|
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
1. The Issue of Chemical Illness
- Our Toxic World
- Illness and Toxicity
- The Response of the Medical Community
- The Need for Early Intervention
2. Sauna History and Research
- History
- Spas and Hot Tubs
- Detoxification Baths
- Other Methods of Sweating
- Sauna Research
3. Understanding Detoxification
- The Organs of Detoxification
- External and Internal Chemicals
4. Getting Ready
- Detoxification of Chemicals in the External
Environment
- A Practical Approach
5. Deciding: The Options
- The Programs
- Personal Stories
- So, Now What?
- A Closer Look at the Options
6. Home Sauna Units
- What to Consider: The First Steps
- Basic Components of the Sauna
- Considering Optional Equipment
- Benches
- Additional Accessories
7. Some Final Considerations
- Taking Responsibility
- Before Ordering or Purchasing
- About Shipping
- Rebecca's Story
- Arrival
- Once the Sauna is Assembled
- Before Starting
- Sauna Safety
- Exercise
- Emotional Climate
- Author's End Note
- Appendices
- Detox Centers
- Sauna Manufacturers
- Distributors
- Consultants
- Product Information
- Periodicals
- Information and Resources
- Organizations
- Suggested Reading List for Coping with the Emotional Side of
Chronic Illness
- Catalog and Mail Order Companies
- References
- Bibliography
- Index
|
