Let's review some new details about the health benefits linked with sauna therapy.
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0:00 Intro
01:00 Each type of sauna is beneficial. With infrared, you need to stay in longer for similar benefits.
02:30 There is a 65% risk reduction for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s in people who sauna 3 to 5 times each week.
02:45 There was a 27% lowered risk for cardiovascular disease in men who used the sauna 3 to 5 times a week.
03:00 There was a 50% lower risk of cardiovascular disease in men who used the sauna 4 – 7 times a week.
03:45 Length of time in the sauna: Mike advises that you stay until you feel uncomfortable and then stay another minute. Take a break and then go back in.
04:00 A sauna inside your home needs good ventilation to prevent mold.
05:00 Sauna therapy shifts about 60% of your blood from your core to your periphery and skin. The inverse is true when you get cold in contrast therapy.
07:10 Loss of control of protein balance within the cell, loss of proteostasis is a hallmark of ageing. There is benefit within the muscle tissue in reducing atrophy of the muscle with sauna therapy.
08:10 Heat shock proteins are involved in preventing the accumulation of dysfunctional protein.
09:20 Heat therapy and sauna bathing can help to decrease age-related muscle loss.
09:30 Individuals with high blood pressure have dysfunctional endothelium, which causes erectile dysfunction.
12:10 Heat shock protein expression can be increased for up to 48 hours with sauna use. This response shifts upward as you become more acclimated to heat therapy.
13:15 Transient increases in interleukin 6 are favorable. There is also a transient increase in interleukin 6 with heat therapy.
14:15 Interleukin 10 affects your T-regulatory cells, which help to increase tolerance within your immune system.
16:10 Sauna therapy improves sleep and heartrate variability.
17:30 Sauna bathing enhances the excretion of cadmium, lead and other heavy metals in the sweat.
18:00 You also release beneficial minerals in sweat: magnesium, zinc and sodium.
19:15 Sauna use can negatively impact sperm motility.