Using a far infrared (FIR) sauna is a powerful way to detoxify and has many therapuetic benefits on the body. What many do not know about is the connection between FIR and nitic oxide.

Nitric oxide (NO) helps preserve the elasticity of all the vessels in the body, because it is a "signaling molecule" that tells the blood vessels to increase in width or dilate. This has significant implications, because optimal blood circulation is a key factor in virtually all health issues.

• "...sauna therapy increases mRNA and protein levels of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)...
  
  
• Another study indicates that far infrared sauna therapy may promote insulin sensitivity while boosting the expression of eNOS.
  
  
• Twice weekly sauna bathing for 3 months was assoicated with significant reductions in resting systolic and resting diastolic pressure averaging 20-23 mmHg and 14-18 mmHg respectively.
  
  
• "NO was first recognized for its turmoricidal and antimicrobial effects in vitro and in vivo. NO also has antiparasitic effects and in some instances, is absolutely necessary for clearance of certain infestations."
  
  
• "...When your body is manufacturing adequate and even excess nitric oxide, plaque formation and atherosclerosis are much less likely to occur and may be reversible."
  
  
• "Two of NO's critical functions - preventing the formation of blood clots and keeping the arteries free of plaque-work specifically against the occurance of stroke."
  
  
• "NO is used by the immune system to stave off infections, bacteria, viruses & parasites and even curtails the proliferation of certain types of cancerous cells."
  
  
• "As an anti-inflammatory, NO is being studied for its apparent role in reducing the swelling and discomfort of arthritis."
  
  
• "In the brain, NO is manufactured in regions associated with improving memory and learning as well as influencing and modifying our behavior."
  
  
• And last, but not least, with boosted NO levels in the blood, similar to what taking Viagra would products, "...regular far infrared sauna therapy could improve male sexual function significantly, too."

1. Ignarro, Louis, J. PhD, NO More Heart Disease, 2005 St. Martin's Press, pg 47
2. Michele T. Pritchard, Zihai Li and Elizabeth A. Repasky. Rosewell Park Cancer Institute, Department of Immunology, Buffalo, NY; and University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington. "Nitric Oxide Production is Regulated by Fever-Range-Thermal Stimulation of Murine Macrophages", Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 2005; 78:630-638
3. Sadatoshi Biro, Akinori Masuda, Takashi Kihara and Chuwa Tei. dept. of Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Metabolic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan "Clinical Implication of Thermal Therapy in Lifestyle - Related Diseases". Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2003; 228: 1245-1249.
4. Mark F. McCarty, Jorge Barroso-Aranda, Francisco Contreras, Natural Alternatives International, San Marcos, CA, Oasis of Hope Hospital, Tijuana, Mexico. "Regular Thermal Therapy May Promote Insulin Sensitivity While Boosting Expression of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase - Effects Comparable to Those of Exercise Training." Medical Hypotheses, 2009.
5. Ibid
6. OpCit 2
7. OpCit 1 pg 29
8. OpCit 1 pg 33
9. OpCit 1 pg 48
10. OpCit 1 pg 49
11. OpCit 1 pg 63
12. Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., "Sweat your way to a healthier heart - and a better sex life - in four weeks or less", Nutrition & Healing, 2003 Dec; Vol. 10, Issue 12, 1-3.