Far Infrared & Cancer
In Japan, Far Infrared Radiation (FIR) has been in use as a very successful form of cancer treatment since at least 1990. While investigating this, we found a website from a Japanese clinic that uses FIR. Included on their webpage was a history of the clinic, how its forms of cancer treatment progressed to using FIR, and how FIR works. What follows is a brief summary of their scientific rationale for FIR as a safe and effective cancer treatment.
The clinic initially used conventional forms for treating cancer - surgery, chemo, and radiation - but the doctors realized these treatments were only partially effective and quite crude, with devastating impacts on the patients. From there, they started to search for alternative treatments finding research which pointed to an inherent weakness in cancer cells: due to their prolific nature, the capillaries in these cells were underdeveloped and lacked the ability to dilate to the degree, or with the efficiency, of a healthy cell.
If cancer cells could be heated past a 41 degree Celsius threshold, blood flow would be insufficient for the proper elimination of wastes (namely lactic acid) or proper oxygenation, due to the inability of the capillaries to dilate effectively at this higher temperature. Thus, the cancer cell would become oxygen-deprived and lactic acid would build up, the pH of the cell would steadily drop, and the cell would die of its own acidity.
Healthy cells have no problem regulating themselves at the same temperature (+ 41 degrees C), however, because their capillaries dilate sufficiently to allow for normal elimination and oxygenation. Here, the doctors realized, was a potential cancer treatment without damaging side effects to healthy cells!
At the time, they did not know how this heat could be achieved internally (the body cannot simply be heated externally to achieve an internal heat past 41 degrees C!). Initially they worked with a type of treatment that removed blood from the patient, heated it past the threshold, and returned it to the body. This procedure was hard on both blood and patient… and expensive.
When Far Infrared technology became more advanced in 1990, the doctors realized that it could safely raise internal body temperature past the 41 degree C threshold. The Far Infrared Dome or HotHouse brings localized internal temperature up to 43 degrees C – a gentle, soothing warmth that is benign and beneficial to healthy cells.
The FIR produced by the Far Infrared Dome (HotHouse) is of the same wavelength of energy that all humans give off as body heat - the reason for its compatibility.
It had long been known that FIR was beneficial, but the reason was not understood until recently. In short, it was discovered also that FIR acts as a trigger to stimulate macrophage activity and response, which is crucial in our body's fight against cancer.
FIR's success in cancer treatment is due apparently to at least two aspects: one, it takes localized internal areas* of our bodies past that crucial 41 degree C threshold, and two, it stimulates a regenerative immune response in our bodies.
The Japanese clinic's website also stated that while the penetration depth of FIR is limited to approximately 2 inches (4-5 cm), our cells act as conductors for this frequency, delivering it much further into the body. Indeed, there is evidence that suggests FIR is conducted throughout the entire body.
by Mark Benson
*Please note that the FIR apparatus used for cancer treatment in Japanese clinics does vary. The above-mentioned clinic uses a full-body FIR apparatus, but they recognize that localized treatment is utilized elsewhere. The Far Infrared Dome (HotHouse) can be configured as either a full-body or localized apparatus.
Disclaimer: The above information is not to be taken as medical fact with all its details, or as a substitution for other medical advice. Please consult your health care practitioner, taking care in which practitioner you consult.
Though we believe the Chi Machine and Far Infrared Dome (HotHouse) are very beneficial, we do not believe that simply using these will eliminate cancer. There are many factors to be addressed. One needs proper diet; pure, revitalized water; sufficient, effective exercise; moderate sunshine; a smoke and chemical free environment; proper hygiene and clothing; a positive attitude; sound medical advice from those who truly believe in all these factors; and finally and most importantly, prayer and faith in God.
