What does steam do for the body? Steam has been used for centuries for skin purification, relaxation, a circulation boost and to soothe tired muscles. Steam saunas are designed to open the pores and make you sweat. Most people will sweat profusely in a steam sauna, allowing toxins and other debris to exit the body through the skin. When the other elimination organs (kidneys, bowels, liver and lungs) become overloaded, the skin is the bodyâs next line of defense.
Sleep Weight Loss. People lose weight when they sleep; even more than when they are resting awake, according to a study by Dr. Walter Moraes of Universidad Federal Sao Paolo, as reported in Psychology Today.Moraes presented the results of his study at the 2009 Associated Professional Sleep Society.n a typical day, the average person loses 1.0 to 1.5 lbs. of water by sweating. Depending on how hot you keep your bedroom and how thick you layer your blankets, you might lose as much as 1/2 lb. sweating at night. Add this to water lost during respiration, and you get an average total water loss of 1.5 to 2.0 lbs.
Adults average about 7-8 hours of sleep per day. Recent evidence shows an intriguing association between short self-reported sleep duration (6 hours or less) and increased risk for coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus.