"The Health You Deserve" Email Newsletter
Issue No. 9 - Oct 2000

THE THERAPEUTIC HEALTH BENEFITS OF AN AROMA STEAM BATH


“Give me the power to create a fever,
and I shall cure any disease.”
- Hippocrates, “The Father of Modern Medicine” (2,000 years ago)


Heat is a therapeutic agent and has long been used for healing in many cultures. All of our body's functions depend on chemical reactions. And chemical reactions are directly affected by heat (either accelerating or slowing in direct proportion to available heat energy). This is bound to have an effect on our tissues and our health.

A state of hyperthermia exists when body temperature rises above its normal state of 98.6ºF. Although often misunderstood as a symptom of disease, fever actually is a part of the body's natural healing response. Steam bath treatments elicit similar healing responses in the body, and consequently are often called “artificial fevers”.

During a fever, the functioning of the immune system is stimulated, while the growth of bacteria and viruses is forced to slow down. The production of white blood cells, the primary agents of the immune system, is increased, as is the rate of their release into the blood stream. The generation of anti-bodies speeds up, as does the production of interferon, an anti-viral protein that also has powerful cancer-fighting properties. A steam vapor aromaSpa® raises your body core temperature to effective levels within just 10 minutes of use!

STEAM BATHS ARE BEING USED FOR:
  • easing stress
  • relieving muscle tensions and stiff joints
  • boosting the immune system
  • lymph detoxification
  • stimulating circulation
  • increasing body metabolism
  • alleviating sinus congestion due to colds, asthma, or allergies, and
  • keeping skin youthful.

WHAT CAN STEAM HEAT DO FOR ME?

  • Steam heat increases the extensibility of tissues.

  • Steam heat decreases rigidity in joints.

  • Steam heat reduces muscle spasm.

  • Steam heat can decrease muscular pain.

  • Steam heat increases blood circulation and irrigation, but not blood pressure.

  • Steam heat enhances total lymph system cleansing.

  • Steam heat has been recently used in therapies against cancer and infectious diseases.

  • Steam baths are highly effective is removing fat-stored toxins from the body.

  • Steam effectively washes toxins from the surface of the skin as you sweat.

  • Steam treatment improves vascular flow, enhancing oxygen, nutrient, and lymph exchange at the cellular level.

  • Steam baths are superior to body wraps in the treatment of cellulite due to much shorter time required to raise tissue temperature (1 hour in body wrap = 10 minute steam bath).

Heat also has an anecdotal record of success in the treatment of conditions such as:

  • arthritis
  • back pain
  • diabetes
  • menstrual cramps
  • rheumatism
  • sciatica
  • hemorrhoids
  • neuritis, and
  • post operative edema.
In fact, it would be hard to find a chronic condition that at one time or another, with varying degrees of success, has not been treated with the application of heat.

Wet heat methods such as steam baths have a demonstrated therapeutic effect and have been time-tested and proven through the centuries in culture after culture. Perhaps the most interesting example of modern technology meeting ancient therapy is in the use of steam and essential oils together to create aromatherapy treatments for stress relief, increased energy, or respiratory decongestion.

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For further information about heat therapy and the aromaSpa®, see our aromaSpa web page.

For more reading about the therapeutic benefits of steam baths, the following books are recommended:
“Therapeutic Heat and Cold” by Ed. Justus, F. Lehman, MD
“Eight Weeks to Optimum Health” by Dr. Andrew Weil.


HEALTHY STEPS TO ENHANCE YOUR STEAM THERAPY TREATMENTS
1. Moderate Exercise 2. Alkaline Diet 3. Alkaline Water
4. Bowel & Organ Cleansing 5. Detox Foot Baths 6. Alkalining Supplements
7. Aromatherapy


To have a healthy and happy family you must learn the steps to Get Your Family Back on the Health Track. You can begin this process by learning Why pH Balance is Critical for Good Health and acquiring a simple personal pH test kit to monitor your family's acid/alkaline levels on a daily basis. Call The Wolfe Clinic for details and start your journey toward the health you deserve.


More reference materials about the importance of maintaining an alkaline body:


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