An Early Christmas Present

Santa has come early!  Apparently he’s read the work of Dr. Lawrence Wilson, MD, who wrote “If I were to single out one method to combat cancer, it is the sauna.  It assists removal of chemical toxins and heavy metals, increases oxygenation, enhances the immune system and reduces the radiation burden in the body.”  So thank you Santa, we now have a Clearlight infrared sauna.  And we love every minute of it.

Using heat to treat illness isn’t new.  The famous Greek physician Parmenides said, “Give me the power to create fever, and I will cure any disease.”  Modern medicine has also noted that cancer patients who developed a fever sometimes went into remission.  Hospitals in more than 20 states are offering some form of hyperthermia (heat treatment) as a treatment for cancer. Unfortunately Ohio is not one of them.

But the list of healing mechanisms that act simultaneously and synergistically in the sauna to support the fight against cancer are:

1) Direct Cancer Cell Death.  The principle is that cancer cells are much more sensitive to and intolerant of the effects of excessive heat than normal cells.  Tumors have an impaired ability to adapt their blood circulation to the effects of high temperatures.  In other words, because cancer cells are weaker than normal cells, they are more susceptible to damage from heat.  A clinical study published in the Journal of Cancer Science and Therapy, found that infrared’s effects on human cancer cells in vitro reduced tumor volumes 86% in just 30 days.  Unfortunately there have been virtually no follow up studies.

2) Improved Circulation. Infrared saunas boost circulation, which helps to bring essential nutrients, oxygen and other substances to the cells of the body.  Since cancer cells do not thrive in a high oxygen environment using hyperbaric oxygen along with infrared sauna is a great one, two punch to cancer.

3) Elimination of Toxins. Without efficient circulation, not only do health-promoting nutrients and oxygen not get into our cells, but also waste materials can’t get out.  Saunas help purge the body of hundreds of toxins, such as heavy metals, chemicals, and pesticides.  The heat produces perspiration which cleanses the skin from the inside out.  Although the skin is designed to be a major organ for eliminating body wastes, a lot of times it is inactive because people don’t exercise/sweat enough.  By hydrating properly prior to a sauna session we can sweat out a pint of toxic sweat during a 30 minute session.

4) Activation of the Immune System.  With chemo treatments suppressing Johnny’s (our) immune function- the sauna can actually enhance it through a whole cascade of immune cell responses known as “heat shock.”  I’ll skip more medical lingo and leave it at that.

We are so excited to add this to our growing list of cancer treatment protocols.  Thanks for supporting us during this crazy and sometimes very difficult year.  We wish you all a very special Christmas with those you love.

Jeannie & Johnny

our present to ourselves