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Chronic heart condition? Study suggests saunas may help

Friday, May 11th, 2012

A study performed at the University of Toyama in Japan reported on by New Scientist, a British science magazine, suggests that sauna use may help those with chronic heart failure.

Forty-one participants suffering with chronic heart failure were asked to bathe in a sauna for fifteen minutes five days a week. Once the sauna session was complete, the subjects were asked to wrap themselves in a blanket for a half hour, helping to keep their body temperature elevated approximately 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit higher thank normal. The study period lasted three weeks.

Once the period ended, it was found that heart function had improved heart function and could exercise for longer periods. New Scientist noted that “Sauna treatment increased the heart’s ability to pump blood, and boosted the distance participants could walk in six minutes from 1,100 feet to 1,250 feet.” This 9% improvement was said to be “significant” for chronic heart failure patients.

The results also found improved function for the membrane lining the heart. This lining aids in controlling blood vessel diameter.

This study was conducted using traditional steam saunas. We have an entire line of Helo Saunas designed for the home that are easy to install. In fact, our smallest unit only requires a standard household outlet to operate!

We also have an entire line of infrared saunas available for those that can’t tolerate the high heat of a traditional sauna.

Take a moment to visit one of our Oregon Hot Tub showrooms for a firsthand look at our line of saunas. It could be the answer for you to better heart health!

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Cleansing Water Therapy – by Guest Blogger Joshua Green

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Springtime is associated with new beginnings. The energy of the season is vigorous and dynamic, therefore bringing about conditions favorable for profound growth. While winter was a time for conservation and hibernation, spring is a time of renewal, regeneration, and revival as is witnessed all throughout nature. During this time, the seasonal energy tends to move up and out. We see this in the natural world in the form of blooms and buds. Classical Chinese Medical texts explain that this dynamic and inspiring season may naturally guide us to “rise early with the sun” and “take brisk walks”. This expansive energy may manifest as the desire for shedding extra winter weight, while starting new hobbies, resolutions and health habits. A cleanse can be a great way to jumpstart your health related goals. By allowing the body time and space to be relieved of its daily duties, it can purge food residues and emotional excesses which may present as dissatisfactions, anger, impatience, and desires. As a result, we often discover that we can survive on less, and feel more energized. Sleep improves, moods lighten, and quality of life can increase.

While cleansing water therapy is a great way to facilitate the bodyʼs natural purification response during these spring months, hence the term “Spring Clean”! Whether through hot tubbing, cold water plunge, infared sauna, or swimming, water can connect us to that inherent urge to cleanse, and let go of whatʼs unnecessary in our lives. In conjunction with a balanced lifestyle and mindful daily habits, water therapy provides an effective and approachable way to enhance optimum function in the body.

Joshua Green LAc, LMT, is beginning a 21-day spring cleanse program that includes, 2 group consults, 6 Acupuncture treatments, Qi gong sessions, informational packets, recipes along with many other great tools to help you achieve your health goals. See the Sacred Root Acupuncture website for more details www.sacredrootacupuncture.com or call 503-896-9802.

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Attention health providers—add an infrared sauna to your practice!

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Saunas from Oregon Hot TubMany health providers have discovered a terrific new way to service their patients and clients while improving their bottom line. The answer? Portable infrared saunas.

For a massage therapist, adding an infrared sauna to your practice is a no-brainer. Your client can enjoy a 20-minute session in the infrared sauna prior to a rub. This gives them a chance to decompress, increase circulation and warm their muscles. Not only will this allow them to be more receptive to the benefits of your massage, it will also make it easier for you to work on their body (which makes it good for you too!). You’ll be able to create a “sauna/massage” package and pay for the investment of a sauna in your practice in no time.

The same benefits of relaxing and warming the muscles is good for chiropractors. Adjustments will be easier to make on a patient who has had the ability to warm and stretch in an infrared sauna. Recovery from injury may come faster, and your patient’s sense of well-being will be markedly improved.

Personal trainers with home gym facilities can offer a post-workout sauna to clients they see at home. What better way to soothe sore tired muscles right away than with good hydration and a post-workout sauna to flush toxins and lactic acid? It would set you apart from other personal trainers, and increase the value of the training regimen you provide. Offering a sauna definitely positions you as a healthy lifestyle proponent. (And hey—you’ll be able to enjoy it after a long day of clients too!)

Helo infrared saunas are easy to set up. With three options available that plug into a standard household outlet, you’ll be able to get set up in no time. Incredibly inexpensive to operate and easy to maintain, it’s an investment in your business you’ll certainly be glad you made.

Visit one of our locations today for a look at our entire line of Helo infrared saunas. We’ll help you find the ideal sauna to complement your existing business. Your clients will thank you!

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Celebrate American Heart Month in a hot tub or infrared sauna

Friday, February 17th, 2012

February is American Heart Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. In fact, one in every three deaths is attributed to heart disease and stroke—equal to 2,200 deaths per day.

There are a lot of known ways to keeping yourself heart healthy: exercise, healthy balanced eating, and the right amount of sleep all contribute to a vital heart. Another way to help maintain a healthy heart is by soaking in a hot tub or sessions in an infrared sauna.

On the hot tub front, the Mayo Clinic published an article stating that soaking in a hot tub may in fact be beneficial for some heart patients. Why? Because soaking in a hot tub simulates the same benefits of exercise while producing less stress on the heart. The hot water environment increases your heart rate—the same as it does while exercising. However, the hot tub soak will not increase blood pressure the way traditional exercising does.

In the Mayo study, heart patients using an exercise bicycle experienced an increase in blood pressure from an average of 121/73 to a rate of 170/84. On the flip side, a heart patient soaking in the hot tub dropped from a 117/77 average to a rate of 106/61. A hot tub soak also increases heart rate an additional 26 beats per minute, the same way exercise can—but without stress to the heart.

The use of infrared saunas has been shown to produce positive results for the heart as well. Since infrared sauna use dilates blood vessels during a session, it improves circulation and lowers blood pressure. Again, this type of activity increases positive heart function without the stress traditional exercise may cause. A study conducted in 2005 by the University of Missouri found that heart patients using an infrared sauna three times a week for six weeks experienced a drop in systolic blood pressure from 130.5 to 124. The drop in systolic blood pressure in Type 2 Diabetes was even more significant, dropping from 124 to 118.

Since infrared saunas provide the positive effects from sauna use without the traditional steam, elderly patients may find infrared sessions easier to endure. A typical session can be enjoyed without difficulty in breathing, and avoid the chance of heat stroke.

Take a step towards a healthy heart this Valentine’s Day. A Hot Spring Spa or Helo Sauna can help! Visit one of our showrooms today to learn more. And—always check with your health professional to ensure hot tub soaking or saunas are right for your heart health.

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A hot tub or sauna satisfies the “quest for quiet”

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Well, this is certainly a sign of the times. People are starting to search out ways to disconnect and find peace and quiet for their lives.

 At the end of December, The New York Times published an article in their Opinion Pages by Pico Iyer. In his article, he recounted some of the ways people are searching out ways to disconnect from our now incredibly wired existence (the average of 8½ hours a day in front of a screen!). Resorts are charging a premium to offer rooms without TVs and connectivity;South Korea andChina have Internet Rescue Camps to cut electronic addiction of their kids; more people are seeking out yoga to center themselves. Oprah Winfrey recently visited Dr. Oz’s show (as a guest for the first time). During the show, she mentioned how important meditation had become to her—and her entire staff at her OWN television station—to disconnect from the day. In fact, it’s become so important that they all gather together twice during the workday to meditate!

 Well…here’s the “duh” in all of this: Oregon Hot Tub has known for the entire existence of our company that hot tubs and saunas are the perfect way to achieve the quest for quiet each and every day. Not only will immersing yourself in a hot tub or entering the peace and toasty tranquility of a sauna improve your health, it will also provide the solitude more Americans crave each and every day. It also affords that very valued quiet time to share with a family member or loved one and reconnect—without cell phones, computers, e-books, tablets…you get the idea.

 If you’re going to invest money in a quiet place, do it once, with something that will give back to you each and every day for years and years to come: a hot tub or sauna from Oregon Hot Tub. You’ll discover your own inner peace—and you might just be the envy of all your friends and co-workers when your mood and disposition is markedly improved.

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