Treva, it's interesting that you said that you feel better in the summer from sweating. I also feel much better than too. I bought a used "heavently heat" sauna which is made for the chemically sensitive. It's not yet put together as I have to clean my basement. My wholistic dentist said that saunas are very good for removing mercury, but not everyone can tolerate them. He did recommend only a FAR infrared sauna, as the temperatures are not as high. My sauna has both rocks that heat, as well as a far infrared electric heater. The guy I bought it from said it helped him dramatically with his chemical sensitivity. I think a big thing with being safe with the sauna is to have the proper minerals and nutrients in your system as you use it, as it takes a lot out of you. If you buy Sherry Rogers book, "Detoxify or Die" she discusses a whole protocol she developed for detoxing mercury, which includes supplements to take before taking the sauna, and then after. When I tried saunas in the past, I felt good when I was in them but had some problem afterwards, probably because my minerals were depleted (I have so much trouble tolerating supplements). I bought the sauna with the hopes of using it when I go through amalgam removal.

My dentist told me that 6 months of a sauna has been shown to decrease mercury levels dramatically. But also to start really slow, and then build up the amount of time, and the number of days in the sauna as one can tolerate.

Sunshine, where did you hear that infrared saunas were no good? I'm curious to find out more about that as the FAR infrared has been the one so commonly recommended for mercury. I know regular saunas like the ones in a health club are no good because the heat is so high + one has to be careful that chemicals like the glues, varnishes, etc. are no good if you are chemically sensitive either.

Hope this helps.
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Andrea


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