Summary
Dr. Tyna Moore interviews Katie Kaps, co-founder and co-CEO of HigherDOSE, about PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field) therapy and infrared sauna blankets. Kaps explains how HigherDOSE was founded to make biohacking technologies accessible for home use, starting with infrared sauna studios and expanding to portable devices. The conversation covers the science of PEMF therapy, which delivers small bursts of low-frequency electromagnetic fields designed to mimic nature, with benefits for mood, stress reduction, pain relief, and energy. They discuss the infrared sauna blanket as an accessible alternative to full saunas, combining far-infrared heat with the convenience of a portable mat. Dr. Tyna shares her 20-year experience with PEMF technology and discusses how combining PEMF with infrared creates complementary therapeutic benefits.
Key Points
- PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field) therapy delivers small bursts of low-frequency electromagnetic fields that mimic nature
- PEMF is known to boost mood, reduce stress, relieve pain, increase energy, and support cellular repair
- HigherDOSE infrared sauna blankets combine far-infrared heat with portability for at-home detox sessions
- Infrared blankets and mats provide similar benefits to full saunas at a fraction of the cost and space
- Combining PEMF with infrared therapy creates complementary benefits for pain relief and cellular recovery
- Far-infrared heat raises core body temperature for deep sweating and toxin release
- Home-use biohacking devices have made therapies previously only available in clinical settings accessible to everyone
- Dr. Tyna has used PEMF technology for over 20 years and considers it a foundational wellness tool
Key Moments
PEMF mimics nature's electromagnetic fields for healing
Dr. Tyna explains that PEMF therapy delivers small bursts of low-frequency electromagnetic fields designed to mimic nature, with benefits for mood, stress reduction, pain relief, and energy, noting that this technology was previously only available in expensive clinical machines.
"PEMF stands for Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy, which is small bursts of low frequencies designed to mimic nature. PEMPH is known to boost mood, reduce stress, relieve pain, increase energy, and much more."
Infrared sauna blanket born from pop-up event needs
Katie Kaps describes how the HigherDOSE infrared sauna blanket was invented out of necessity when they couldn't transport 500-pound saunas to pop-up events, leading to a portable infrared mat that customers loved and requested to purchase for home use.
"we were getting asked to do pop-up events, but we couldn't lug around a 500-pound sauna for a two-day event. So that's how we came up with our infrared sauna blanket."
Infrared sauna matched the euphoria of a six-mile run
Kaps describes her first infrared sauna experience in 2014, feeling the same euphoria as running six miles but from simply sitting in a sauna, which convinced her to build a business around making infrared therapy accessible to everyone.
"I tried the sauna once and was immediately addicted. Like I just got out and felt that euphoria of running six miles, but all I had to do was sit in a sauna."
