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| There is a way to melt off those extra holiday pounds instantly, says Maria King, owner of A Slender You, Inc. The Infrared Slimming Treatment liquefies fat while pulling toxins out of your body. The process takes about an hour. Located at 1045 Garden of the Gods, Suite O in Colorado Springs, A Slender You is the only business in the area offering this slimming treatment, says Maria. It also offers an infrared dry sauna, detox body wraps, and an ion cleanse foot bath. “I’ve been personally doing the mineral wrap for close to 30 years,” Maria tells me. She originally discovered the procedure while living in Panama. “Everywhere I went I could find a mineral wrap, but no one had them here in Colorado Springs.” After being in the civil service for 30 years, she retired and opened A Slender You. “The military would use it to help pass their fitness tests,” she says. “They need to pass a tape test, which is when they get measured every six months.” Currently, 90% of Maria’s clients are in the military. These clients receive a 10% discount. But A Slender You is for anyone who wants to lose extra inches or weight, Maria says. She has helped brides fit into their wedding dresses and young women involved in beauty pageants. Her clients are satisfied with their results and return for more. “It’s an easy way to lose inches without the hard work,” says client Nicole S. “I feel great and so relaxed afterward.” If losing weight is the goal, the Infrared Slimming Treatment is the answer, says Maria. Clients need to arrive for this procedure on a full stomach and they need to be very well hydrated before lying on the table. “People need to be well fed because it heats up to 130 degrees to liquefy fat internally,” Maria explains. She also recommends bathing prior to the appointment since a shower is not recommended for 24 hours after the treatment. “I use French creams that come with the system,” she says. “There are two before the procedure and one afterward to seal the pores and hold in the heat.” She wraps the client tightly in an infrared covering for one hour. For adults only, the client should weigh him or herself 24 hours after the procedure and 48 hours later, as well as continuing to drink a lot of water. This treatment detoxifies the body. Maria warns clients who have multiple sclerosis, lupus, any heart problems, or high blood pressure that they cannot undergo this treatment. The infrared sauna burns 600 to 700 calories. “This is an infrared dry heat with no humidity,” Maria explains. “When you sit in there it is so relaxing. People fall in love with it.” The infrared goes deeper into the skin than an ordinary sauna. There is no water involved, so the client loses weight, Maria says. Many people who suffer from fibromyalgia find relief from this sauna. “It doesn’t cure anything, but it will help them feel better,” Maria says with a smile. “It’s just a special treat!” Her daughter, Lucia Granucci, who helps run the business, says she is completely relaxed within seconds of being in the sauna. “The infrared sauna with its dry heat is the perfect complement to my daily health and wellness regime. And my skin feels great too,” Lucia says. “I always know that I’ll exit the sauna a better person, and I feel the best I have ever felt!” Another detoxifying procedure is the body mineral wrap, which diminishes inches rather than weight. Maria explains how she soaks bandages in concentrated minerals and then wraps the client up like a mummy before he or she gets on a glider and moves around for an hour. “Then I baste them like a turkey every 20 minutes so the minerals keep seeping into the pores,” she says. “The science behind it is that in order to detoxify, you need to move your lymphatic system. Although you can still lose inches just by sitting, it doubles the effect when you keep moving.” Although she only wraps men’s stomachs, she will measure the body before and after the treatment so they see immediate results. Maria stresses how important it is to stay hydrated since the effects of the minerals can last up to seven days and continue shrinking the body. The mineral room has two gliders as well as a second slimming treatment bed. A Slender You also provides an ion cleanse to detoxify the soles of the feet. It changes colors to tell what organ it is cleaning at that time. The process, which is completed in the office area while sitting in a chair, takes about 10 to 15 minutes for the water to become clean. Maria recommends different procedures for each branch of the military since they are all measured differently. For instance, Army soldiers should not experience the body mineral wrap since it shrinks fat cells and the neck is measured; whereas the Air Force only measures the waist. “It also depends on how fluffy they are,” she says. “I use the word ‘fluffy’ because no one wants to be called ‘fat,’” she smiles. If the client is not a member of the military, Maria usually encourages him or her to use the bed and the wrap. New clients fill out a questionnaire regarding their overall health. “I do not mess around with any new mommies who are breastfeeding because these minerals sink into your skin and they could get through in the milk,” she explains. Treatment packages are uniquely tailored to each person. Sometimes Maria puts a client in the sauna for 30 minutes followed by the wrap so the minerals sink into the skin easier, but this is not necessary for the mineral wrap to be successful. A Slender You is open by appointment only due to client privacy as well as the preparation Maria needs to complete, including heating bandages, mixing minerals with distilled water, and heating up the bed. Depending on how much weight a client wants to lose, Maria asks for at least 10 days to meet his or her goal. “All four services are to detoxify,” Maria says, comparing it to a spa experience. “Every person who comes through that door loses inches, no matter his or her size, because everybody is fluffy,” she smiles. “And they leave feeling totally relaxed and renewed.” For more information, go to www.aslenderyoucolorado.com. To book an appointment, call Maria at 719-360-9280. |
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