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Mobilization of stored chemicals is not desirable if the routes of elimination are not also enhanced. Heat stress is a means of increasing circulation and of enhancing the elimination of compounds through both sweat and sebum. Enhancement of this elimination route is a key purpose of the sauna aspect of this program. In patients exhibiting chloracne, a specific skin disorder caused by chemical exposure, the causative compounds may be detected both in adipose tissue and in sebum of the skin.
Various chlorinated and volatile hydrocarbons have been measured in the sweat of those undergoing sauna therapy, and fat tissue biopsies clearly support this claim. An added benefit is that detoxification continues for several months after the program is completed. The minimum acceptable program length is two weeks, but longer programs are typical and may extend up to six weeks.
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