The oldest know medical document, the Ayurveda, appeared in Sanskrit in 568 BC and considered sweating so important to health that it prescribed the sweat bath and thirteen other methods of inducing sweat. Throughout history physicians have extolled the medicinal value of the sweat bath in its various forms such as the Finnish sauna, Russian banai, Islamic hammam, or the American Indian sweatlodge. Today, enthusiasts claim that beyond being relaxing the sauna gives relief from the common cold, arthritis, headaches, hangovers and "just about anything that ails you." Even if these claims are somewhat exaggerated, medical evidence shows that bathing
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This article provides useful, detailed information about Sauna And Steam Baths. In the fast-paced world we live in, our bodies get tired facing the ordeals of daily grind. Work-related problems and dealing with tricky situations on the home front leaves us both mentally and physically exhausted. Nothing soothes the body like warm steam and nothing reduces aches pains and soothes joints like spending an hour in the soft heat of a sauna bath.Saunas have been popular with people for a very long time. Ancient Greeks reveled in them and so did the
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