The ULTIMATE Guide to Saunas & Heat Exposure | Dr. Rhonda Patrick
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Deliberate heat exposure has profound health benefits. Frequent sauna use is associated with a lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, a lower risk of sudden cardiac death, a lower risk of coronary heart disease, a lower risk of stroke, a lower risk of dementia, of Alzheimer's disease.
In this video, expect to learn:
- How heat stress mimics moderate-intensity aerobic exercise
- If sauna bathing can amplify the VO2 max benefits of exercise
- The health benefits of heat shock proteins — from preventing plaque aggregation to slowing muscle atrophy
- Why you should consider using the sauna after lifting weights
- Optimal sauna parameters (temperature, duration, frequency, and humidity)
- Whether infrared saunas and hots baths are as beneficial as traditional Finnish saunas
- Why you should be cautious of sauna temperatures above 200 ºF
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Sauna News
- Sauna use extends healthspan.
- Sauna bathing ameliorates the harmful effects of high stress occupations.
- US Saunas Incapable of Reaching Temps Necessary for Theraputic Effects?
- New comprehensive analysis of the literature by @LaukkanenJari shows frequent sauna use may reduce the risk of heart disease, neurocognitive diseases.
- People who used the sauna 2-3x per week had a 12% reduction in stroke risk & people who used the sauna 4-7x per week reduced their stroke risk by 62%.
