FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT 5R HEALTH’S FAR INFRARED SAUNAS:

A1. Will I sweat in the 5R Health’s far infrared saunas?

A2. What is detox (detoxification)?

A3. Why should I detoxify?

A4. How do the 5R Health’s far infrared saunas improve my circulation?

A5. Can the 5R Health’s far infrared saunas lower my blood pressure?

A6. Can the 5R Health’s far infrared saunas provide relief from pain?

A7. Can I relax in the 5R Health’s far infrared saunas?

A8. Can the 5R Health’s far infrared saunas improve my skin’s appearance?

A9. Can I lose weight while relaxing in the 5R Health far infrared sauna?

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT 5R HEALTH'S WHOLE BODY VIBRATION EXERCISE:

B1. Where did this technology come from?

B2. Who uses whole body vibration exercise?

B3. What are the benefits of 5R Health’s whole body vibration exercise?

B4. Who can benefit from 5R Health’s whole body vibration exercise?

B5. Can 5R Health’s vibration body machines heal my body?

B6. What about whole body vibration and back injuries?

B7. What about whole body vibration after ACL reconstruction?

B8. Who should avoid any form of full body vibration therapy?

B9. Are calories burned on 5R Health’s whole body vibration machines?

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT 5R HEALTH’S FAR INFRARED SAUNAS:

A1. Will I sweat in the 5R Health’s far infrared saunas?

Yes, sweating is the body’s safe and natural way to heal, stay healthy, and detox.

Detox from a 5R Health far infrared sauna is 7 to 10 times greater than a conventional sauna because it operates more effectively at temperatures 60 to 80 degrees lower than conventional saunas.

In a 5R Health far infrared sauna, the average person sweats out 20% toxins and 80% water! In a conventional sauna the average person sweats out 3% toxins and 97% water.

Far-Infrared Technologies that Harness the Sun, Valerie Free

“The most important breakthrough today for detox and health is to do daily far infrared saunas. Heat therapy is probably the most important avenue for detox for abundant health today.”

-David Steinman, Publisher of Healthy Living and author of “Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save the Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown” and “Diet for a Poisoned Planet – the 21 st Century Edition”

A2. What is Detox (Detoxification)?

• Detox can be used as a tool to help relieve symptoms AND as a preventative tool to increase overall health, vitality, and resistance to disease.

A3. Why Should I Detoxify?

Detox can be helpful for people suffering from diseases and conditions, including:

Detox therapy is also useful for those suffering from immune system problems that include chronic fatigue syndrome, environmental illness/multiple chemical sensitivity, and fibromyalgia.

The United States Centers for Disease Control estimates that over 80% of all illnesses have environmental and lifestyle causes.

Therefore, detox has also become a prominent treatment as people have become more aware of environmental pollution.

For example, it is estimated that one in every four Americans suffers from some level of heavy metal poisoning, including mercury, lead, cadmium and aluminum.

Toxins in the body also include chemical pollutants such as pesticides, DDT, PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) and food additives. Drugs and alcohol also have toxic effects in the body.

Source: Sweat It All Out; How Stuff Works; Zane R. Gard, MD & Erma J. Brown, BSN, PhN TlfDP, October 1992

A4. How can the 5R Health far infrared saunas improve my circulation?

Heating of muscles with far infrared produces an increased blood flow level similar to that seen during exercise. Body temperature elevation also produces an increase in blood flow.

Infrared heat assists in resolution of inflammatory infiltrates, edema and exudates. The increased peripheral circulation provides the transport needed to help evacuate the edema which can help end inflammation, decrease pain and help speed healing.

Infrared sauna benefits are tremendous. Do you frequently feel the effects of chronic fatigue syndrome or Fibromyalgia? Treatment and therapy for these symptoms can incorporate Far infrared saunas and their powerful effects.

A5. Can the 5R Health far infrared saunas lower my blood pressure?

Far infrared saunas were used in a clinical study with the University of Missouri Kansas City in 2005 and were shown to lower blood pressure from a 30 minute infrared sauna session three times a week.

A6. Can the 5R Health far infrared saunas provide relief from pain?

New clinical research on pain offers evidence to establish a novel class of pain “heat responsive pain” or HRP, which encompasses several common pain conditions that can be treated with the use of heat therapy. Researchers studying HRP have observed remarkable therapeutic benefits by using continuous low level heat therapy for treating lower back, upper body and menstrual pain, all conditions that fall under the new HRP classification.

“For centuries healthcare providers have used topical heat to relieve minor aches and pains, but today we are just beginning to understand the full range of therapeutic benefits that heat offers,” said pain expert Peter Vicente, Ph.D., past president of the American Pain Society and Clinical Health Psychologist, Riverhills Healthcare, Cincinnati, OH. “Through new clinical research, we have found that heat activates complex neurological, vascular and metabolic mechanisms to mediate the transmission of pain signals and effectively provide relief for a variety of pain conditions.”

Rheumatoid Arthritis

A case study reported in Sweden involved a 70 year-old man who had rheumatoid arthritis secondary to acute rheumatic fever. He had reached his toxic limit of gold injections and his erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was still 125. After using a far infrared sauna for less than five months, his ESR was down to 11. A rheumatologist worked with a 14 year-old Swedish girl who had difficulty walking downstairs due to knee pain from the age of eight. This therapist told her mother the girl would be in a wheelchair within two years if she did not begin gold corticosteroid therapy. After three far infrared sauna treatments, she began to become more agile and subsequently took up folk dancing without the aid of conventional approaches. A clinical study in Japan reported a successful solution for seven out of seven cases of rheumatoid arthritis treated with whole body far infrared sauna therapy.

A7. Can I relax in a 5R Health therapeutic far infrared sauna?

5R Health’s far infrared saunas delivers the ultimate experience in relaxation. Our therapeutic far infrared saunas are guaranteed to help you relax in comfort with an invigorating deep tissue sweat that will have you feeling mesmerized with each sauna session!

Relaxation is more important to your health than most people realize. According to New York Times best-selling author and fitness expert Jorge Cruise – and many other health professionals, the more stressed you are, the more cortisol your body will produce. Cortisol is a “fight or flight” hormone made in the adrenal glands that raises heart rate, blood pressure, and encourages the deposit of any excess calories into the midsection.

Scientific evidence shows that far infrared therapy helps the body maintain healthy levels of cortisol. While cortisol levels stay the same or rise slightly during a sauna session, they drop afterwards.

A8. Can the 5R Health far infrared saunas improve my skin's appearance?

We have seen the results of the 5R Health’s far infrared sauna on the skin’s appearance.  Far infrared saunas;

Infrared light is part of the sun’s invisible spectrum. One of far infrared light’s characteristics is the ability to easily penetrate human tissue. When this happens, it creates a natural resonance, which has many beneficial properties. Remember the last time you were sunbathing with sunscreen? Were you still hot? Of course you were because the sunscreen only stops the ultraviolet (UV) light from hitting your skin. The far infrared heat penetrates your skin, giving you that wonderful natural warmth.

A9. Can I lose weight while relaxing in the 5R Health far infrared saunas?

You will burn calories in a 30 minute far infrared sauna session!

“Saunas are an important aid to weight loss and thyroid repair because as you lose weight, fat tissue releases stored toxins such as PCBs and pesticides.”

-Dr. Mark Hyman, author of NY Times best selling book “Ultrametabolism” and Sunlight Saunas customer.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT WHOLE BODY VIBRATION EXERCISE:

B1. Where did this technology come from?

How it all started - Vibration Plate Therapy

Whole-body vibration therapy started in the Russian Space Program and evolved over the years into an effective workout program for everyday people. Russian scientists discovered that cosmonauts that spent extended amounts of time in space experienced significant loss in bone density and muscle tissue due to the lack of gravity. Russian researchers were led to experiment with Vibration Exercise technology, finding that by using this equipment they could not only stopped the loss, but amazingly increase bone density, strengthened muscle tissue and much more.

Whole body Vibration Exercise technology allowed the Russians to be able to set a record of more than 420 days in outer space. Our American astronauts, training on conventional fitness equipment, were forced to return after just 120 days due to bone and muscle degeneration. It wasn’t until after the fall of the Iron Curtain, that Vibration Exercise technology found its way to other countries. Today NASA fully embraces with Whole body Vibration Exercise technology with much success.

B2. Who uses whole body vibration exercise?

Vibration exercise is "One of the fastest growing fitness trends" says Muscle & Fitness Magazine, that has been adopted by Gyms, Pro Sports Teams and Hollywood Stars. Here are just a few:

Madonna, Prince Albert of Monaco, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Shaquille O’Neal, Lance Armstrong, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Clint Eastwood, Colin Montgomery (Pro Golfer), Craig T. Nelson, Daren Holmes (Atlanta Braves), David Cone (NY Mets), Don Johnson, Eric Karros (Chicago Cubs), Gwen Stefani, Heidi Klum, Ivana Trump, J.D. Drew (St. Louis Cardinals), Jane Fonda, Julie Andrews, Karl Lagerfeld, King of Saudi Arabia, Larry Nelson (Pro Golfer), LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers), Atlanta Braves, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, New York Mets, Oakland Raiders, US Olympic Training.

Medical Centers, Universities and exclusive Hotel Spas have also embraced this technology:

NASA, USC, Yale, UCL, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Azusa-Pacific University, Chapman University, Emory University, Ohio State University, UC Davis, University of Houston, University of Louisville, University of Nebraska, University of Washington, HealthSouth (Nationwide), Anti-Aging Clinics (CO), Beverly Hills Pilates, Biltmore Hotel (NYC, Beverly Hils), Marriott Hotels.

B3. What are the benefits of whole body vibration therapy?

Whole body vibration exercise:

·         Achieve better fitness with minimal effort and reduced risk of injury.

·         Easiest and most convenient way to get into shape available on the market today.

·         Produces the effects of over 80 different exercises by minor adjustments in posture and body positioning.

·         Improves mobility, flexibility, muscle strength, muscle tone, and range of motion.

·         Enhances balance and Coordination

·         Strengthens and enhances posture

·         Improves circulation and increases blood oxygenation.

·         Boosts levels of Testosterone and HGH

·         Decreases Cortisol levels ( hormone released when we’re under stress)

·         Combats Osteoporosis

·         Has been proven to improve posture and stability in Parkinson's disease patients.

·         Reduces back pain and stiffness

B4. Who can benefit from whole body vibration therapy?

• Athletes looking to increase their overall performance
• Anyone that prefers to work out in their own home
• Anyone who prefers to do the least work possible and get a work out
• Anyone recovering from certain sports injuries
• Anyone trying to combat Osteoporosis

B5. Can vibration body machines heal my body?

Science seems to say yes, in many cases certain types of body vibration and body vibration training can heal the human body. 

B6. What about whole body vibration and back injuries?

One value of whole body vibration is it’s ability to relieve back pain.

B7. What about whole body vibration after ACL reconstruction?

Using a whole body vibration platform is an excellent way to burn calories and lose weight while recovering from an ACL or other knee surgery.

B8. Who should avoid any form of full body vibration therapy?

Refrain from use or consult a physician before use if affected by any of the following conditions.

• Pregnancy
• Acute thrombosis
• Serious cardiovascular disease
• People with pacemakers
• Recent wounds from an operation or surgery
• Artificial joints vibration exercise
• Acute hernia
• Discopathy
• Pondylolysis
• Severe diabetes
• Epilepsy
• Recent infections
• Severe Migraines
• Tumors
• Recently placed  IUD’s, metal pins, or plates

B9. Are calories burned on whole body vibration machines?

Yes, about 500-700 calories per hour are burned on a 5R Health whole body vibration machine.