About this episode
This month's Aliquot Preview episode is a collection of clips that covers some of the many health benefits associated with sauna use, including heat shock protein activation , cardiovascular health , muscle mass preservation , and more. In this episode, you'll discover: (00:00) Implications of sauna bathing on risk of pneumonia and respiratory illnesses (01:00) Sauna use and the common cold. (01:57) Sauna and improved lung function (02:30) Finnish sauna, humidity and the immune system (07:00) What are the effects of sauna and hot baths on heat shock proteins and the immune system? (11:25) Temperature and duration of sauna bathing to obtain the cardiovascular benefits (15:30) Rhonda's sauna practices. (16:14) What are your recommendations for infrared sauna temperature and time? (18:45) Do infrared saunas work as well as conventional saunas? (18:47) Comparing the efficacy and safety of infrared saunas vs conventional saunas. (24:03) At what temperature and how long do you need to stay in the sauna to activate heat shock proteins? (26:50) Does sauna use promote excretion of heavy metals such as arsenic? (29:12) Are there ways of mimicking sauna use without regular access to a sauna? (29:14) Heat stress response from various types of heat stress modalities. (31:24) Whole body hyperthermia similar to the sauna improves drug-resistant depression (33:55) If compounds such as metformin, resveratrol and vitamin E counteract exercise-induced hormesis, would this be true for other stressors such as the sauna, fasting, broccoli sprouts, polyphenols? (33:57) How does sauna use mimic moderate cardiovascular exercise? (35:47) Considerations for children using saunas. (37:06) How does fasting affect human growth hormone and IGF-1 in respect to muscle mass? (37:08) Sauna activates growth hormone. (38:10) What are 3-5 things that promote longevity that most people don't know about. (38:12) Sauna regimen for longevity. (39:50) Time, temperature, and frequency to get longevity benefits and heat shock proteins. (43:30) Can saunas be used during fasting to preserve more muscle and increase fat burning? (43:32) Sauna use while fasting. (45:50) Can saunas be used to treat headaches? (45:52) Thoughts on sauna use for tension headaches. (47:27) How sauna use can increase the absorption of chemicals that are on the skin. Get more Aliquots! Become a FMF Premium member and get full access to our members-only podcast, The Aliquot, plus live Q&As with Rhonda, biweekly Science Digest emails, and more. Learn more and sign up at: www.foundmyfitness.com/crowdsponsor