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“Other studies have found that phthalates are excreted through sweat suggesting that forced perspiration such as from exercise and/or using a sauna or other types of heat stress may be a good way to eliminate these potentially harmful compounds.”

“High blood pressure increases a person's risk for heart disease and stroke and contributes to small vessel disease, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, dementia, and stroke. However, lifestyle factors, such as sauna use, help maintain healthy blood pressure.”

“Frequent sauna use, for example, is associated with a 30 to 40 percent lower risk of developing pneumonia. Not everyone has a sauna available, so Dr. Seheult describes a safe protocol for hot hydrotherapy that anyone can practice – sandwiching the body in hot, wet towels.”

“Some research has suggested that BDNF production is stimulated by irisin, a hormone secreted from muscle in response to exercise. Irisin may mediate some of the beneficial effects of exercise and sauna use in humans, but additional research is needed.”

“It’s what kept us alive in the past as we made life or death – “fight or flight” – decisions when encountering saber-toothed cats, and, surprisingly, it’s what keeps us alive today when we eat fruits and vegetables, engage in exercise and other healthy lifestyle behaviors such as sauna use, or even take on that new project at work that is a little outside our comfort zone.”

“Several non-pharmacological adjunct therapies have demonstrated effectiveness in modulating the symptoms of depression, including exercise, dietary modification, meditation, sauna use, and light therapy. Learn more about these approaches in our overview article on depression.”

“These findings suggest that dual-target TMS promotes rapid and clinically significant improvements for people with treatment-resistant depression. Lifestyle behaviors, including sauna use and exercise, can help people with treatment-resistant depression, too.”

“The authors of the review focused on 11 cross-sectional, longitudinal, or intervention studies examining the effects of yoga on the brain's structures, function, and blood flow based on MRI, functional MRI, and SPECT (single-photon emission computed tomography).”

“Eating a healthy diet, exercising, meditating, and sauna use may forestall or even prevent the onset of the disease. Learn more about preventing Alzheimer's disease in this episode featuring Dr. Dale Bredesen. Read full publication.”

“Several non-pharmacological adjunct therapies have demonstrated effectiveness in modulating the symptoms of depression (including treatment-resistant depression), and include public health interventions, physical activity, dietary modification, meditation, sauna use, and light therapy, among others.”