Saunas: is sweating really that good for you?

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May 08, 2024•1 hr

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Episode description

Saunas or thermotherapy, is a way of making your body SUPER hot in order to feel better and hopefully have a positive physiological response. The popularity of sauna bathing has increased in recent years, but is there a good reason for it? It may feel good, but the science of saunas may say something else about how they affect your body.

STUDYTIME: Are saunas actually good for you?

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RESOURCES:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4042662/v

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14017431.2024.2302159

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5941775/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5941775/#B47

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531556521002916

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