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As long as the sauna user follows a few simple rules, saunas are safe for most people:

Stay inside the sauna for no more than 30 minutes at a time.

Lie down or sit for at least 10 minutes after using the sauna. Make sure you drink plenty of mineralized water before and after the sauna. Add minerals or juice to your water if it is mineral-free. It is also a good idea to add extra sea salt to your diet to replace minerals lost through sweating in the sauna.

Use the sauna under supervision if you have a chronic condition. If you are debilitated or very sensitive to heat, begin with a shorter period of time in the sauna. The presence of an attendant or friend in the sauna can also be very helpful.

If you use the sauna once a day, the evening is probably the best time. If you are ill, however, the morning may prove a better time because your energy levels are higher. Using the sauna less often is also acceptable if you are just beginning or if your goal is to maintain your health. If you have a condition which is very debilitating, begin with using the sauna once a week. You may gradually work your way up to using the sauna daily as you feel able.

While using the sauna, it is important to take frequent showers in order to cool down as well as to remove substances from the skin and prevent their re-absorption.

The Appalachian State football team began last football season with an upset for the ages over Michigan and finished it by winning a remarkable third consecutive NCAA Division/ FCS National Title. No other team in FCS/I-AA history has ever accomplished the three-peat feat. This is a program that expects the best and gets results. Aware of the benefits aquatic therapy will bring their athletic program, Appalachian State’s administration and athletic training staff chose HydroWorx technology for their school’s hydrotherapy and fitness needs.

Three HydroWorx therapy pools will be housed in the Mountaineers’ new Kidd Brewer Stadium Athletic Complex. The indoor therapy pool’s high-tech heating unit provides fully-automated water temperatures. Next to the 1000 Series exercise pool will be the HydroWorx ThermalPlunge hot tub and PolarPlunge cold tub pools, enabling warm and cold water therapy as well as contrast therapy. This state-of-the-art facility will stand behind the home side of Kidd Brewer Stadium, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Boone, North Carolina.

For more information, visit hydroworx.com

The bathtub can be viewed as a sanctuary, a retreat, an escape, a place of relaxation. While available in different shapes and sizes, bathtubs typically fit a certain mold … until now. A new twist in bathtub design, The Body TubTM was created to provide a comfortable, luxury bathing experience in the privacy of your own home.

Designed by professionals and crafted with care, The Body Tub is the perfect blend of form and function, personalized to fit the natural curves of the human body. The Body Tub is completely customized based on your body and your preferences, limited only by your imagination. It can be created in any size or shape with tile, stone, marble or granite. They also offer a close-to-custom acrylic design, available in two standard adult body sizes which can fit into any standard bathtub space. All Body Tub products have lighting, aromatherapy, air jets, whirlpool jets, and heating options available.

In addition to comfort, The Body Tub also provides numerous health benefits. The combination of warm water and soothing jets helps relieve muscle and joint pain, while colored lights and aromatherapy aid in stress reduction. Having the body in perfect alignment can help relieve back and neck pain.

This unique product was unveiled at the 48th annual Washington Home and Garden Show in Washington, D.C., March 13-16 at the Washington Convention Center.

For more information, visit thebodytub.com

Spa Sentiments is proud to announce their new Dead Sea Bath Salts made with unrefined dead sea salt and other all natural ingredients that will not dry or irritate the skin.

This new product is a great addition to their extensive line of natural skin care products and is ideal for people who suffer with Psoriasis, Eczema and other skin disorders.

Dead Sea salt is world renowned for its high concentration of rich, skin benefiting minerals and therapeutic properties. So much so that people have traveled from all over the world to soak in the salty, majestic waters of the Dead Sea. The skin benefits are said to be many including improving circulation and joint movement, reducing stiffness, detoxifying the body, relieving aches and pains, and helping skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis.

The company is pleased to announce their new Dead Sea Bath Salts blend because it contains only natural and pure ingredients such as unrefined dead sea salt, aloe vera, vitamin e, goat’s milk, rosemary essential oil, bergamot essential oil and lavender essential oil. These ingredients work to relieve skin irritations and alleviate aches and pains.

For more information, visit spasentiments.com