Health & Wellness

5 Ways to Supplement Sunlight Exposure

Health & Wellness, Infrared Sauna Benefits, Mental Health

Sunlight Benefits for Body and Mind Scientific research is shedding new light on the many benefits we derive from being exposed to the sun’s rays; something our primitive ancestors naturally took advantage of. But as the human race has evolved, many of us have gotten further and further away from the sun, quite literally. We live and work inside climate-controlled environments and wear clothing and sunscreen that covers or protects most of the body from the sun’s harshest rays. While that protection is important, so is sun exposure and the many positive benefits it confers on the body and the …

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How to Reduce Health Risks from Smoke Exposure

Detox, Health & Wellness, Infrared Sauna Benefits

According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the 2020 fire season is one of the most devastating to date. By the end of the first week of September, California had recorded more than 7,600 fires and roughly 2.3 million acres had burned. Wildfires in Colorado, Oregon, and Washington are also causing record damage to communities across these states, destroying thousands of homes and property in their paths. While burned-out homes, vehicles, and forests are the obvious signs of the wildfires’ destruction, it’s the secondary impact of the flames, namely smoke, that’s causing concern not just in the …

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Beat the Flu This Winter

Immune System

This past May I was sick for 9 days. Despite two negative COVID tests, I still think I had COVID! I guess I’ll never know, but I can tell you that it’s scary to get a bad flu when you have asthma and it’s COVID season. As we move into fall and winter, there’s a fair chance you’ll catch a virus and be worried as well. The two best things you can do for flu season are practice diligent self-care, and be ready to take action should you start to feel flu symptoms. So let’s learn some options! Please note …

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Self-Care Hacks for Busy People

Health & Wellness, Mental Health, Stress

September is National Self-Care Awareness Month! Yes, you read that right. In our technology-driven world, we are accustomed to being “on” and available 24/7 that we actually need to raise awareness about taking care of ourselves.    This initiative was started by Evolve to Live to remind us that simple self-care is essential to our longevity. We are so consumed with deadlines, schedules, and endless inboxes, that we forget to do basic things like eat and breathe.   At Sunlighten, we want to change the way the world thinks about wellness and are committed to empowering others to live healthier lives, which is …

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Golfers Find Quicker Recovery and More Rounds with Infrared

Muscle Recovery, Pain

Golfers suffer from an array of injuries while playing their sport, from the very common neck injury to the strain on their backs from the walking, twisting, and eventual swinging of the club. Back pain is particularly tough on golfers as when your back is affected with pain, your whole body can become disjointed, and playing the game itself, much less even a simple putting stroke, can become impossible. All athlete’s bodies suffer from constant wear and tear, and what has become nearly as important as how they train, is how they rebound from a workout or game day. The …

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Hot Yoga at Home

Health & Wellness, Hot Yoga

Attention all hot yoga and Bikram yoga fans: sometimes the fast pace of daily life prevents us from fitting in our regular yoga workout. Fortunately, Sunlighten has a variety of home saunas, such as the mPulse eMPOWER and Signature IV, that are easily configured to allow ample space for a single person to pose …whenever you want, in the comfort of your own home. Even our one-person and two-person models can provide enough space for some static hot yoga poses. Listed below are eight poses you can do in any Sunlighten cabin sauna. All benches are removable to make additional space for …

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The 5 Most Effective Natural Ingredients for Young-Looking Skin

Health & Wellness, Skin Health

What You Put in is What You Get Out When it comes to foods that help you look younger, feel younger, avoid and overcome disease and live longer, remember that you are what you eat. It’s also true of the ingredients you “feed” your skin through topical application! If you want your skin to look dry, wrinkled, loose, and toxic — and you want to feel toxic in the process — feed your skin cosmetics containing non-organic, artificial ingredients. However, you’re likely reading this because you truly do want to look and feel your best and live long and well …

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Maintaining a Healthy Mind in Uncertain Times

Mental Health, Stress

If you’re stressed about the pandemic, you aren’t alone. According to June 2020 data from YouGov.co, 46% of Americans say they’re “very worried” or “fairly worried” they could suffer serious illness or death from COVID-19.[1] Health anxiety is perhaps the primary stress, but other stresses are significant too. The fear of losing your job. The fear of relatives contracting the coronavirus. The fear that your childrens’ education will suffer. Significant chunks of the global population are feeling these fears, and many are caused by one thing: Uncertainty. Nobody knows what’s coming next, or when and if things will return to …

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The Benefits of Sweating

Saunas, Sweat

Sweat is something most of us are uncomfortable with. Sweat is often seen as embarrassing and unhygienic – despite being a perfectly natural body function that all of us experience. In spite of its perception of being unclean and therefore unhealthy, sweat is actually beneficial for our health. Don’t believe us? Read on to discover some health benefits of sweating. Body Detoxification The skin is one of the largest organs in the body. It is also an important part of your body’s natural detoxification process – and sweat is the vehicle that your body uses to carry harmful toxins out …

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PERSPIRATE. MOTIVATE. FEEL GREAT!

Infrared Sauna, Sweat

What’s your motivation for getting a good sweat session in each day? Maybe it’s the overall health benefits of daily workouts. Or keeping your health in check to keep up with your growing family. Or maybe it’s the euphoric high you feel after you’ve completed your workout. Whatever your motivation is to sweat, getting started and being in the right mindset isn’t as easy as it sounds. Imagine it’s a peaceful Sunday afternoon, you’re sitting down on your living room couch watching TV, when all of a sudden your phone unexpectedly starts vibrating. You never get random calls like this …

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