Sauna temperatures should not exceed 190°F, as there is no evidence of benefit from higher temperatures and potential harm from temperatures around 212°F. — Whalespan
Sauna temperatures should not exceed 190°F, as there is no evidence of benefit from higher temperatures and potential harm from temperatures around 212°F.
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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.
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“Um >> those I mean these cultures and like >> I've also dialed mine down a little bit. I used to be consistently going to at least 200 and now I'm like, you know what, honestly, like 185 to 190 is good enough. >> I'm 180. I do 180. >> Well, my wife is going to be very happy if we dial it down to 180 cuz she she's more >> uh she seems more sensitive to the heat than I am. >> I'm more sensitive to the heat than my husband is as well. I wonder if there's some kind of sex thing where Yeah, if it's it's definitely like I'm I'm more sensitive to it. So >> So that's great. So, but this is important. So, you really think that we could even dial it to 180? >> Absolutely. >> And just totally get the same. >> I mean, the data is showing that. >> Yeah. Yeah. I know. I just, you know, me, more is better. >> More is better. Not just you, it's it's it's a common, you know, it's go hard, go home, right? Um, but I do think with we're talking about a type of stress here right? >> And you have to get it hormetically correct. >> Exactly. Exactly. You know, I I don't know that the 212 and I hope people that are out there doing the 212 are like listening to this because >> it's too it's too hot. There's no need for it. You're not there's no evidence you're getting added benefit and if anything there's >> potential benefit risk that >> you're exactly potential risk downside. I don't you know that's just one study. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> But it's enough to make me go hm I don't like there's no there's no data showing we need that. So why are we doing that?
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“it's too it's too hot. There's no need for it. You're not there's no evidence you're getting added benefit and if anything there's >> potential benefit risk that >> you're exactly potential risk downside. I don't you know that's just one study.”
“I don't know that the 212 and I hope people that are out there doing the 212 or like listening to this because it's too it's too hot. There's no need for it. You're not there's no evidence you're getting added benefit and if anything there's >> potential benefit potential risk that you're getting.”