Hippocrates, Father of Medicine, used steam bathing, stating "Give me the power to create a fever, and I shall cure any disease." This is the exactly what researcher are finding to be true. Fever is one of the body's most powerful defenses against disease. 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 and restoring health, and has been recognized as such for thousands of years. Hyperthermia deliberately creates fever in the patient in order to utilize
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Medicinal Benefits of a Sauna The refreshing and soothing benefit of steam sauna was understood almost a thousand years ago, and most of the people used the magical properties of sauna to relax their body and mind. However in the recent years, scientific investigations revealed that a session of sauna taken everyday over a period of time will have some sort of be medicinal effect on your body. Here are some of the medicinal effects of sauna: 1. Sauna is a healthy activity that rejuvenates your mind and body 2. Saunas could be used to rehabilitate smokers and alcoholics to make them more active and healthier. 3. Sauna can also be used to
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