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Loretta's avatar

Many moons ago (20 yrs or so), an old guy told me that if you get acid reflux, it was because your gut doesn't have enough acid in it to digest what you ate. So what does your smart gut do? Produce some nasty stuff to digest your food. Only thing is, it might over produce this stuff. Sooooo, if you happen to start to have a nasty gut feeling, sip some pickle juice (maybe couple tablespoons or so). It will disappear. Guess what, it worked like a charm! Eazzzzzy peazzzzy.

I never have acid problems anymore, ever.

Thank you for your work.

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Chuck Science's avatar

Hi Dave - the Doc's information is great and he has written a lot, I believe, about red light and near infrared in the past. In those cases - absolutely, I think you are correct about your head being included in the direct coverage zone. Truely, for most things above the neck, mixed infrared or red light might be more useful than FIR. But for heat therapy and 99% of the uses outside superficial skin, etc., the head outside the coverage is more comfortable, safe and preferable. Here is the fun thing about portable saunas - they have zippers. I call it my fan. If I start to feel a bit too hot but want to continue the effects, I simply unzip for a bit for instant comfort. If I wanted to do a few "cognitive" minutes or if I had skin issues like acne - I would zip it over my head for a bit - the airflow at the top isn't problematic for FIR coverage.

The truth about infrared is that it isn't an either-or type of thing. It is additive. In the ideal diet, there is a balance of fuels - same idea here. Financially, many must choose one and I understand that. Depending on the specific needs - more likely than not for more of the people more of the time FIR will be of greater utility. If you had the space and an extra $8,000-$12,000 more, the sauna cabinet is a fantastic choice.

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