Long-term dry sauna use is associated with lower blood pressure and greater protection against the cardiovascular harms of high blood pressure, reducing the likelihood of serious heart disease over time.
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Long-term dry sauna use is associated with lower blood pressure and greater protection against the cardiovascular harms of high blood pressure, reducing the likelihood of serious heart disease over time.
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One large Finnish cohort of 2,757 men showed that frequent sauna use in men offsets the risks of high blood pressure.
People that use the sauna 2-3x/week have a 24% lower risk of hypertension
People that use the sauna 4-7x/week have a 46% lower risk of hypertension
Using the sauna 4x per week lowered hypertension by 46%.
Men that use the sauna 2-3 times a week are 24% less likely to get hypertension
and 4-7 times per week are 46% less likely.
decreased hypertension
and decreased hypertension.
Actually, we have studied in the same population and found that there is a reduction of incident hypertension among those who are using more sauna compared to those who have only, let's say, one session per week.
using the sauna forty seven times a week there was about a sixty percent lower stroke risk in both men and women compared to men and women that only used this on a one time a week
hypertension is also affected so so hypertension's probably one of those things that has really repeatedly and consistently been shown to be affected by sauna use
using this on a four to seven times a week had the most robust effect we're talking about about a 50% reduction in risk of hypertension
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.