Health & Fitness:Alternative Health
Understanding the Benefits of Infrared Sauna With Alex Tyson
2022-07-14
If you're like most people, you probably think of saunas as a luxurious way to relax after a long day. But did you know that sauna therapy can also offer many health benefits? Sauna therapy has multiple positive effects on your physical health — and an infrared sauna can help optimise those effects.
In this episode, Alex Tyson discusses the benefits of an infrared sauna, especially on cardiovascular health. He also recounts how he involved himself in the sauna industry and why he chose to take over their family business at a young age. Finally, he offers advice on how to use infrared saunas and how to pick the best ones.
If you're looking to optimise your health and boost the effectiveness of your workouts, this episode is for you!
Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:- Discover the benefits of sauna therapy.
- Understand the science behind the effects of a sauna on your cardiovascular system and parasympathetic nervous system.
- Learn how to pick high-quality infrared saunas.
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Episode Highlights [03:12] Alex’s Sauna Journey- Alex's parents introduced him to the sauna industry from an early age.
- His parents eventually began to build their sauna company, iHealth Saunas.
- Alex took over the family business in 2017 at the age of 24.
- His passion for helping others drives him to continue running his company.
- Sauna therapy enhances the cardiovascular system.
- It encourages the body to increase circulation and dilate blood vessels.
- During a sauna session, the body naturally sweats, cools itself, and removes toxins.
- Saunas are a continuous cardiovascular workout that doesn't require the usage of any muscles.
- Saunas accelerate recovery by reducing lactic acid buildup.
- Compared with other types of saunas, infrared ones warm the body at a much lower temperature and activate its heat response system.
- Infrared saunas can be more comfortable than traditional ones due to the lower temperature.
- Heat stress stimulates the body to be awake.
- It also activates the parasympathetic nervous system.
- The best approach to using an infrared sauna depends on your goals.
- A hot sauna session in the morning or a cooler session in the evening may improve sleep.
- Red-coloured lights help balance your circadian rhythm.
- It’s best to have a lukewarm shower and decrease the lights in your home after a sauna session to optimise your sleep.
- Using the sauna three days in a row can help boost growth hormone production.
- The deeper penetration of infrared saunas helps stimulate human growth hormone production, even at lower temperatures.
- Fasting is another excellent approach.
- There are multiple ways to address a health problem.
- The fundamentals of health and well-being need a multi-pronged approach.
- The number of individuals who came to Alex with debilitating illnesses and his father's Alzheimer's diagnosis prompted Alex to take care of his health.
- Poor sleep and chronic stress are all related to Alzheimer's.
- Fortunately, more people are open to sharing information on health and wellness.
- Alex took over his parents' company because he believed in its mission.
- Growing a company requires hard work. It isn't easy, but Alex pushed through it because he believed in what he was doing.
- Entrepreneurs must focus on their customers and provide quality products to engage more people.
- Examine the wavelength report to ensure the light it emits is infrared.
- Know the light's electromagnetic field.
- Ensure the infrared sauna is electrically approved in your area.
- Feel the timbers and craftsmanship.
- Read the company's reviews and become familiar with its services.
7 Powerful Quotes
'It's a natural bodily process to sweat. And for a lot of the population, they don't sweat a lot, right? And sauna is a really important way to remove toxins from the body as we know, and just open up the biggest organ of the body, which is the skin.'
'I'm really big on education in general. Because we don't know what we don't know. And chances are we have some ritual or routine in our life that doesn't serve us.'
'When I'm working with people or whatever, there is the problem in the middle; and there's 10,000 ways that we're going to attack it. And that could be a combination of food, fasting, hyperbaric, saunas, exercise, time, nature and meditation. All these things are valid pieces of the puzzle.'
‘There has to be a multi pronged approach. Yeah, we need to look at the fundamentals of health and well being and see if we can tackle it through all of those.’
‘There was always something inside me that knew that there were bigger things that I wanted to create and manifest in this world.’
'The sauna does become a really valuable part of our life. I really miss my sauna if I'm away and I can't sauna where I am. And that's a common thing that we hear from people. And so it's important that whatever sauna company you go with, [it] can look after you down the track.'
'We want people to be inspired and continue on that journey because the sauna is a real powerful catalyst for people. And it's about building the rituals into our life to really take our health to a higher level.'
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Alex Tyson is a health educator and business leader. He is the CEO of Found Space, a company that manufactures and installs Infrared Saunas across Australia. His enterprise is committed to empowering people by improving their wellness, energy, and life.
In keeping with his mission to raise health awareness, he published the book Health Supercharged, which encourages individuals to bring the foundations of health and well-being into their homes.
You can reach Alex through his website or his official Instagram account.
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