Top Fit: Strengthen the immune system, stimulate the metabolism and prevent colds with infrared heat
Infrared heat not only feels pleasant and has a wonderfully relaxing effect on your body, but it also helps strengthen your immune system, boost your metabolism, and prevent colds.
Strengthen the immune system & prevent colds
How "fit" a person's immune system is depends primarily on hereditary factors. However, there are numerous factors that can influence the immune response.
Heat applications - especially warming applications - can mitigate negative influencing factors (low temperature, poor circulation and supply). Their effect can be described as immunoregulatory, which can certainly be equated with a strengthening of the immune system.
During the cold season, we are often exposed to temperatures at which the body reduces blood flow to the skin in order to prevent heat loss. Cool, dry, and poorly perfused mucous membranes offer less protection against pathogens. Regular use of warming treatments can improve blood circulation and supply to the mucous membranes. This also leads to significantly more antibodies (defensins, immune cells) being available. The drying out of the mucous membranes is reduced. It is also known that low tissue temperatures increase susceptibility to infections. In this respect, the risk of colds can be reduced. Under certain circumstances, "onset colds" can also be stopped at an early stage. If you already have a fever (38 °C), you should refrain from using the treatment.
Stimulate metabolism
Infrared heat therapy enables excellent "detoxification" and "purification" of the tissue. Increasing the tissue temperature by 5 to 10 °C doubles the metabolic rate, increases blood circulation, and significantly improves tissue perfusion.
The normal temperature range in the body shell (muscles, connective tissue, joints, fatty tissue) is between 20 and 34 °C. Heating to 36 to 37 °C achieves a significant increase in tissue temperature, which lasts for hours beyond the actual application time.
Although the application itself only consumes an additional 90 kcal/30 minutes—the low-temperature infrared technology is designed to be gentle on the body—studies have shown that regular use raises the basal core body temperature to the "high normal" range. This also increases the body's basal metabolic rate (energy consumption for maintaining bodily functions) in the long term, meaning that more "basic" energy is consumed.
General health tips
- Make sure you eat a balanced diet rich in minerals and vitamins. In particular, vitamin C (e.g. in citrus fruits, kiwi, peppers, potatoes, parsley), vitamin A (e.g. carrots, liver) and the trace elements zinc (e.g. in pulses) and selenium (e.g. in eggs, nuts and bread) should not be missing.
- Some plant extracts, such as extracts from echinacea species, tree of life or indigo root, are said to help strengthen the immune system. The results of clinical studies are not clear in this regard.
- Drink enough! Saline nasal sprays can also help to keep the nasal mucosa moist if it is dry.
- Sufficient sleep is important for our immune system and our psyche. Sleep in a cool place. The ideal night-time temperature is 16 to 18 °C.
- A positive attitude to life strengthens the immune system! Stress, on the other hand, is poison! Use your time in the low-temperature infrared cabin to actively relax.
- Get some exercise in the fresh air every day! Endurance sports boost your metabolism and strengthen your immune system. However, make sure you wear clothing that is suitable for the weather (keep your head and feet warm!).
- Avoid overheated, dry rooms and ventilate regularly. Although humidifiers can improve the indoor climate, they require careful hygiene.
- Wash your hands frequently - most infections occur through smear infections.
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