The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
three years ago I was completely dismissive of this stuff which is to say I still love going into asana because the one thing that I felt sana really mattered for was sleep and not for the growth hormone level but because I think there's pretty good data that a great way to sleep is to create a high gradient of temperature
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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We've talked a lot about Sana and you know not to get too far into this rabbit hole but as you know I've kind of taken a 180 on sauna so I would say six years ago seven years ago when we first really did our deep dives into this I I came to the conclusion that there was really no benefit to Sana that wasn't captured in a healthy user bias meaning all of the epidemiologic benefits associated with sauna which
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.