| Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterized | | | | warm room. |
| by sleep disorders and disruption of the immune | | | | With one session each day for 35 days, |
| system. It is also called chronic fatigue immune | | | | symptoms were relieved after 15 to 20 sessions, |
| dysfunction syndrome. | | | | the report said. After discharge from hospital, the |
| There is a thrilling report about the failure of | | | | patients continued with 1 or 2 treatments per |
| synthetic drugs and the triumph of "heat." It's the | | | | week (on an outpatient basis) for one year. |
| result of a study done at a hospital in Japan and | | | | The researchers reported that the patients |
| reported in the Journal of Psychosomatic | | | | resumed normal life within six months after the |
| Research. | | | | sauna therapy began, with no worsening of the |
| Now, think of all these symptoms that got burnt | | | | symptoms after a year. |
| from these patients lives: | | | | Not a quick fix |
| - persistent and severe fatigue | | | | Notice that this was not a "quick fix." However, |
| - impaired in short-term memory or concentration | | | | results were positive. Generally, there are no push |
| - sore throat | | | | button fixes with natural therapy or natural |
| - tender lymph nodes | | | | remedies. |
| - muscle or joint pain, and headache At least in | | | | According to the Centers for Disease Control, |
| this one case, these were gone in a matter of | | | | there are more than a million people in the United |
| about 6 months. You are allowed to use the word | | | | States who suffer from chronic fatigue |
| "amazing" if you wish, or be skeptical if you do | | | | syndrome. That is over 1,000,000 people |
| not have CFS. | | | | experience profound fatigue that is not improved |
| Prior treatment with prednisolone of the patients | | | | by bed rest; a condition that may be made worse |
| in this study was unsuccessful. Their medication | | | | by normal physical and/or mental effort. |
| was discontinued and treatment sessions with | | | | If an infrared sauna closet set up in the home can |
| far-infrared ray dry sauna heat at 140 °F or | | | | promise such results without side effects it surely |
| 60 °C was given. After each session they | | | | makes for a "checking out" item. If you have CFS |
| underwent post-sauna warming. That's like | | | | or similar condition, it may be worth turning up the |
| wrapping up in a warm blanket in a relatively | | | | heat a bit. |