Are there any LC's on this list from Japan to comment on FIR use?
Judy Ritchie
This is from January 2001, page 58, Alternative Medicine Journal
published by Burton Goldberg.
Article is entitled: Warming up to Far Infrared
Under heading: Wraps from head to toe--and more
Wraps are just one of many types of FIR healthcare products popularized
over the last decade in Asian countries. Of course, you might not warm
up to all the health calims until you full absorb the principles of FIR
or try a self-care prdouct yourself. But as Dr. Silverstone explais,
"The mechanism of action is in blood flow and local temperature. The
penetrating infrared energy brings nutrients and ozygen to the soft
tissue region being treated and at the same time stimulates the removal
of accumulated toxins. Also, far-infrared has an ionizing effect. The
many studies of the relationship between negative ions and health have
shown that these effects are beneficial."
Some FIR products are already available in North America, while the list
used in Asia is quite long. It includes waist protectors to reduce
stomachache, menstrual discomfort, chronic intestinal inflammation, baby
diarrhea and stomach cold caused by kidney weakness; underwear to reduce
prostatitis, vaginitis, hives (urticaria), psoraisis and jock itch;
socks to get rid of foot aches, offensive smell, sweaty feet and
phlebitis; and caps to reduce dandruff, high blood pressure, nervous
exhaustion and migraine. There are also "thermowear" FIR long johns and
vests filled with ceramic-reflective materials that, if not yet proven
therapeutic, will surely keep you warm.
That that's not all. FIR brassieres have been invented to help
eliminate mastitis (inflammation of the breast) and to improve lymph
circulation and lactation. At the Osaka City Perinatal Center in Japan,
the vasodilating and warming effects of far-infrared energy on the
breast were studied. The researchers reportex their results in the
Annals of Physiological Anthropology in 1990 concludig tht "ceramics
far-infrared radiation may be an effective rememdy for enhancing
lactation."
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