Detoxifying the Body The beneficial heat of Saunas enhances the bodyâ��s natural detoxification process. Warmth causes capillaries to dilate, increasing blood flow, which in turn presses the heart to pump faster. As a result of increased circulation, the body more quickly collects and flushes out waste products from the liver, kidneys, stomach, muscles, brain, and other organs. The skin and kidneys then filter the waste in the form of sweat and urine. Skin is therefore often regarded as â��the third kidneyâ�� because of its cleansing function â�" sweating out toxins and waste from the body. A 15-minute sauna session excretes
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American doctors commonly recommend that elderly people and persons with heart problems should avoid sweat bathing. Finnish and German doctors feel otherwise. Perhaps this difference of opinion arises from the fact that the Germans and especially the Finns are more familiar with sweat bathing. Benefits of Hyperthermia The body protects itself from viruses, bacteria, and other harmful substances through the use of numerous defense systems. One of these is fever. Fever raises the body's temperature above normal in an attempt to destroy invading organisms and sweat impurities out of the system. Fever is a highly effective and natural process of curing disease
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