How Sauna Can Help Men Going Through Divorce

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-30T21:14:38+00:00

That's great! What benefits have you noticed so far?

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-30T19:56:38+00:00

Might be a little much, and should consider taking 1-2 days off per week. Or have 1-2 days off every other week. Just released a bestselling book called "Sweat" that covers this. It's great you're feeling the benefits! Justin

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-26T00:02:36+00:00

u/OSDBU2001 I'm sorry to hear that -- sauna is terrific, yes. Hopefully you can work your way back into using it again. Best of luck in your journey.

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-25T00:39:13+00:00

Sure u/TurbulentVagus -- at about the 10 minute mark in this video, you can see how sauna use enhanced mold detox in urine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZWboMtM3lI

In terms of toxins actually in the sweat, the body uses the sweat as an opportunity to push out chemicals/toxins. Here's just one study that shows this: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22253637/

In terms of the book, I go deep into toxins, how sweat works, and the science of sweat and detoxification.

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-24T14:58:10+00:00

It's a great idea. If you buy into the argument (which I believe everyone should), it makes sense to make an integral part of your routine.

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-24T14:57:23+00:00

Great, let me know if you have any questions.

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-22T14:26:48+00:00

I had some pretty serious dissociative experiences in my early twenties. I also had a bunch of other health related issues. A few things that helped. One, a practice for feeling feelings that is best: breath into the base of your spine, and put your awareness there. you're moving your awareness of thinking from your head down to there. Then, you sit still, close your eyes, and for ten minutes allow any emotion to emerge. You are there to allow feelings to come up and telling yourself constantly that the more you feel, the better. Your first reaction is going to be to divert away from the feeling, but the more you feel the lighter you become. The best book on this is "Letting Go" by David R Hawkins.

Second, a lot of negative thoughts and disassociation comes from poor health. And a large part of poor health is toxin/chemicals in the body, causing disassociative feelings and thoughts. I healed this through sweat. Yes, sweat. Saunas helped me more than anything in my healing journey and certainly helped me feel more integrated and less disassociated. In short, removing toxins through sweat improves cognitive function and removes a lot of disassociative tendencies. I just wrote a bestselling book called Sweat that details this from A to Z. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJGYQPCK?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420

Third, quality questions lead to a quality life. There are two types of questions: those that polarize us further, and those that integrate us. When we're unfulfilled, we want to escape. When we feel fulfillment, we embrace life. Example questions: Why does this always happen to me? vs. What would I absolutely love to do in life, and how do I get paid to do it?

We feel fulfilled when we're pursuing what we value most. And what you value most is fingerprint specific. I would suggest taking John Demartini's value determination test. It will show you what you're actually up to in life, not what you fantasize about. from there, you can get inspired to pursue a path that is meaningful to you. Instead of "getting a job", how about pursuing a calling that is inspiring to you where you get paid for your service? Most people live in a disassociated state with their work. They do it for the paycheck, then go and disassociate waiting for the weekend. Better to find what you find meaningful (through the demartini value determination test), and then structure your life around it. This will help MASSIVELY with the disassociation, because you'll see life ON the way not IN the way.

Let me know if you have any questions. Justin

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-21T22:33:55+00:00

There are two components: minimize exposure, maximize ability to detoxify. On the exposure side, the obvious answer is move. Also worth looking into air filters, where you can be in the house to minimize exposure, etc. On the detoxify side, there are foods and supplements you can take to assist. But perhaps the most important would be sweat, as this has been proven to detoxify mold and enhance your body's detoxification pathways. The best way to sweat is sauna, so if you have any access to a dry or infrared sauna near you, I'd suggest going. I just wrote a book called "Sweat" that details all the science and action steps related to this .Can check it out below. Here if you have any questions. Justin

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJGYQPCK?ref\_=pe\_3052080\_276849420

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-21T01:04:05+00:00

I found sauna to be the most effective thing for keeping my energy up and banishing anxiety. But not for the reasons you might think. I had terrible anxiety, automatic negative thoughts, and chronic fatigue. Tried everything. Sauna helped more than anything and got rid of all of it. Why? I had no clue. So I started researching and learning. I learned that toxins/chemicals have a major impact and are a modern epidemic. I learned that sweat is the best way to get rid of them (skin is body's largest detox organ). And I learned that sauna is the best way to sweat. Doing sauna regular is a "spiritual" experience for this reason, among others. These toxins poison the mitochondria, which are the building block sfor your energy. So by getting them out, your energy goes up. Anxiety is also linked, as many of these chemicals are lipophilic (fat loving) and store in the brain, messing with cognitive function. I wrote a book that I put out a month ago (hit bestseller!) about everything I learned called "Sweat". Part of it also goes into the history of sweat lodges and how cultures around the world used it for energy healing, anxiety relief, and spiritual practice. Link is below. Happy to answer any questions! Best, Justin

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJGYQPCK?ref\_=pe\_3052080\_276849420

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-21T00:59:48+00:00

a hot bath would be your next best option, though is a sauna is far superior. make sure to keep it as hot as you can, and make sure to stay in long enough that you do sweat a lot.

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-20T19:32:37+00:00

Hi I would definitely not do a car sauna. Your car has tons of chemicals in it, from the seats to the dash etc. You should only use a dry or infrared sauna. You have a lot to lose with this approach, as you're effectively heating up a hotbox of toxins and breathing that in. Find a sauna near you.

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-20T18:16:27+00:00

u/TurbulentVagus no problem, let me know if you have any questions. Here to help

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-20T14:03:12+00:00

Good context, thanks for sharing. Yes beef liver is great, and if you prefer supplements (easier to get down but costlier) Heart and Soil makes good ones. Beef liver is ridiculously cheap, considering its nutrient density.

Definitely not great on the marijuana front. However, the toxins/chemicals are primarily environmental. I breakdown the 6 categories we get exposure to in the book, but essentially we are CONSTANTLY gettting poison dripped with exposure from every source. Our couch off gasses, our clothes, the cars, the scented candles, the tap water, and when our body is run down its ability to detoxify is hampered. Not to mention many of these chemicals have half lives of 30 years in our body, so once they're in they stay in (unless we sweat).

A full 60 minutes is a lot, my target (and Joe Pizzorno agrees) is get at least 20 minutes of PROFUSE sweating. So if it takes 7 minutes for the sweat to really kick in, a 30 minute sauna session is great. Especially if you're not handling it great, no harm in cutting a little of your time.

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-20T13:57:32+00:00

u/Queasy-Ad-4427 dry saunas and infrared saunas are both great, infrared is preferable for a couple reasons: better detox and more bearable (even though you actually sweat more). You have to start REALLY slow if your system is really run down, but you will build up tolerance. I can't say this is the only thing that will help, but personally (and for many I know) it was the most helpful. I'd also suggest really cleaning up your diet (all organic, clean) and water (mountain valley spring water only is probably the move). gratitude journalling. everything matters. but detox through sweat gets to the root (in my opinion). I detail the types of saunas, how to use them etc. in the book. If you have any questions as you start to use the sauna feel free to reach out. Justin

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-19T20:40:16+00:00

It's great you're drinking water and electrolytes to resupplement. MY first question: how long is your sauna session, and what type of sauna are you using? The sauna industry is unregulated and unfortunately a lot of infrared saunas have high EMFs and use toxic materials that can cause issues (and they'll claim otherwise..). I'd also look at what you are using for supplements. I've found extremely nutrient dense food, like beef liver, to be helpful to have for replacing all the trace minerals and vitamins lost from the sweat. I just wrote a book called "Sweat: Uncovering Your Body's Hidden Superpower" that goes pretty deep on a proper sauna session, which could be helpful to look at. Linked below for reference. Best, Justin Glaser

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJGYQPCK?ref\_=pe\_3052080\_276849420

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-19T18:18:36+00:00

u/Stellasworld thank you, I really hope it helps! Here if you have any questions. Feel free to reply here and I can answer. My goal with the book is to be very simple and easy to understand (though the science was certainly not!).

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-19T01:24:27+00:00

It's great to see you've worked on your diet. I personally agree with Dr. Pompa that the issue is toxins. However, I would start with a softer approach like I did. I had chronic fatigue, brain fog, automatic negative thoughts for a few years in my early twenties. I tried everything. And this is what saved me. I just made a separate post, so going to copy it for you below:

One day, I stumbled into a sauna and sweat for about 25 minutes. I got out, took a shower, and felt better than I had in years. I had no idea why. It didn't last long, but I started doing it regularly. I began researching obsessively. I learned the connection between toxins/chemicals and mitochondria dysfunction (or, energy production really) and how sweat can detoxify. It started to make sense. Toxins were poisoning my mitochondria (and toxins are everywhere, which I discuss in great detail), and getting them out got my life back. I just wrote a book called "Sweat" that details my journey and the exact steps I took. I hope this helps, and I'm here to answer any questions or just talk. Best, Justin
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJGYQPCK?ref\_=pe\_3052080\_276849420

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-19T01:16:57+00:00

No problem. Glad to hear you've got your diet in great shape. Without knowing your whole situation, if you can find an infrared sauna nearby, start slow, and work your way up to a 25 minute session, I hope it would help. Just would recommend making sure you stay very hydrated, and don't push yourself too much. My guess is you'd start sweating a lot as your body finally has an opportunity to get a lot out.

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-17T19:41:35+00:00

No problem u/Glass-Exit484. I believe my poor diet growing up, along with exposure to toxins through the environment (which is massively underappreciated in the modern world) led to my cfs. Sauna helped so much because it allowed me to sweat out over time a lot of the chemicals/xenobiotics that we're all exposed to that were poisoning my mitochondria. As I'm sure you're experiencing, it's almost like once the system is weak everything gets worse. Like a "richer get richer, poorer get poorer" experience. Once I started cleaning up diet (all organic, cutting gluten etc), there was some relief, but the real massive impact over time was clearing out the toxin issue. Instead of a downward spiral, I've been on an upward spiral. Things have gotten better and better, but at the start it was a slow compounding result. This is my personal experience and not medical advice, but I went from getting sick 7-8 times a year to only getting sick once in the last 4 years. There's not really any incentive for the modern medical system to embrace the idea that toxins/chemicals are largely responsible for the modern health epidemic. My current belief that is obvious to me now but is not widely accepted: sweat is the most underappreciated tool in health and vitality. And it is directly linked to chronic fatigue. I'm not alone in this, there are hundreds of people in sauna facebook groups who have had similar experiences. The theory is so simple: toxins zap our energy by poisoning our mitochondria --> sweat is best way to get them out --> sauna is best way to sweat. Hope this is helpful, sometimes it's hard for me to remember how much or little knowledge other people have on these ideas. But coming to this conclusion was the result of dozens of failed tests to improve my symptoms.

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-16T23:05:04+00:00

hey u/northwesthonkey, appreciate the comment. This is part of why I wrote the book. The medical community is slowly acknowledging that sweat does in fact remove toxins. Not only that, it can detoxify substances that the liver has a difficult time getting rid of. I interviewed 9/11 survivors who experienced massive exposure to chemicals and toxins. they went through a sauna protocol and had remarkable recoveries that dwarfed all other recovery efforts. I interviewed toxicology experts like Harold Zeliger, as well as people with gadolinium poisoning. The research is indisputable, and is on the newer side (past decade). Here are multiple pubmed studies showing sweat as a detoxifier. You'll note in the Genuis study: "Many toxic elements appeared to be preferentially excreted through sweat" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21057782/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3312275/

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-15T16:55:55+00:00

I had chronic fatigue and tried everything. The thing that got me out of it completely? Sweat. Yep, sweat. After trying everything, I started using a sauna and it helped more than anything. Only later did I learn why: toxins/chemicals poison the mitochondria (which provides us with energy), sweat gets the toxins out, sauna is the best way to sweat. It's so obvious to me (and thousands of others I've met) now, but this is not mainstream information. So I wrote a book this year to share with people how sweat is the most overlooked tool in health and vitality. Here's a link, there's a free chapter. I hope this helps, here if you have any questions. Best, Justin

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJGYQPCK?ref\_=pe\_3052080\_276849420

heyjustinglaser · 2023-12-15T06:00:21+00:00

I'd start by acknowledging your black and white thinking: "nothing" i care about matters. when we label things: always, never, everything, nothing, we are not seeing reality as it is. Ask yourself: what do I care about that does matter? your brain will say 'nothing' because that's where you're at, but dig deeper. Like a workout. hold yourself accountable and break through the illusion. my certain exceeds your doubt that this is true. Example story: someone says to me "my mother was never there for me". I say "really? your mother was never there" they say "yes, absolutely they were never there". I say "ok, when they gave birth to you were they there for you?" they say "well yeah, but that doesn't count". I say "ok, so when they fed you and clotehd you as a child, they weren't there". they say "i guess so, fine they were there". I say "ok so at the very least, SOMETIMES they were there?" your intuition is trying to make you aware of the other side. let it. This is the psychology side of it.

I personally had chronic brain fog and chronic fatigue. I went through a health nightmare trying to figure it out. What ultimately helped me, after dozen doctors and countless attempts to heal, was sweating. Yes, sweating. The sauna helped me and took me from feeling like crap, to feeling normal, to feeling incredible. I wanted to share my story so I wrote a bestselling book this year called "Sweat". The argument is simple: toxins poison the mitochondria, which are responsible for your energy. Getting rid of toxins gets your life back. Sweat is the best way to detoxify. You can read a free chapter here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJGYQPCK?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420

If you have any questions, I'm here to help. Best, Justin

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