Andrew Huberman· PhD
but not so much that you’re up in the middle of the night urinating 10 times.
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We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
but not so much that you’re up in the middle of the night urinating 10 times.
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the one issue with sauna is I really crank the heat of the sauna and then sometimes if you do that right before bed you take a you know warmish shower right afterwards you get into bed oftentimes I'll wake up thirsty and then um because it dehydrates you and then if I drink a lot of water to hydrate after in the sauna then I'm waking up too much in the middle of the night
Never use a sauna when dehydrated, and drink plenty of water afterwards to rehydrate
I experimented with sauna close to bedtime and it wrecked sleep so I now do it in the mornings.
some people who will go in the sauna at night then drink a whole bunch of water afterwards and then that ends up causing them to wake up more in the middle of the night so it defeats the purpose
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.