Paul Saladino· MD
heat stress like a sauna cold plunging exercise these all hour these all are environmental medics and we might segue into the cotton to the concept of hormesis but these are environmental or medics
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
heat stress like a sauna cold plunging exercise these all hour these all are environmental medics and we might segue into the cotton to the concept of hormesis but these are environmental or medics
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but I think the environmental hormetic sauna called are very valuable for all humans
because you go to the gym you exercise that's a stressor and then you get stronger right you go in the sun you get stronger in some ways you get these there we know there are some stressors sure yeah there are some things that are a little bit of stress is good for us but i don't think we understand how big our hormis stress bucket is for a lot of people like you go in the sauna you've got a sauna over there in your rehab bedroom you go in the sauna and the sauna's a hormetic stressor too
because you go to the gym you exercise that's a stressor and then you get stronger right you go in the sun you get stronger in some ways you get these there we know there are some stressors sure yeah there are some things that are a little bit of stress is good for us
another type of hormetic stressor is actually heat stress so something like the sauna — which is a you know heat stress that's something that I started to do in graduate school
4–7 sauna sessions per week, 20 minutes at 80°C+, reduce cardiovascular mortality risk by 40% over a decade.
Regular sauna use raises BDNF and improves verbal memory in older adults.
Sauna protocols only generate the longevity effect when sessions exceed 30 minutes.
Hot-tub bathing yields cardiovascular benefits comparable to traditional Finnish sauna at matched core-temp dose.