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.
however there's other doctors that look at these chemicals and look at these things and say no these when you eat them in the proper quantities are good for you because they have a hermetic effect they have an effect similar to the effect that you get from being in a sauna
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i would rather sauna than eat plant chemicals because of the side effects of the plant chemicals
so joe asked the question some people he says believe these plant compounds are beneficial because they are like a sauna because they are like a hormetic benefit that we get in the environment a sauna or a cold plunge and you can do this with plant chemicals to which i would respond yes that's absolutely true
we can get the same benefits without side effects by doing environmental hormetics so as joe is questioning yes vegetables are sort of like a sauna but a sauna doesn't have the side effects and why would you eat vegetables when you can go in the sauna and avoid the side effects
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.