Though the general health benefits of sauna bathing have been known for a long time, the use of saunas for preventing brain diseases, like Alzheimer’s disease, is a more recent subject of research. In ...

A newly published Finnish study demonstrates that, in addition to temperature, air humidity is a significant determinant of physiological strain during sauna bathing. As humidity increases, both heart ...

Frequent sauna bathing may reduce the risk of dementia, suggests a recent study in Finland. In a 20-year follow-up, men taking a sauna 4-7 times a week were 66% less likely to be diagnosed with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Finnish sauna bathing — short-term exposure to temperatures between 80° and 100° C approximately one to three ...

A new report found that sauna bathing is associated with a reduction in the risk of vascular diseases, such as high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, neurocognitive diseases, nonvascular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Thermal stress — both cold exposure and heat exposure, eg, through sauna bathing — has beneficial health ...

HELSINKI, Finland, Jan. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past couple of years, scientists at the University of Eastern Finland have shown that sauna bathing is associated with a variety of health ...

Sauna bathing is an activity used for the purposes of pleasure, wellness, and relaxation. Emerging evidence suggests that beyond its use for pleasure, sauna bathing may be linked to several health ...