DIY Near Infrared Sauna -- Brian Haviland

(feel free to PM me with any questions)

UPDATE (original plans follow): Materials cost about $120. with the Philips bulbs.

Some suggested modifications -- I added a toggle switch for my wife to be able to turn
off the top bulb. As she is shorter that bulb was too much in her face.

The RubyLux bulb has always been the winner in the beauty contest and some have
preferred it. Up until recently I've suggested the Philips because it was cheaper and
was one of the bulbs Wilson suggests. Following some analysis of wavelength charts
it was concluded that the Therabulb looks to have the edge over the Philips in terms of
wavelength power distribution.

Following that analysis I contacted RubyLux in the hopes of getting a similar chart for
comparison. No luck with that BUT they told me that 100% of the power is in the 600 -
1000nm range. If that is correct it makes the RubyLux the one to go with despite the
cost. Not sure if this puts out the desired red light mentioned in the articles but the NIR
is good. They sometimes have "Grade B" ones that are cheaper -- slight cosmetic
defects.

Link for the RubyLux bulbs in the US...http://bit.ly/2OkjzQS

Same site for EU/AUS but specify 220V if appropriate.
In Australia contact Iodine Protocols member Em Kay.

Per Dr. Wilson it would be better to modify my design to allow for lying down and add a
protective screen and timer.

Check with your doctor but in terms of who should NOT use a sauna Isabella Wentz
says to NOT use a sauna if you…

Are on certain medications (check with your doctor)

Are someone who’s prone to bleeding
Have a fever
Have a heart condition
Are menstruating
Have breast implants
Who should NOT use a sauna:
Children
Elderly
Pregnant women
from: https://thyroidpharmacist.com/articles/8-benefits-infrared-sauna-can-reduce-
symptoms-hashimotos-hypothyroidism/
Plans are after these links:

The Ultimate Guide To Red Light Therapy And Near-Infrared Light Therapy (Updated
2018)….. https://www.theenergyblueprint.com/red-light-therapy-ultimate-guide/

PVC cube structure – just change proportions as needed….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvY7R7a9d2M

Cute light stand made is this video may be useful for some. You can see he adds the
"A" to the clamp light at 4:40 (see at least that part if you are using clamp lights)…..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxN8_0kNJPc

The original plans...

Near Infrared Sauna. I built a version of one of these recently and it's pretty wonderful
penetrating heat. Since many of the folks here have muscle pain I thought some might
like to learn about this and either buy one after trying it out somewhere or build
something yourself. Personal experience is that it is also very useful for bromide detox
rash. Here is a link where you can learn a lot of the benefits:
http://drlwilson.com/articles/sauna_therapy.htm After you read up some, click on the
link at top to see the Free plans. Within that page is a link to a video about how to build
the basic unit. It is very good EXCEPT that they make a wiring mistake. An electrician,
another person and I all wrote in about this. Sadly instead of correcting the error they
disabled all the comments!!! So here's my comment:

I wrote you in private about this but the message was ignored. I posted here before and
the message was deleted. Two other people have posted including an electrician but
you ignored the one and snidely told the electrician to go relax in the sauna. Why do
you refuse to acknowledge a dangerous mistake that is in your wiring instructions?
You are putting your viewers at risk of electric shock and you will be liable. Please (!)
just take a few minutes and confirm for yourself that the smooth wire is the hot side.
The switch interruption is correct (the hot wire gets interrupted) but the ribbed to black
is wrong! You've generally done such a good thing with these instructions -- please
add the correction to make your instructions correct and safe. See:
http://bit.ly/2OxCCqJ

Please either do the wiring the way I suggest (smooth to black) or verify it for yourself
for your own safety. I did a vertical stand of bulbs. We considered putting in in a closet
which would have built up more heat but decided first to try it in out guest bathroom.
You stand in front of it and periodically turn so it's kind of rotisserie style! Gets hot
enough for what we want and it feels great. My wife has been using it to raise her body
temperature. We didn't put the wire cage on for space considerations but it's a good
idea. The electrical switch on the wall the way I did it is probably not to code but it is
safe and would allow us to move it easily.
These are the bulbs:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Philips-250-Watt-Incandescent-R40-Red-Heat-Lamp-
Light-Bulb-415836/202768766
[but see updated info above regarding the Rubylux bulb]

The total cost for materials was about $110. half of that being the bulbs.
[Another $10. for the toggle switch and the RubyLux bulbs are more – see update]

If building this seems like too much for you to do these look pretty good:
http://saunaspace.com/

Scroll down for pictures of the one I built

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