
Addressing Critiques of my work on Sauna (and Merry Christmas!)
Physionic
Dec 25, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Experience immediate blood pressure drop through sauna heat
The immediate drop in blood pressure after a sauna session is largely due to heat-induced vasodilation, which is the temporary opening of your arteries.
Enhance heart function with sauna use
Sauna use can temporarily improve the heart's ejection fraction because lower blood pressure in the aorta makes it easier for the heart to pump blood out.
Distinguish short-term sauna effects from long-term benefits
Short-term changes in blood pressure right after a sauna don't necessarily prove that these benefits will remain long-term, hours or days later.
Isolate sauna benefits beyond exercise through intervention studies
A common critique is that sauna users are simply more physically active, but intervention studies add sauna use to people's lives to isolate its effects.
Utilize sauna to lower cardiovascular disease death risk
A 15-year study indicates that sauna use reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease death, even after accounting for physical activity and socioeconomic status.
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