Script from WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA:
WHILE THEY CAN'T SEE IT, PEOPLE WHO ENTER A NEW INFRARED SAUNA HAVE THEIR
BODIES HEATED BY INVISIBLE LIGHT, RATHER THAN STEAM.
SOME CLAIM IT'S BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL AND EVEN ALLEVIATES HEALTH
PROBLEMS, BUT SOME PROFESSIONALS AREN'T YET SURE.
47 YEAR OLD PIERRE FREEMAN IS HAVING A SAUNA. NOT YOUR TYPICAL SAUNA THAT
USES VERY HOT AIR OR STEAM TO HEAT THE BODY ...
FREEMAN'S SAUNA WORKS BY INFRARED LIGHT - RADIANT HEAT THAT IS ABSORBED
BY THE BODY -- NOT THE SURROUNDING AIR.
FREEMAN IS RECOVERING FROM A BRAIN TUMOR THAT REQUIRED PAINFUL AND
DAMAGING CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION.
FREEMAN BELIEVES THE INFRARED SAUNA HELPS HIM HEAL BY REDUCING STRESS AND
RIDDING HIS BODY OF TOXINS.
DR. DANIEL MONTI IS DIRECTOR OF THE MYRNA BRIND CENTER OF INTEGRATIVE
MEDICINE AT THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
WE ASKED HIM ABOUT SOME OF THE HEALTH CLAIMS LINKED TO INFRARED SAUNAS:
CLAIMS INCLUDING BURNING CALORIES, SPEEDING ANTI-CELLULITE PROGRAMS,
RELIEVING ARTHRITIS AND HEADACHES, BOOSTING WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNTS AND
SOFTENING SCARS.
BUT DR. MONTI SAYS THERE IS AN IMPORTANT HEALTH BENEFIT TO THE INFRARED
SAUNA.
"Infrared spa is certainly relaxing for many people. There is a heat
component which can feel soothing to the joints and muscles and tissue.
And I think that we can't underestimate the value of being put at ease."
PIERRE FREEMAN SAYS IF HIS CANCER RETURNS, HE'LL SEEK TRADITIONAL MEDICAL
CARE BUT WILL CONTINUE THE INFRARED SAUNA AS WELL.
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