Maybe you’ve heard of Sauna Therapy but aren’t quite sure what it is or why Sanctaury’s Sauna Program may be different.
Sauna empowers our bodies towards health.
By harnessing the energy of infrared heat, we can support several body systems critical for the healthier more abundant life. Two of of those critical systems include our immune system and our detoxification system.
Studies further below provide scientific support for the benefits that sauna provides for those seeking to protect themselves in a dangerous world. Living in a world of infectious agents and growing numbers of toxins means we need to train our bodies for self-defense. Sauna has demonstrated improvements in a number of immune biomarkers in a number of studies. The ability of sauna to increase detoxification through sweat has also been found in studies.
What can Sauna therapy be used to treat?
Sauna Therapy can be used to lessen the symptoms of many chronic illnesses such as:
- Increasing the strength of your immune system
- Detoxification of metals, biotoxins like mold, and organic compounds
- Improving heart disease symptoms
- Lowering chronic pain
- Lessening chronic fatigue
- Lifting depression
- Muscle and injury recovery benefits
An Infrared Sauna is a type of sauna that makes use of light to make heat which which allows your body to be heated without heating the surrounding air to the same higher temperatures as standard saunas. This allows people who can’t be in the heat of a regular sauna still receive the benefits of sauna therapy. The heat begins a process of sweating and detoxification similar to that which accompanies exercise.
For our sickest patients, we advise caution with sauna until their health stabilizes.
For those who are ready, we encourage sauna use of multiple health benefits as above.
Sanctuary Sauna Distinctives:
- Pre/post Nursing evaluation
- Combined Near/Far Infrared
- Sauna sterilization procedures
- Clean ionized air environment
- Medical oversight
- Low chemical environment
Current patients can call 615 721 2001 to schedule their sauna experience now.
Non patients should sign up now to qualify for an initial sauna session discount when it opens to the public in coming months. They can call 615 721 2001.
Our receptionist has information on pricing for single and 10 session packages.
More videos on Sauna:
- Supervised Sauna Program Introduction (43 seconds)
- Introduction (51 seconds)
- FB Live Pre Sauna 1 Intro (41 seconds)
- FB Live Sauna Cognitive Exercise 1 (102 seconds)
- FB Live Sauna Cognitive Exercise 2 (62 seconds)
- FB Live Sauna: Metal Detox (41 seconds)
- FB Live Sauna: Cardio Benefits (49 seconds)
- FB Live Sauna: Safe Sauna (49 seconds)
- FB Live Q&A Suana Therapy (42:55)
- Sauna on the SFM Video Library
Articles
IMMUNE
- Responses of Immune System to Hyperthermia
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-4684-5766-7_54 - The effect of repetitive mild hyperthermia on body temperature, the autonomic nervous system, and innate and adaptive immunity
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/biomedres/36/2/36_135/_article - Effects of in Vivo Hyperthermia on Natural Killer Cell Activity, in Vitro Proliferative Responses and Blood Mononuclear Cell Subpopulations
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2249.1991.tb08144.x - Whole Body Hyperthermia Treatment Increases Interleukin 10 and Toll-Like Receptor 4 Expression in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Pilot Study
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/02656736.2014.956810 - Modulation of the Endocrine and Immune Systems by Well-Controlled Hyperthermia Equipment
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/biomedres/28/3/28_3_119/_article - Effects of Passive Hyperthermia Versus Exercise-Induced Hyperthermia on Immune Responses: Hormonal Implications
https://doi.org/10.1684/ecn.2007.0101 - Yoshioka A, Miyachi Y, Imamura S. Immunological effects of in vitro hyperthermia. J Clin Lab Immunol. 1989;29(2):95–97. No link available.
- Heat Shock Proteins and Immunity: Application of Hyperthermia for Immunomodulation
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/02656730903315831 - Hyperthermia Increases Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity Against SW-872 Liposarcoma Cell Line
http://iji.sums.ac.ir/?sid=Entrez:PubMed&id=pmid:23811548&key=2013.10.2.93 - Temperature and Adaptive Immunity
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780444639127000242?via%3Dihub - Responses of Immune System to Hyperthermia
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-4684-5766-7_54 - The Effect of Induced Hyperthermia on the Immune System
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079612306620086?via%3Dihub - Neville AJ, Sauder DN. Whole body hyperthermia (41-42 degrees C) induces interleukin-1 in vivo. Lymphokine Res. 1988;7(3):201–206. No link available
- Effect of Hyperthermia on the Immune Response of Normal Rabbits https://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/38/10/3518.long
General
- Acute and Chronic Effects of Hot Water Immersion on Inflammation and Metabolism in Sedentary, Overweight Adults
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00407.2018 - 41.8 Degrees C Whole Body Hyperthermia as an Adjunct to Chemotherapy Induces Prolonged T Cell Activation in Patients With Various Malignant Diseases
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00262-002-0327-x - Effects of Hyperthermia on the Peripheral Nervous System: A Review
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02656730310001637631 - Passive Heat Therapy Protects Against Endothelial Cell Hypoxia-Reoxygenation via Effects of Elevations in Temperature and Circulating Factors
https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1113/JP276559 - Sauna Bathing, Health, and Quality of Life Among Octogenarian Men: The Helsinki Businessmen Study
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40520-017-0855-z - Health Effects and Risks of Sauna Bathing
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3402/ijch.v65i3.18102 - A Hot Topic for Health: Results of the Global Sauna Survey
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965229919300998?via%3Dihub - Treating Cancer With Heat: Hyperthermia as Promising Strategy to Enhance Apoptosis
https://jpma.org.pk/article-details/4123?article_id=4123 - Sex Differences in Endocrine Response to Hyperthermia in Sauna
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1748-1716.1994.tb09689.x - Hyperthermia Adds to Chemotherapy
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0959804908005832 - Immunogenic Effect of Hyperthermia on Enhancing Radiotherapeutic Efficacy
https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/9/2795
ANTI INFLAMMATORY
- Elevating Body Termperature to Reduce Low-Grade Inflammation: A Welcome Strategy for Those Unable to Exercise?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32139348/
ALZHEIMERS
- Could Heat Therapy Be an Effective Treatment for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases? A Narrative Review
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2019.01556/full
CARDIO
- Serum From Young, Sedentary Adults Who Underwent Passive Heat Therapy Improves Endothelial Cell Angiogenesis via Improved Nitric Oxide Bioavailability
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23328940.2019.1614851 - Passive Heat Therapy: The Next Hot Thing for Cardiovascular Health!
https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1113/JP273213 - Passive Heat Therapy: A Ready Route to Vascular Health?
https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1113/JP272933 - Heat Stress and Cardiovascular, Hormonal, and Heat Shock Proteins in Humans
https://natajournals.org/doi/10.4085/1062-6050-47.2.184 - The Finnish Sauna Bath and Its Use in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
https://journals.lww.com/jcrjournal/Citation/2000/07000/The_Finnish_Sauna_Bath_and_Its_Use_in_Patients.2.aspx
Rheumatoid
- Effect of Spa Therapy With Saline Balneotherapy on Oxidant/Antioxidant Status in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00484-016-1201-4
Sanctuary Functional Medicine, under the direction of Dr Eric Potter, IFMCP MD, provides functional medicine services to Nashville, Middle Tennessee and beyond. We frequently treat patients from Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, and more… offering the hope of healthier more abundant lives to those with chronic illness.