FIR (far-infrared rays) are what cause the sensation of warmth when skin is exposed to the sun. FIR penetrates the skin without causing damage, and on contact with body tissue that energy converts into heat. Heat energy excites molecules, causing them to micro-vibrate — this dilates blood vessels, boosting blood flow, and improving the supply of nutrients and oxygen that helps the body repair itself.

Increased blood flow also helps carry away unwanted substances such as metabolic waste, heavy metals, residual medicines and other toxins. Heating by FIR and the cellular activity it causes leads to sweating — the body's natural way of cooling itself — which excretes unwanted substances from the bloodstream through sweat.

Toxins and free radicals are generally considered a cause of chronic disease. Since negative ions (anions) act as antioxidants that neutralize toxins and free radicals, LavaBene® addresses a root cause of chronic disease this way. Detoxifying the bloodstream also improves its ability to cleanse and recuperate, in turn improving the health and function of the organs it circulates through.

It's well accepted that toxin accumulation and cellular disrepair are two key causes of chronic ailments — and negative ions address both. Toxins come from many sources: chemicals in our diet, pollution in the air and water, residual medications, metabolic waste and more. Left in the body, they cause harm and aggravate bodily systems. Negative ions act as an antioxidant that neutralizes these toxins and helps prevent their harmful effects.

At a fundamental level, cellular repair is regulated by a balance between the sympathetic ("fight-or-flight") and parasympathetic ("rest-and-digest") nervous systems. Toxins heighten fight-or-flight activity, suppressing rest-and-digest activity — which increases free radicals and cell damage while suppressing repair. By neutralizing toxins, negative ions help prevent that suppression of cellular repair.

Chronic stress, now increasingly common, causes prolonged fight-or-flight activity and suppresses cellular repair as a result. Here, negative ions can help restore the balance between the two systems, reviving cellular repair and bodily recovery — supporting holistic rejuvenation, healthier blood vessels, cleaner blood flow, and better organ function overall.

See more on why regular doses of negative ions matter, and how to get them easily, in our Good Water guide, or read how important negative ions are.

The mention of sweat often brings unpleasant associations — discomfort, stress, stench, stains. A pleasurable way to sweat and reap those benefits was sorely lacking, until LavaBene Wellness Spa came along.

LavaBene is your one stop for preventing disease and renewing health, on your way to getting healthy, staying young, and living a full life. Unlike other ways of making people sweat, LavaBene: