Far infrared rays (FIR) are emitted by everyone. The sun is our main source of FIR waves, and the Japanese and Chinese have done a tremendous amount of research in this area. Many products have been created to assist the body in healing itself, such as FIR body Corset. FIR waves are major detoxifers of the body and they do it by enlarging the blood vessels. The vessels are capable of moving toxins, heavy metals and lactic acids out of the body. Incubators also incorporate FAR waves in keeping babies warm in hospitals.
FIR Waves
The sun is our main source of radiant energy but not all of this energy is beneficial to the body. Although we need energy from the sun, some of the harsher aspects of sunlight can damage skin. Far infrared rays (FIR) provide the best aspects of sunlight and leave out the dangerous effects of solar radiation. Health facilities have used heat lamps for years, but keeping a constant temperature was always an issue. Many health clinics now use FIR saunas to assist clients in detoxing heavy metals and toxins.
What Is FIR?
Far infrared rays are waves of energy that are totally invisible but capable of penetrating deep into the body where they slowly raise the body’s surface temperature and activate major bodily functions. FIR heat relieves pain by expanding blood vessels which increases blood circulation. Better circulation allows more oxygen to reach areas of the body that are in need, and helps reduce pain and speed up the healing process. Joint injuries that are hard to heal due to lack of blood flow benefit from this type of therapy
FIR has the ability to penetrate, refract, radiate & reflect. The human body can absorb FIR because of its deep penetrating ability. When FIR penetrates through the skin to the subcutaneous tissues, it transforms from light energy into heat energy. The thermal effect within the deep layers of tissues cause blood vessels in capillaries to dilate, promoting better blood circulation, and the heat produced helps to get rid of body toxins and metabolic wastes through sweating.
The blood circulation effect
Blood Circulation
Infrared cameras are being used to show changes in blood flow circulation. The above thermal image shows an increase in temperature and blood flow in the muscles of the subjects back after message therapy.
Fascinating Far Infrared Therapy Medical Facts and Data:
1) Far Infrared therapy increases blood circulation and oxygen supply to damaged tissues (aiding reduction of chronic joint and muscle pain or sport injuries), promotes relaxation and comfort, induces sleep and relieves stress.
2) German medical researchers concluded one session of far infrared therapy for over 1 hour can have significant reduction of blood pressure thanks to a persistent peripheral vessels dilation. They also noted that blood viscosity was improved. After 1 hour of far infrared radiance, there is a significant decrease of blood pressure – cardiac ejection resistance – total peripheral resistance - and significant increase of heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output, and ejection fraction.
3) Sunburn – According to the Clayton’s Electrotherapy, 9th Edition, far infrared radiation is the only antidote to excessive ultraviolet radiation.
4) Far Infrared Thermal Therapy and Electromagnetic Fields (EMF):
Recently there have been reports detailing the hazards of exposure to certain kinds of electromagnetic fields, such as those from high-tension power lines, cell phones, or from computer display terminals. Far Infrared heating systems have been tested in Japan and found free of toxic electromagnetic fields. The Swedish National Institute of Radiation Protection has also concluded that infrared heaters are not dangerous. Instead, Japanese researchers have reported that far infrared radiant heat antidotes the negative effects of toxic electromagnetic sources.
5) CHI energy also known as Qi – the life force energy present within every living thing
6) The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology reports medical practitioners make use of infrared radiant heat to treat sprains, strains, bursitis, peripheral vascular diseases, arthritis, and muscle pain.
7) Therapeutic Effects of Far Infrared Heat – Chapter 9 of Therapeutic Heat and Cold, Fourth Edition, Editors Justus F. Lehmann, M.D., Williams, and Wilkin. Infrared Heat Therapy does the following:
• Decreases joint stiffness.
• Relieves muscle spasms.
• Increases blood flow.
• Leads to pain relief.
• Affects soft tissue injury.
• Increases the extensibility of collagen tissue.
• Assists in resolution of inflammatory infiltrated, edema, and exudes.
Far Infrared Therapy:
* Improves micro circulation by exerting strong rotational and vibrational effects at molecular level.
* Enhances the delivery of oxygen and nutrients in the blood cell to the body’s soft tissue areas.
* Promotes regeneration and fast healing.
* Increases metabolism between blood and tissue.
* Enhances white blood cell function, thereby increasing immune response and the elimination of foreign pathogens and cellular waste products.
* Removes accumulated toxins by improving lymph circulation which are often at the core of many health problems.
* Stimulate the hypothalamus, which controls the production of neurochemicals involved in such biological processes as sleep, mood, pain sensations, and blood pressure.
12) There have been numerous studies on the therapeutic effects of FIR products. One clinical study done by Dr. Gordon Ko and Dr. David Berbrayer at Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Science Centers at the University of Toronto, published in the August 2002 issue of Alternative Medicine Review “Journal of Clinical Therapeutics”, showed that there are significant improvements in both subjective measures of pain and discomfort associated with Raynaud’s Syndrome.
13) In Japan, Hideyoshi Toyokawa and others researched the effects of FIR on wound healing. The results showed that FIR can improve wound healing significantly. The results can be read at Experimental Biology and Medicine online journal: – www.ebmonline.org
14) Far Infrared Healing With Photons.
“From first hand experience, I can tell you (FIR) is a miraculous tool that on the surface seems contradictory. It can help alleviate the sensation of numbness, but it can also bring back a sense of feeling in areas that have gone numb. It can remove overgrown scar tissue and it can stimulate tissue growth. It can remove excess pigment, but it also restores pigment in areas where needed. It can activate healing components within the immune system, but also decrease the body’s sometimes harmful inflammation response.”
15) “One of the fastest growing complaints in this country today,carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) responds to (FIR) as well. CTS is caused by motion and trauma to the median nerve passing through the wrist. Assembly line workers are particularly prone to the problem. The standard medical treatment for CTS is still surgery, which has a dismal success rate of less than 10%. Dr. Wayne Good, the plant physician at General Motors Flint Assembly, has treated close to 600 patients (with FIR) and achieved positive results in over 70% of patients. He is in the process of submitting his results for publication as further studies continue.”
16) “Photobiotherapy (FIR) will become one of the premier healing tools of our future. It will eliminate the need for many of today’s common surgical procedures. I can see the day when every household in the country will have a (FIR) unit on hand. When used properly, it is a safe, effective, natural tool that can enhance, rather than oppose, the body’s own innate healing powers.” – G.E. Poesnecker, N.D., D.C.
17) Far Infrared is thought to be 7 times more effective at detoxifying heavy metals such as mercury, aluminum, and even cholesterol’s, nicotine, alcohol, ammonia, sulfuric acid and other environmental toxins.
- The human body is a reservoir of all kinds of bio-toxins which cannot be expelled immediately and become stored in the body, thereby triggering illness. When toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide, or potentially fatal heavy metal toxins such as mercury, lead and chlorine, meet large water molecules, they are encapsulated by clusters of water and trapped in the body. Where these toxins are accumulated, blood circulation is blocked and cellular energy is impaired. However, when a 7 to 11 micron FIR wave is applied to these large water molecules, the water begins to vibrate. This vibration reduces the ion bonds of the atoms which are holding together the molecules of water. As the water evaporates, the encapsulated gas and toxins can be released.
- Toxic overload has been implicated in many health conditions, from fibrocystic breast disease (FBD) in women to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Symptoms of toxic overload include fatigue, headaches, joint or muscle pain, frequent colds and flu, signs of allergy and hormonal imbalance, chemical sensitivity, sinus congestion, psoriasis and other skin conditions, loss of dexterity, insomnia and more. Psychological symptoms include poor concentration, memory loss, mood changes, mental confusion and changes in behavior. – www.balancedlives.net
18) Aging and Far Infrared Heat Therapy.
The following health challenges have been reported in Japan to be alleviated or reduced by the use of far infrared therapy:
• Asthma, bronchitis (cleared up).
• Rheumatoid arthritis (7 out of 10 cases resolved in one clinical trial).
• Benign prostatic hypertrophy (reduced).
• Cancer pain (greatly relieved pain in later stages).
• Cirrhosis of the liver (reversed).
• Chrone’s Disease (gone).
• Cold hand and feet (a physical therapist discovered 20-50% improvement was maintained).
• Cystitis (gone).
• Duodenal ulcers (eliminated).
• Compression fracture pain.
• Gastritis (relieved).
• Hemorrhoids (reduced).
• Hepatitis (gone).
• High blood pressure (in the case of a diabetic a systolic decrease from 180 to 125 +
• concurrent weight loss).
• Keloids (significantly softened and, in some cases, completely gone).
• Leg ulcers (healed when previously static and resistant to other care).
• Menopause.
• Pain preventing sleep or limiting sleeping positions (relieved).
• Post-surgical adhesions (reduced).
• Radiation sickness (relieved signs and symptoms).
• Sequel of strokes (Herniparesis relieved over time).
19) Dr. Masao Nakamura of the O and P Medical Clinic in Japan reports success with the use of far infrared heat treatment for the following:
• Acne.
• Arthritis.
• Ear Diseases.
• Gastroenteric Problems.
• Insomnia.
• Menopause.
•Whiplash.
• Sciatica.
• Shoulder Stiffness.
20) Musculo-skeletal Improvements with Far Infrared Heat.
Success has been reported from infrared treatments by Japanese researchers for the following musculo-skeletal conditions:
• Arthritis, Gout, Rheumatoid, DJD (each substantially relieved or improved).
• Adhesions (common in competitive athletes, trauma, and repetitive stress syndromes).
• TMJ Arthritis.
• Acel-Decel Injury Sequelae.
• Low-Back Pain (relieved).
• Bursitis (eliminated).
• Brain Contusion (accelerated healing).
• Disc-Protrusion Related Neuralgia.
• Compression Fractures (in one situation pain stopped for three days with one treatment).
• Muscle Tension (relaxed).
• Muscle Spasms (reduced or eliminated).
• Post-Exercise Muscle Pain (good results – vital to competitive athletes).
• Shoulder pain (relieved or improved).
• Spinal Chord Shock (reversed post traumatic shock).
• Tight Shoulders (more relaxed).
• Traumatic Arthritis.
21) Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions Relieved with Far Infrared Heat.
The Japanese report the following ear, nose, and throat conditions relieved with far infrared heat treatments:
• Body Odor.
• Chronic middle-ear inflammation of infection.
• Clogged pores (unplugged of cosmetics, unexcelled skin texture and tone).
• Dandruff (increased blood flow through the scalp).
• Eczema and Psoriasis (respond well).
• Lacerations (healed quicker with less pain and scarring).
• Nettle rash.
• Nose bleeding (reduced).
• Skin Conditions (improved).
• Teenage skin problems (clearing acne and blackheads).
• Poor skin tone – Scars and pain from burns or wounds (decreased in severity and extent).
• Sore throats.
• Tinitus (chronic severe case cleared with 10 infrared treatments).
• Used routinely in burn units throughout Asia.
