About this episode
This podcast is the audio from a presentation Dr. Rhonda Patrick gave on how the sauna may be an exercise mimetic for heat health and healthspan. Sauna use has emerged as a means to increase lifespan and improve overall health, based on compelling data from observational, interventional, and mechanistic studies. Listen in to find out more. In this episode, you'll discover: (00:00) Introduction (03:01) Clinical research shows that sauna improves cardiovascular health (09:19) Finnish sauna vs Waon infrared therapy (12:35) The mechanisms of sauna use mimic exercise (15:58) Heat shock proteins mediate the benefits of sauna use (23:42) Sauna use reduces inflammation (25:54) Sauna use is enjoyable and safe (28:55) Crowd questions and answers If you're interested in learning more, you can read the full show notes here . Join over 300,000 people and get the latest distilled information straight to your inbox weekly: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/newsletter Become a FoundMyFitness premium member to get access to exclusive episodes, emails, live Q+A's with Rhonda and more: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/crowdsponsor