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“sauna, exercise, hot bath etc.). They are molecular chaperones that play a critical role in preventing protein aggregation, damaged proteins, and the suppression of neuronal cell death. They have also shown to be protective against neurodegenerative diseases.”

“I recently interviewed Dr. Charles Raison, MD, on the important role that lifestyle and particularly inflammation may have on influencing mood disorders and how a multidisciplinary approach that addresses various lifestyle habits including diet, exercise, sauna, hot yoga, meditation etc.”

“Heat stress, such as that experienced during sauna use, robustly induces expression of heat shock proteins. Learn more about heat shock proteins and sauna use in our overview article. View full publication.”

“Good news is that in addition to being excreted through urine, BPA can be also be excreted through sweat. Exercise, hot yoga, sauna, steam rooms are all great ways to get your sweat on!”

“Interestingly, sauna use mimics the effects of exercise and may be useful in reducing Alzheimer's disease risk. Learn more in this clip featuring sauna expert Dr. Jari Laukanen. Link to full study.”

“These findings suggest that better cardiorespiratory fitness in later life protects against cognitive decline.Although robust exercise is the best way to boost cardiorespiratory fitness, sauna use does, too.”

“A few of the topics and studies mentioned in this episode include... 00:02:42 - The feelings of anxiety that accompany stressful or important events, eating spicy foods, or sauna use arise from dynorphin release in the brain, which the body counters via the release of endorphins.”

“Much like exercise, extreme heat (such as from sauna use), and fasting, cryotherapy stresses the body in a hormetic manner, triggering cellular responses in the body that exceed what is actually needed to compensate for the otherwise damaging insult.”

“These findings suggest that higher dietary fiber intake helps maintain muscle mass in older adults. Evidence indicates that sauna use improves muscle and bone mass, as well. Learn more about the health benefits of sauna use in this article by Dr. Rhonda Patrick.”

Check out our overview articles to learn how lifestyle habits that reduce inflammation, such as aerobic exercise (https://www.foundmyfitness.com/topics/aerobic-exercise), sauna use, and cold exposure, may reduce cardiovascular disease risk and improve mental health status.