Why Sauna Can Make You Feel Worse | Detox Done Right

Name: Why Sauna Can Make You Feel Worse | Detox Done Right
Uploaded: 2026-03-08T16:01:18+00:00
Duration: 56 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In this interview excerpt, Dr. Chris explains why frequent sauna use can worsen symptoms for individuals with high toxin loads. He notes that sauna…

8 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this interview excerpt, Dr. Chris explains why frequent sauna use can worsen symptoms for individuals with high toxin loads. He notes that sauna mobilizes stored toxins, which then must be processed by the liver and eliminated via the gut. If the body isn’t prepared—specifically lacking adequate micronutrients, a functional gut microbiome, and liver support—the sudden toxin surge can cause illness and misery. Dr. Chris advises a preparatory phase that ensures sufficient micronutrients and a healthy microbiome before beginning sauna detox. He recommends starting with short, infrequent sessions (about 10 minutes once or twice a week) and gradually increasing exposure while continuing to support liver detox pathways.

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Dr. Chris, why would you say a lot of people do sauna and they don't feel well afterwards?
I'm absolutely not going to put somebody who is super toxic and out of the gate on 6 to 7 days a week of sauna. No, because their body will not be able to tolerate mobilizing those toxins like that. We mobilize the toxins, they have to go to the liver and go through all the phases of detoxification. You're going to be sicker. I mean, you're going to feel miserable. So the first part of it all is you have to prepare the body for this whole detoxification. You have to make sure the micronutrients are adequate. And it doesn't mean to choose plants. You have to make sure the microbiome in the gut is working normally. You can't detoxify and get toxins out if the gut's not working. We kind of just threw that 6 to 7 days out there, but that's after a lot of prep and knowing that you can tolerate, particularly somebody who's very toxic. I will start them at once or twice a week for 10 minutes so that we can kind of gradually bridge them and at the same time making sure that we're giving them all the micronutrients they need for their liver and detoxification protocols.