Are at hand any published medical studies on the effects of infrared saunas on condition, imperviousness,detoxification?
I HAVE SEEN ALL KINDS OF CLAIMS ON SAUNA MANUFACTURER'S SITES AND WELLNESS SITES BUT NO PUBLISHED JOURNAL ARTICLES WITH ANY CREDIBILITY.
Answer: Masuda A, Munemoto T, Tei C.
[A new treatment: thermal treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome]
Nippon Rinsho. 2007 Jun;65(6):1093-8. Review. Japanese.
Tei C, Orihara FK, Fukudome T.
Remarkable efficacy of thermal therapy for Sj"ogren syndrome.
J Cardiol. 2007 May;49(5):217-9. No abstract available.
Tei C, Shinsato T, Kihara T, Miyata M.
Successful thermal treatment for end-stage peripheral artery disease.
J Cardiol. 2006 Apr;47(4):163-4. No abstract available.
Masuda A, Koga Y, Hattanmaru M, Minagoe S, Tei C.
The effects of repeated thermal psychoanalysis for patients with chronic aching.
Psychother Psychosom. 2005;74(5):288-94.
Masuda A, Nakazato M, Kihara T, Minagoe S, Tei C.
Repeated thermal therapy diminishes appetite loss and subjective complaints surrounded by mildly depressed patients.
Psychosom Med. 2005 Jul-Aug;67(4):643-7.
Masuda A, Kihara T, Fukudome T, Shinsato T, Minagoe S, Tei C.
The effects of repeated thermal therapy for two patients beside chronic fatigue syndrome.
J Psychosom Res. 2005 Apr;58(4):383-7.
Kihara T, Biro S, Ikeda Y, Fukudome T, Shinsato T, Masuda A, Miyata M, Hamasaki S, Otsuji Y, Minagoe S, Akiba S, Tei C.
Effects of repeated sauna treatment on ventricular arrhythmias in patients near chronic heart failure.
Circ J. 2004 Dec;68(12):1146-51.
Krop J.
Chemical sensitivity after intoxication at work next to solvents: response to sauna therapy.
J Altern Complement Med. 1998 Spring;4(1):77-86.
Crinnion W
Components of practical clinical detox programs--sauna as a energizing tool.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2007 Mar-Apr;13(2):S154-6.
Those are the articles I can find on illnesses and detox. None on immunity, although it may be implied due to increased blood circulation.
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