Infrared Sauna for Eczema

Eczema affects males and females equally and is more common in people who have a personal or family history of asthma, environmental allergies and/or food allergies. Inner Angel Gut Health & Nutrition clinic can help manage eczema naturally with the help of our infrared sauna’s healing rays.

Studies have shown eczema can be associated with an impaired quality of life, bothersome symptoms and may affect our mental health. Often people find eczema hard to control, despite topical creams, medications and dermatologist care.

Thankfully, as science progresses, new treatments become available and lately, there has been a lot of talk about how infrared saunas can improve these symptoms.

What is Eczema?

Eczema (also known as atopic dermatitis) is an inflammatory dry skin condition that can cause the skin to become itchy, sore and cracked. Eczema is fairly common and it is known to affect people from early infancy to old age. Eczema sufferers may have periods where their symptoms are under control, followed by relapses, making its treatment a real challenge.

It is hard to understand why this disease occurs, but it is widely accepted that there is a genetic component since it often runs in families. The symptoms of eczema are caused because of inflammation, which is what makes your skin red and itchy.
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Typical Management of Eczema

• Seek Nutritionist advice to eat a healthy balanced diet

• Identify and avoid possible triggers

• Get high-quality sleep

• Manage stress

• Maintain a regular bathing and moisturising routine to protect and strengthen the skin barrier.

Further treatment may include topical corticosteroids, non-steroidal topicals and biologics, however our holistic approach works to support your body naturally from the inside out, and reduce the need for this further intervention.

In recent years, light therapy has been used in the management of atopic dermatitis. The most frequently used is UV light. However, despite improving the symptoms of eczema, UV radiation is harmful to the skin and is associated with skin cancer. Therefore, other options are being tested and one that is a great candidate given its safety is infrared sauna therapy.

Inner Angel’s Approach

Is your gut to blame?

Many ailments including skin conditions can be a sign of an unhealthy or leaky gut. There are so many minor skin conditions we are living with every day, dry skin, acne, eczema or rosacea.⁠

Our digestive health clinic aims to identify gut stressors and work towards a healthy balanced gut.

Use food as medicine

Although we use a food first approach, often our Western diet is deficient in key nutrients for supporting skin health, and therefore requires supplementation. We offer supplement advice which may include a tailored colon cleanser, probiotic or multi-nutrient.

Use our instant Supplement Selector chatbot tool at rawfusion.co.uk for tailored nutraceutical advice

The healing heat of Infrared Sauna

The infrared waves in infrared saunas have been proven to reduce the levels of pro-inflammatory chemicals in your blood, and this has clinical relevance. By reducing the inflammation, the skin lesions will improve. This effect is also seen in patients with autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis (reference).

It is widely accepted that your immune system is influenced by your mind. Stress, anxiety and depression have been shown to worsen the symptoms of disorders such as eczema. Infrared saunas have also shown some promise in this regard.

Infrared saunas control the sympathetic nervous system, which is the part of your nervous system responsible for fight-flight responses and stress. As a result, they promote relaxation and this translates into a clinical improvement. Infrared waves have also been used in the treatment of depression with excellent results.

As time goes by, more and more people are using infrared saunas to control the symptoms of eczema and other conditions. Given the amazing results they can provide, and how harmless they are, infrared saunas could be what you have been looking for to manage your condition.