Overheating therapy is a holistic alternative medicine approach which has been used by man for its healing properties since his existence. Overheating therapy also referred to as stimulating a slight fever in the body is a powerful natural alternative healing tool useful against many serous diseases. Fever is the body’s natural defense and the healing force of the immune system. Fever is created and sustained by the body to rid itself of harmful pathogens and to restore health.
The high body temperature which occurs during a fever speeds up the body’s metabolism inhibiting the growth of most harmful virus and bacteria and literally burns the invading organism with its heat. Fever has long been known to be an effective, protective healing measure against colds and simple infections, and also against serious disease such as cancer and leukemia.
Today, artificially induced fevers are used in many biological and holistic alternative medicine clinics for treating acute infectious diseases, arthritic conditions, skin disorders and other ailments. New research indicates AIDS and related syndromes are responding positively to blood heating. A moderate, natural version of overheating therapy can be effectively used in the home. It has the beneficial effect of stimulating the body’s immunological mechanism, without the stress of fever-induced drugs.
Sauna heat therapy, an alternative holistic approach can accomplish this means. A long sauna not only induces a healing, cleansing fever, but it also causes profuse therapeutic sweating. This overheating therapy acts as a sort of third kidney. Overheating the skin, it allows for elimination of body wastes through perspiration.
As with most overheating therapies, a sauna speeds up the body’s metabolism and inhibits the replication of pathogenic organisms. All of your vital organs and glands are stimulated to further increase their activity. The body’s immune system is supported and its healing functions accelerate. The detoxifying and cleansing capacity of the skin is dramatically increased by the profuse sweating which is initiated. You should finish each sauna with a cool shower and a brisk rub down to remove the toxins that have been eliminated through the skin.
Although induced fever is a natural and constructive means of biological healing, supervision and advice from an expert practitioner or your tending physician is always recommended and suggested. A heart and a general vitality check-up are advisable if you have not sought any medical attention for a while. Also those who are seriously ill sometimes lose their ability to perspire, which could result in complications. This should be known a head of time before initiating any type of overheating or related holistic alternative therapy.
