I know that a lot of people are looking for a quick solution to make themselves look better every now and then, and honestly who can blame them – todays society is based around the fact that strong and good looking people triumph, and people who are ugly, out of shape and stupid never seem to make huge victories in life. Unfortunately that is the fact here and it is never going to change. Some thing that you can you in your advantage in changing your appearance to a more suitable one, is the infrared body wrap, that works by increasing the heat in a specific body part with infrared.

I spoke about the benefits of heat in weight loss in a previous post and I will not get in to full detail here, but basically you need to remember that when the air surrounding your body gets hot, your body will have to work extra hard to get rid of excess heat inside it to avoid proteins and enzymes from getting damages. These are very sensitive compounds, and if the temperature inside the body isn’t optimal they don’t work as they are supposed to. Also some serious damage can occur when the temperature goes too high, so there are multiple mechanisms that try to prevent this.

So since infrared light is basically heat it will work very efficiently in rising the temperature of our bodies, and it will not only warm up the skin, but it has been shown that an infrared body wrap can actually make the temperature in our body, two inches beneath the skin, rise, and this will activate some of the cooling mechanisms in the body.

First af all, each blood vein in that area will enlarge, this is called vasodilatation. This way the body both transfers cooler blood to the area, but also gets rid of the hot blood more efficiently. Also since this happens in the skin also, the heat is going to transfer more easily away to the surrounding air. If you are using a lot of clothes to prevent air from escaping the immediate presence of your body, excessive sweating will take place, and sweating burns a lot of calories.

If you have read about weight loss scams in the press then you know that there are all kinds of products ranging from tablets and capsules, to different gimmick products that are supposed to help anyone with their weight loss goals. The problem is that usually the products themselves aren’t worthless but they are marketed as they are going to make miracles, when in fact the results are usually quite minimal and short term. Take body wraps for example, which have been used fot dieting purposes for ages, since people get so quick results when they rub some mud on their stomach, and then wear a plastic foil around it for half an hour.

Anyone with half a brain can see the trick that is used here, but most women look like it is a great way to get slimmer, and trust me it is but the results aren’t going to last overnight! That thing is that if you want to lose some inches from your waist using plastic film and some clay under it, will make your body sweat because the heat that it generates isn’t going to get away from your skin like it does usually. This results in an issue that causes vasodilatation as the body is trying to get rid of the heat and you will sweat like a pig. This water comes from the extracellular space that makes yuu really lose inches from your waist, but the inches that you lose are strictly from the loss of water.

This means that if you are doind this to fit some pants for tonight, then it is a great option, but using a body wrap to get permanent weight loss results, is like taking naps instead of sleeping through the night – it sounds great but in the end it just doesn’t work. Here is what works tough:

1. Keep using the wrap as it increases the metabolism of the cells that are “heated” – this will result in more calories burnt.
2. Start eating more fish oil – this has been shown to increase the amount of fat that is used for energy.
3. Start eating vegetables – it takes more energy for your body to digest vegetables than other food, so you get twice the benefits!
4. Do regular workouts in the gym, and a regular cardio session.

Keep doing all these and you get real long term results. If you want short term, then doing just #1 is ok.