Paul Saladino· MD
if you look at the way that we can do hormesis perhaps in other ways sauna cold exercise sunlight ketosis fasting Etc I think there's no real benefit to having the plant compounds in our diet
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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.
if you look at the way that we can do hormesis perhaps in other ways sauna cold exercise sunlight ketosis fasting Etc I think there's no real benefit to having the plant compounds in our diet
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but I indulge I engage in heat sauna cold exercise every day in the sun sunlight fasting occasional ketosis by intermittent fasting and a new thing that I've been doing is some small degree of apnea training again I said my breath holding stinks I'm working on it but all those things I think are activating these hormetic mechanisms in the human body you don't need plant chemicals
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.