The INSANE Cardiovascular Health Benefits of Sauna Bathing | Dr. Rhonda Patrick
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April 2nd 2024
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There's no doubt about it, using the sauna is one of the best things you can to improve your healthspan. In this video, expect to learn:
- How using the sauna mimics moderate aerobic exercise
- How sauna bathing reduces neurodegenerative disease risk
- Why the sauna's cardiovascular benefits are dose-dependent
- Whether or not sauna use improves endurance
- How heat stress affects all-cause mortality risk
- How sauna use lowers stroke risk & blood pressure
- And how often you should use the sauna
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- Hot water immersion more than doubles core body temperature rise compared to traditional saunas, potentially boosting vasodilation, cardiac output, and immune activity.
- Regular infrared sauna use increases blood vessel density in aged muscles by 33%, though muscle size, strength, and protein synthesis remain unchanged.
- Post-exercise hot tubs and saunas show minimal, inconsistent benefits in exercise performance enhancement, despite potential physiological effects.
- Post-exercise infrared sauna use contributes to a 25% increase in jump height and a 6.8% peak power boost in female athletes—a potential tool for enhancing power production.
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