What is a sweat lodge and its benefits?
The sweat lodge is a ceremonial sauna and ritual of the Native American people. Because of its medicinal, spiritual, or social benefits, it has spread to other cultures as well. There is a long list of health benefits connected with regular sweat lodges including: increased extensibility of tissues, less joint rigidity, increased white blood cells, stronger immune system, better vascular flow, enhanced oxygen, nutrient, and lymph exchange, fewer muscular aches and pains, arthritis relief, less anxiety and insomnia, and increased flexibility. A sweat lodge raises the body temperature to 102-106 degrees which can kill of viruses and bacteria in the same way the body naturally does in a fever state. One sweat lodge session can excrete heavy metals such as copper, zinc, mercury, and lead from the body; a process that usually takes the kidney up to 24 hours to complete. Some research has shown that the heat stress detoxification that sweat lodges produce is the only way to remove fat-stored
