Infrared heating blankets. Lymphatic therapy. Par for the course at the recently opened Shape House on Larchmont. As a contributing beauty and wellness editor, I am committed to offering our readers economic products and services that actually work. Extra points when company owners have heart,soul and passion. Weight loss and its inevitable maintenance is the billion dollar question for men and women alike. Sweating, detoxification, elimination of our accumulated junk (food, stress, toxins, environmental waste) is an undeniable factor. Couple this with a clean approach of eating (protein, vegetables, cut the crap and drink WATER) will aid in weight loss. No one can argue this.
Shape House staff recommend lymphatic therapy for additional shaping, cleansing and detoxification. Lymphatic therapy is…of great support to the lymphatic system, which is in charge of our immune system. The lymphatic system carries bacteria, viruses, and even mutated cells away from healthy tissue and flushes it out of the body. When the lymphatic system is strung out or not flowing properly, bacteria and viruses sit in the body and don’t have a way out. The feeling is similar to the experience when you get your blood pressure measured at the doctor’s office. For your entire body. You slip into a suit that is connected to a device. It pressures and releases different parts of your body. I felt new agey and scientific, almost like I was doing an experiment on myself all while relaxing and dozing on and off.
Lymphatic therapy can:
Improve a sluggish colon
Eliminate cellulite
Assist your body in ridding itself of parasites
Provide relief from asthma, earaches, edema, fibromya and many other diseases.
Reduce menstruating cramps.
Induce a deep relaxation and great sleep the following night.
Below a chart comparing infrared sweat to other activity:
Now for the cost…
1 infrared session = $45
1 Lymphatic session = $45
Shape House is created by Sophie Chiche as a modern day urban sweat lodge. Chiche's desire was to create a community in a healing, restorative backdrop. Chiche's accents are evident throughout. A door painted SWEAT, iPad tablets to sign in, unique gifts for sale Shape House is 100% creative magic. Where else can someone finda Dream Room where visitors can create avision board Relax, journal, set your intention.
Personally, an infrared or lymphatic session seems equally healing as a massage and less expensive. Shape House also offers packages and monthly memberships. Take a break from everyday stress, anxiety and life. Take an hour or two out and treat yourself to a well deserved sweat
Shape House is located at 434 N. Larchmont Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90004; 323 467 3000