Overheating therapy (hyperthermia)

»Give me a chance to create a fever and I will cure any disease«, said the great doctor Parmenides 2000 years ago.

Fever is one of the body’s defensive and healing forces. High temperature speeds up metabolism, prevents the growth of invading viruses or bacteria, and literally burns the enemy with heat. Fever is an effective protective and healing measure not only against colds and “milder” infections but also against diseases such as poliomyelitis and cancer. In biological clinics, hyperthermia therapy or artificially induced fever is effectively used in the treatment of acute infections, arthritis and rheumatic diseases, skin diseases, insomnia, muscle pain, and cancer, to name just a few. Giants of medical science like Nobel laureate Dr. A. Lwoff, Dr. Werner Zabel, and Dr. Josef Issels recommend and extensively use fever therapy. Recently, a research team led by Dr. David S. Muchles at the University of Oxford reported that studies confirm that ancient and modern doctors have known all along about the beneficial effects of fever in fighting many diseases, including cancer.

There are many ways to induce a fever. Some doctors use certain vaccines (such as BCG) or drugs to cause an artificial fever. Personally, I prefer a more natural approach. Although a fever caused by BCG or drugs can have a good effect by “awakening” and stimulating the body’s natural defensive and immune mechanisms, the body is less burdened if the fever is caused by a hyperthermia bath. The SCHLENZ BATH has been used for almost a century for this purpose.

Schlenz Bath

Here is how to apply the curative SCHLENZ BATH. First of all, the patient must not eat for at least two hours before treatment. If possible, the bladder and bowels should be empty. The bath should be as deep and wide as possible.

The patient must be completely submerged, including the head; only their nose, eyes, and mouth – as little as possible – should stay out of the water. Start with a low temperature of 36°C or skin temperature. Allow warm water to flow slowly and continuously “stir” it. Over 15 to 20 minutes, let the water temperature in the bath rise to 38-39°C; later to 40°C, or even slightly higher, depending on the patient’s reaction. The treatment lasts about 1 hour. Although the water temperature is not “too high”, when the patient is completely submerged, the heat does not “escape” from the body, and their temperature steadily rises to match the water temperature.

The SCHLENZ BATH should be supervised when applied to a sick person. The pulse should not exceed 130 or 140. The water temperature should be constantly monitored with a thermometer. If the patient feels uncomfortable, they should be lifted out of the water into a sitting position for a while. It is advisable for a nurse to massage the patient with a stiff brush during the bath. This brings blood to the surface of the skin and relieves unnecessary pressure on the heart.

Sauna

A sauna or Finnish steam bath is another excellent way to benefit from hyperthermia therapy. In addition to the artificially induced fever always accompanied by a prolonged steam bath, the sauna in a specific way leads to abundant therapeutic sweating.

The skin is our largest eliminative organ – the “third kidney”. It is generally believed that the skin should eliminate 30 percent of the body’s waste through sweating. Due to a lack of physical activity and a predominantly sedentary lifestyle, the skin of most people today has degenerated as an eliminative organ because it is not subjected to sweating. To restore health, it is necessary to revitalize the activity of the skin. Regular use of a sauna or steam bath once or twice a week will help restore and revitalize the cleansing activity of the skin.

The therapeutic value of the sauna is attributed to the following facts:

• Hyperthermia stimulates and speeds up metabolic processes and prevents the development of viruses and bacteria.

• All vital organs and glands are stimulated to increased activity.

• The body’s defensive forces are supported and reinforced, speeding up recovery.

• Abundant sweating significantly increases the skin’s eliminative, detoxifying, and cleansing capability.

DIY Sauna

If you don’t have access to a sauna, you can create an “original” sauna in your home.

First, take a bath in water as hot as you can endure. Then dry off and wrap yourself in a thick towel. Place a plastic or rubber sheet on the bed to protect it from sweat. Lie on the rubber sheet, take several hot water bottles, and cover yourself with a well-heated electric blanket, leaving only a small opening for breathing. Use several thick blankets. Stay in bed until you sweat abundantly – half an hour or more. Finish with a shower.

NOTE: Although fever is a natural, constructive symptom and fever therapy is one of the most effective means in the arsenal of biological forms, I must emphasize that fever therapy must always be supervised by a specialist, and it should always be undertaken on a doctor’s advice. The patient’s heart condition, sweating ability, and general vitality must be assessed, and reactions during therapy must be carefully monitored. The duration of hyperthermia therapy and the dosage of fever-inducing drugs (if used) should be determined by a doctor.

The previous warning applies only to the sick. Of course, for healthy individuals, there is no danger from saunas or other steam or hot baths, and even the Schlenz bath if based on a healthy foundation as a preventive, cleansing, and effective measure practiced by millions of people.

Source: Paavo O. Airola, “How to Get Well”

In addition to the methods mentioned above, special tables are used today in clinics in Austria, Germany, and elsewhere for hyperthermia. This method is extremely successful but also relatively expensive. The closest clinic to Croatia is located in Vienna.

Franjo Lenac