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Cake day: February 27th, 2022

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  • Funny, the reference Wikipedia cite [36] actually says:

    “More than 2000 sauna bathers were followed for around 20 years in a Finnish population study. The investigators have recently reported health benefits of abundant sauna use for individuals concerning hypertension, ischemic heart disease, dementia and certain pulmonary diseases. Others have recommended the use of sauna for patients with heart failure. Fatal events in sauna are very uncommon and often linked to the use of alcohol, to ischemic heart disease and to bathing alone.”



  • I suspected that at first myself, but in Finland Saunas are very common.

    The research showed that there were 3 variables that made a big difference:

    • temperature 177 F degrees
    • time 20 minutes
    • frequency 4 to 7 times a week.

    So even if you had a sauna, you would not achieve the same drop in all cause mortality if you were using lower temperatures, less frequency, etc.

    Have a read of the research, it is very interesting.