Far infrared ray Technology

Solar energy from the sun covers a broad energy band including infrared, visible light, ultra-violet, x-ray and gamma rays. Only a small mount of these solar rays are visible as colors. The greatest of amount of the sun’s energy output is in the infrared segment of the spectrum. This band of light is not visible but can be felt as heat. The infrared segment of the electromagnetic spectrum is divided into three segments by wave frequencies and wavelengths. Wavelengths are measured in microns (mm), which are one millionth of meters: near infrared: 0.76-1.5mm; Middle: 1.5-5.6mm; Far: 5.6-1000mm... A narrow spectrum between 4-14 microns has been shown to have particularly beneficial effects on the human body. (Far Infrared by Valerie H. Free, USA) Near and middle infrared ray is a kind of heat.

Health Mate Sauna Technology

To provide a new standard of effective heat for the body, Health Mate Saunas use infrared energy, also called radiant heat. This heat is produced by infrared rays, a form of energy that is just below visible light on the spectrum. This technology actually developed by NASA and exclusive to Health Mate and Sun Spirit products. NASA has been tested and proved that the far infrared heat would be the ideal way to maintain cardiovascular conditioning in American astronauts during long space flights. (Near or middle infrared, which below 5.6 microns is not effective on the human body. So it is important that an infrared heater emits far infrared ray.) The radiant heat penetrates to a depth of 35-40mm, soothing and relieving muscles and tissues. At lower, more comfortable temperatures, infrared heat can generate two to three times the sweat produced in conventional saunas. Radiant heat works on the body directly from within. Normal sauna heaters simply don’t offer the same results. The heaters designed are specifically for the human body. It enjoys good reputation of high efficiency, accuracy and reliability of its heaters.

Health Mate saunas use a ceramic heater core coated with incoloy, a metal alloy effective in high temperature applications. The incoloy coating distributes the heat evenly throughout the heater, ensuring a consistent far infrared wavelength. The heater housing, in conjunction with the heater, maximizes far infrared generation toward the front of the sauna while minimizing any energy loss through the back of the sauna.

Our heaters are specially designed to evenly distribute far infrared rays and to have almost infinite lifetime. The large reflecting panels placed behind the heaters are designed to reflect the specific far infrared wavelengths emitted from our heaters for maximum results. The result is that you can benefit from the far infrared that modern science can offer while enjoying a sauna session.
Our heaters have the most effective ceramic elements inside coated with metal alloy. The ceramic elements are specially processed to emit the wavelength at the most beneficial level to human body. This structure not only ensures the constant emission of far infrared ray but also make the heater lifetime longer than any other infrared heaters in the market.
Health Mate latest version heaters are M type heaters that insure the gentle warm the human body more efficiently and effectively from the inside, evenly throughout the entire sauna interior for maximum results.

The difference between the far infrared sauna and steam rooms?
Infrared Saunas offer more therapeutic benefits.
Both saunas and steam rooms can be used to relax and unwind. However, dry saunas have an advantage over steam rooms by helping to rid the body of more toxic metals picked up from the environment. Of course, the kidneys take out many of these toxins but a daily sweat can help reduce the body's accumulation of lead, mercury, nickel in addition to cadmium, sodium, sulfuric acid and cholesterol.


The sauna is also more beneficial than the steam room if weight loss is desired because of the energy expenditure. Compared to the steam room, the sauna places a greater demand on the body in the terms of using up calories, thus assists in fat loss. (Susan Jones, Ph.D in Lets live magazine, June 1994, USA) The heart needs to work harder to send more blood to the capillaries under the skin. It helps to improve the heart function. The energy required for that process is derived from the conversion of fat and carbohydrates to calories.
It is running at lower temperature. It’s more comfortable. With CD/Radio, you can relax.
Far infrared sauna is therapeutically different from the wet air of the steam room sauna. It is lower temperature with dry heat, much more comfortable. Most of us enjoy that gentle heat.
Since this sauna employs the very low end of the infrared spectrum, it causes the user to sweat at temperatures just under 65 degrees centigrade, a temperature that is much safer for the aged and for people with weak hearts.
It is low running cost. (25 to 40 cents per session varies from different models.)
It generate 2-3 more sweat in FIR sauna and eliminating much more toxins out you body.
It is portable. It is free standing. It takes about 30 minutes to set up. It needs only one normal power point. No electrician or plumber required.

The Difference between Health mate and Sun Spirit
Started from 2002, the cheaper copy saunas from Asia come to the market. They use the cheaper timber HAMLOCK. The timber comes from Burma, rainforest area. The Health Mate Brand has been in the market for many years (1979 started) with Canadian western Cedar. As you may know that the Canadian Red Cedar is very expensive, which cannot compete with the copies? We ask factory to make another type of timber. Factory spent newly one year for testing and heating with 5 different timbers. Finally Alaska spruce is the champion. It is hard pine with good quality. People use that timber for making piano. The quality of the workmanship is same as Health Mate Sauna, same heaters and control panel and power box.

Is Health Mate Sauna expensive to run?
No, it is a low running cost machine. Up to the size of the saunas, the cost can be varying, from 25cents to 50cents per session. (20 minutes heating up with 30 minutes sauna session. If it is in summer, it needs 5 to 10 minutes for heating up. Running cost will be cheaper.)

Health benefits of far infrared sauna

1. Assists weight loss and increases metabolism: burns up to 900 calories or more in 30 minutes. Improves circulation to deep and superficial tissues. Accelerates the breakdown of fat and cellulite
2. Promotes detoxification of the heavy metals, organic chemicals stored in fat cells
   
3. Pain relief (back pain, shoulder pain, arthritis pain)
   
4. Promotes skin tone, elasticity, pore cleansing, and healing of skin conditions such as acne, eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis
   
5. Accelerates wound healing from injuries and surgeries and reduces scar formation
   
6. Passive cardiovascular conditioning effect: enhances oxygen and nutrients to deep tissues. A study shows that in conventional sauna, the arrhythmias increased 20%, whereas in the FIR sauna, arrhythmias decreased or disappeared entirely.
   
7. Regulates blood pressure
   
8. Anti-cancer effect through hyperthermia effect, immune enhancement and elimination of carcinogenic chemicals

That is why more and more people go in for far infrared sauna and more and more medical professionals are recommending far infrared sauna.