Archive for May, 2012
Naturally Detoxifying Foods
May 31st
We ran across a Facebook post earlier today, comparing detoxification/cleanse diets. And it got us to thinking about detox. We know that many of our customers love their Sunlighten infrared saunas for the detoxification properties of infrared heat. But what else can you do to rid your body of the many environmental toxins it absorbs daily?
Rather than going on a fad diet requiring you to drink lemonade with maple syrup and cayenne pepper, why not just incorporate some of nature’s detoxifying foods into your daily lifestyle and eating habits?
We’ve compiled a list of some of the easiest ways to detox your More >
Yoga Poses for Your Infrared Sauna
May 23rd
We love yoga and we have a lot of customers who love yoga. And more and more Sunlighten infrared sauna users are actually combining their love of yoga with their love of infrared sauna!
There are several different types of hot yoga and certainly many yoga studios that offer hot yoga classes – some of our favorite commercial clients, in fact! But when you can’t get to a studio for hot yoga, there are still modified yoga routines you can perform inside your Sunlighten infrared sauna too.
Reasons we love Hot Yoga in an Infrared Sauna:
- Expands your capacity to breathe deeply and fully
- Prevents More >
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month: Using Infrared Saunas in Your Treatment
May 16th
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, not that anyone needs to remind us here at Sunlighten about the devastating effect that Lyme disease has on so many people across the world. We work very regularly with “Lymies”, helping them add infrared sauna therapy to their treatment regimen.
Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Each year, more than 30,000 Americans contract Lyme disease, an illness that can have lifelong debilitating effects such as arthritis, fatigue and even neurological deficits. Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi More >
Fibromyalgia, Stroke and High Blood Pressure – and Infrared Saunas
May 1st
You may be wondering what the heck fibromyalgia, stroke and high blood pressure have in common. The answer is the month of May!
May is American Stroke and High Blood Pressure Awareness Month as well as Fibromyalgia Awareness Month. All three conditions are on our radar here at Sunlighten because all people who suffer from each of these conditions seek our help on a regular basis. For very different reasons, regular infrared sauna use can help those who suffer with fibromyalgia as well as those at risk for stroke and high blood pressure.
FibromyalgiaFibromyalgia is chronic condition which affects the entire body. It More >


