August 2001 Newsletter

Energize Your Life with Nature's Lifesavers.

"Enzymes are present in all living cells, whether vegetable or animal." "Our bodies can obtain them in only two ways-- by producing them or by acquiring them through the food we ingest. There are two problems that occur with each source. As you get older, your body becomes much less efficient and, therefore, produces significantly fewer enzymes than it did as a youngster, Second, the greatest part of the food you eat is cooked, which kills all enzymes before they ever reach your mouth. The results are that unless you are a child or you eat only raw foods, you do not get enough enzymes to replenish your supply to remain healthy and energized. Furthermore, because enzymes are protein molecules, the body needs a constant supply of amino acids from our diet to continue to replace lost metabolic enzymes. If the digestive system process is not complete, the supply of amino acids decreases, further hindering the body's ability to replenish its metabolic enzymes." 

Additionally....Nobel Prize recipient Dr. James B. Summer states,"...the getting old feeling after forty is due to reduced enzyme levels throughout the body. Young cells contain hundreds more enzymes than old cells. Old cells are filled with metabolic waste." 

D. A. Lopez, M.D.; R. M. Williams, M.D.: and M. Miehlke, M.D., write in their book, Enzymes: The Fountain of Life, "We feel that the therapeutic use of enzymes is likely to become a major form of medical treatment in the future. Their therapeutic potential is enormous! We believe that enzymes are the treatment of the future!" 

New Therapy Offered at TM&R 
IS Available to YOU at Home!!

I am also pleased to offer the TheraSauna which is an infrared or a dry radiant heat sauna at the office as well offer it for home use. I knew the sauna would make a difference for massage clients but had no idea it would make as big a difference as it has. The infrared heat penetrates up to 1 and 1/2" into the muscles. Thus softening the muscles greatly prior to a massage. Unlike conventional saunas that get up to 180 to 210 degrees, the TheraSauna only has to heat up to between 100 and 135 degrees to be effective. I knew clients would like it but had no idea I would have a 98% rescheduling rate with the sauna. Clients don't just like it .....they love it. They love it because they experience less pain during the massage. Areas that used to hurt a lot to be worked on are now either pain free or greatly reduced. They also notice they are not as tender to the touch the day after their session. (Remember I do primarily deep tissue massage, rather than a relaxation style of bodywork.) 

As a massage therapist I love it because it takes less effort on my part to get in deeper to help with the client's problem. 

In addition to greatly relaxing the muscles there are numerous other therapeutic, medical and relaxation benefits to infrared therapy. Please check out the Infrared Therapy page on the website. 

Another surprise to me was how much colonic clients love it too. They all claim to have a better release when they have done a sauna session prior to the colonic. They are so relaxed prior to getting on the colonic table everything flows better. 

Before deciding to be a TheraSauna dealer and offer infrared therapy to clients I checked out several other brands of saunas on the market. I choose TheraSauna, even though it cost a little more for three primary reasons. 1) The ceramic heaters they use have a radiant heat efficiency of 96%. Which means they are producing infrared rays 96% of the time. Other saunas didn't even come close to this percentage. 2) The TheraSauna has a Red Cedar exterior but the interior is made of Sitka Spruce. TheraSauna choose a hardwood interior rather than cedar as the hardwood leaches less toxicity than cedar. 3) Ease of installation. It really can be installed in 20-30 minutes. 

In order to be a dealer for TheraSauna I had to purchase one 2 person unit and one 4 person unit. The 4 person unit was sold 2 days after I took delivery on them.