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REVIEWS @ THE HOLISTIC HANDBOOK OF SAUNA THERAPY by Nenah Sylver, PhD The Center for Frequency, NY, USA, 2004 ISBN 0-9672491-7-1 (337pp tpb) Availability: The Center for Frequency, PO Box 952, Stone Ridge, NY 12484- 0952, tel +1 (845) 687 0963, website http:/Avww.Nenahsylver.com hadn't realised the healing power of the sauna until I came across Nenah Sylver's handbook. Sauna therapy has been practised for thousands of years (a Mayan sweat house that's 3,000 years old was discovered a few years back), and for good reason. This therapeutic body-heating technique works up a sweat that helps eliminate toxins from the system. It also helps maintain good health and prevent onset of disease. Sauna therapy has a strong cultural follow- ing in Europe, particularly in Scandinavia, and Sylver aims to win over those who aren't familiar with it or have some aversion to perspiration or nudity. (Dr Sylver is also the author of The Handbook of Rife Therapy, reviewed in 9/05, and the article on "Poisonous Products" which we ran in 7/0203 under the name Nina Silver.) Starting off with a look at the history of the sauna, Dr Sylver then explains the physiolo- gy of perspiration, how deliberate sweating can produce powerful results, and what sorts of compounds—biological wastes, heavy metals, organic chemicals—are released when we sweat. Types of heat—dry or humid—are discussed, as are the best mate- rials and heating system to incorporate into a sauna chamber if you decide to build one. While she doesn't give construction plans, she provides photos and includes details in her extensive resources section. Not everyone should take a sauna, though, and Dr Sylver summarises the medical con- ditions (e.g., some cardiovascular problems) which are contraindicated; she suggests readers check with a sauna-aware medical practitioner before proceeding. In the last chapter, her focus is on detox programs, some of which are used by doctors in the enviro-medical field. She's certainly con- vinced me of sauna's therapeutic benefits. handbook Sauna therapy has been practsed - BUSHWOMEN: forthe Humanities from 1986 to 1993 and for thousands of years (a Mayan sweat Tales of a Cynical Species has played an influential social engineering house that's 3,000 years old was discovered by Laura Flanders role; and Laura Bush, whose espousal of a few years back), ‘and for good reason. Verso/New Left Books, UK, USA, 2004 Afghaw! verved i righls was a cover that This therapeutic body-heating technique ISBN 1-85984-587-8 (342pp hc) vost » those high : ile "B hw ing. works up a sweat that helps eliminate toxins Availability: Verso Books, website have turne d their backs on the ver ibe ties from the system. 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The final chapter, "Sisters", profiles Dr Lynne Cheney (wife of VP Dick), who headed the right-wing National Endowment ‘or the Humanities from 1986 to 1993 and as played an influential social engineering role; and Laura Bush, whose espousal of Afghani women's rights was a cover that arguably served to justify more bombing. Most of these high-profile "Bushwomen" ave turned their backs on the very liberties that allowed them to get ahead, so there's a strong thread of hypocrisy through their eye- brow-raising stories. The sideline details Flanders gives also make this a must-read before the 2004 US presidential election! <7 F ‘ Sar ~< e: BUSHWOMEN LAUER A FLAN DEAS www.nexusmagazine.com AUGUST — SEPTEMBER 2004