another factor in the success and safety of the Narconon Sauna is the close supervision of the program by individuals trained and experienced in its administration.

A Doctor Comments

Dr. David Root, M.D. and Occupational Medicine Specialist, has been using this method of sauna detoxification in his office for nineteen years, and expressed his professional opinion that this is by far the best program available anywhere for helping addicted individuals come off and stay off of drugs.