Posts tagged lyme disease

Study Suggests Elevated Body Temperature Aids Antibiotics Against Lyme Disease

Oct 20th

Posted by Sunlighten in Health & Wellness

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Fighting Lyme disease? Researchers believe that increasing body temperature may be beneficial, helping prescribed antibiotics do their work in fighting Borrelia burgdorferi – the bacterium which causes Lyme disease.

In 1996, Austrian scientists published a study* which suggests that heat may help antibiotics in their tough battle against Bb bacterium.  They cultured Borrelia burgdorferi at different temperatures, alone and in combination with antibiotics. Their data demonstrated that growth of two strains was impaired at 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and inhibited at 39 degrees (102.2 degrees F) and 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees F). Another strain grew well up to More >

Diana’s Lyme Disease and Infrared Sauna

Jul 9th

Posted by Sunlighten in Health & Wellness

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Here at Sunlighten, we are so fortunate to be able to help so many. The feedback we receive from our customers is amazing and energizing! In fact, we often share “thank yous” with associates over large screens scattered around the office.

Recently, Sunlighten associate Aaron Hetherington (that’s him over there in the photo) received a really great email from customer Diana Carr. Diana suffers from Lyme disease and uses a Sunlighten infrared sauna to help alleviate her painful symptoms.

Here’s what Diana had to say:

I am well, thanks to my sauna. I use it every other day, and I healed from Lyme so quickly More >

Do Infrared Saunas Help Lyme Disease Sufferers?

Jun 29th

Posted by Sunlighten in Health & Wellness

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Sunlighten is a pretty happy-go-lucky place to work. We have a lot of fun here. One thing we take very seriously, though, is helping our customers with pain relief through infrared sauna therapy. And a growing number of those customers seeking pain relief suffer from the effects of Lyme Disease.

Lyme is caused by a spirochete, or corkscrew-shaped bacterium, often transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick. (The spirochete associated with Lyme is Borrelia burgdorferi, or Bb.) The spirochetes then make their way into muscles, tendons, and other organs.

Sufferers of Lyme Disease experience a wide range of problems More >