We recently receive these terrific photos from customer Edward Pal, who built his new mPulse custom spectrum infrared sauna from Sunlighten into a fitness room in his home. Doesn’t it look gorgeous?

Here’s what Edward had to say about his new sauna and his experience with Sunlighten:

When I made the decision to purchase a sauna for my year-round cottage, my research quickly led me to the conclusion that from a health and overall enjoyment perspective, an Infrared Sauna was the way to go. My Naturopath had previously done extensive research on the subject – the result of which was her purchase of an Infrared sauna from Sunlighten.

Sadly, and as difficult it is to believe, the shipment to me was lost twice! First in USA and then secondly in Canada. However for both losses, Sunlighten, through its representatives, did its best to try to rectify a difficult situation that was out of their control. Throughout the full time period, representatives from logistics, customer support and sales kept regularly in touch me.

The great news is the sauna arrived just prior to New Years and was easily assembled. And what a great way to bring in the New Year! It performs better than promised and I look forward to many years of healthy enjoyable use of my sauna. Thank you Amber, Gerry and Ingrid for your help.

Thanks so much to Edward for his patience and for sharing his story and photos with us!

Our friends at Cancer Defeated are dedicated to researching, investigating and reporting on alternative cancer treatments. They have grown to become the world’s number one source of information about this important subject – and we are pleased that Sunlighten infrared saunas are featured regularly in their terrific e-newsletters.

In a recent article at Cancer Defeated, they noted that cancer clinics in Germany and Mexico routinely treat patients with hyperthermia, where the body is exposed to high temperatures. High temperatures can kill cancer cells, usually without damage to normal tissues. fn 1. Often, these clinics are using infrared hyperthermia and infrared saunas for their patients.

In an article in the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, Lawrence Wilson, MD 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.” fn 2.

Dr. Wilson notes the following benefits of infrared sauna therapy in supporting a patient’s fight against cancer:

• Hyperthermia: Heating the body is a well-known and underused method of killing cancer cells, says Dr. Wilson.

• Eliminate Toxins: Saunas also help purge the body of toxins, such as heavy metals and chemicals.

• Improving circulation. Cancer often grows in tissues with poor circulation and thus poor nutrition and oxygenation. Infrared saunas boost overall circulation. This brings nutrients, hormones, oxygen and other substances to all body tissues.

Cancer Defeated reports that several clinical studies support Dr. Wilson’s position on the use of infrared heat as part of a cancer patient’s wellness regiment. They cite a clinical study published in the Journal of Cancer Science and Therapy in which scientists studied far infrared’s effects on human cancer cells in vitro and on cancer cells in mice. Far infrared therapy reduced tumor volumes 86% in 30 days. The tumor-suppressing effects were even seen without high temperatures, even as low as 77 degrees Fahrenheit. fn 3.

In another study cited by Cancer Defeated, researchers in Japan discovered that whole-body hyperthermia with far infrared strongly inhibited the growth of breast cancer tumors in mice without deleterious side effects. Researchers believe this therapy is promising for long-term studies of a noninvasive treatment of breast cancer. fn 4.

Also interesting to note is this Sunlighten review, received from one of our customers recently:

I LOVE my Solo Spa!!! The Solo Spa I purchased from you has been a very powerful treatment protocol for me in treating my cancer. 2 years ago I was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called Lipo Sarcoma. This cancer is medically treatable only with surgery. There are no other medical treatments recommended. . .I ordered it and for the first 50 days I used it every day and thereafter, even continuing now, I use it almost every other day. I am very happy to report that my cancer is under control with the doctor allowing me to use the word “REMISSION”!

Read the full text of Neil’s letter to us by clicking here.

References
1 van der Zee J. Heating the patient: A promising approach? Annals of Oncology 2002; 13:1173-1184.
2 Wilson, L. Saunas and Cancer, Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, June 2004
3 Tatsuo I, Ishibashi, J. et al Non-Thermal Effects of Far-Infrared Ray (FIR) on Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells HepG2 and their Tumors, J Cancer Sci Ther Volume 1(2) : 078-082 (2009) – 078 (http://www.omicsonline.org/ArchiveJCST/2009/December/01/JCST1.78.pdf)
4 Udagawa Y, Nagasawa H, Kiyokawa S, Inhibition by Whole-Body Hyperthermia (WBH) with Far-infrared rays of the Growth of Spontaneous Mammary Tumours in mice. Anticancer Res. 1999 Sep-Oct;19(5B):4125-30

Hot on the heels of last week’s terrific Sunlighten customer review, we received this amazing testimonial from a customer with a rare form of cancer:

Dear Sunlighten,

I LOVE my Solo Spa!!! The Solo Spa I purchased from you has been a very powerful treatment protocol for me in treating my cancer. 2 years ago I was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called Lipo Sarcoma. This cancer is medically treatable only with surgery. There are no other medical treatments recommended.

I am very much into Alternative and Integrative medicine so as I began my research it led me to many great options. One of the options I found is Hyperthermia Therapy. This involves the heating of the body core or local area to a point that is detrimental to cancer cells. [Ed. note: see this post on hyperthermia in the treatment of Lyme disease for more on a similar medical theory] After researching a lot of different sauna’s and looking at the suggestions of others, I decided that the Sunlighten, Solo Spa was the one I would choose. The features were everything I needed, Compact, lightweight and powerful.

I ordered it and for the first 50 days I used it every day and thereafter, even continuing now, I use it almost every other day. I am very happy to report that my cancer is under control with the doctor allowing me to use the word “REMISSION”!

The reasons that the Solo has been so successful for me are:

1. Proper use of the Solo Sauna is very detoxing to the body.

2. The Solo Sauna is one of the very few saunas’ that will raise the bodies’ core temperature high enough necessary to be effective against cancer cells.

3. Private relaxing, “no stress” time is very important in the treatment of any disease especially cancer.

My wife and I use the Sauna to promote our general health and we absolutely love it!! I have recommended it to 3 other cancer survivors as well. It is so beneficial to the joints and provides a great cardio workout even while I sleep! I believe it was a major factor in helping me run a successful half marathon earlier this year.

Congrats to you on having such a superior product to offer. It is without a doubt the best on the market!

Sincerely,
Neil S.
See also:

• Sunlighten Solo System: Industry Leading Portable Infrared Sauna

We absolutely LOVE to hear from our customers and we are lucky to have been able to keep in touch with so many of them throughout the years. They touch base with their sales associate on occasion with updates on health issues, questions about their saunas and even, sometimes, to share photos of what their Sunlighten infrared saunas look like in their homes and businesses.

August was a popular month for photo submissions – we received SO many pictures of new mPulse saunas and new Signature saunas in their new spots. Some are in bathrooms, others in home gyms, many in the basement. And some are centerpieces of health and wellness businesses.

Wherever they end up, our Sunlighten saunas look beautiful. And it’s so fun to see how our customers integrate them into their own homes and decors.

Take a peek at the most recent pics we’ve received:

Sunlighten customer Sharon couldn't wait to share this photo of her new mPulse with us!

Sunlighten mPulse Aspire (Cedar) in a customer's newly remodeled master bathroom - gorgeous!

Another Satisfied Sunlighten Customer with his new mPulse infrared sauna

Sunlighten mPulse Discovery (Basswood) in California medical spa

Gorgeous Sunlighten far infrared sauna in a custom-designed bathroom

Customer's mPulse Believe in Cedar in his home gym - beautiful!

Sunlighten Infrared Sauna in Denver medical spa

If you’d like to share photos of your Sunlighten sauna with us, we’d love to see them! Just email them sunlightenSM at gmail . com or to your sales associate.

August is anniversary month at Sunlighten! We’re celebrating 12 terrific years of growth, health, wellness, sweat and the best customers around.

We dug back into our archives to find photos of “the old days” and came up so many that we thought we should share!

Take a look at this video slideshow for some old and new pics of Sunlighten saunas, Sunlighten offices and Sunlighten employees over the years. And THANK YOU to our customers for 12 amazing years!

See Also:
Sunlighten Celebrates Its 12th Anniversary! (a cool timeline depicting the historical highlights of Sunlighten saunas)