REGULAR OZONE SAUNA USE LINKED TO LONGER LIFE, FEWER FATAL HEARTH PROBLEMS

DID YOU KNOW THAT FREQUENT SAUNA USE CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE?

Steam Sauna Baths use is one of those rare health benefits that is both strongly rooted in multiple cultures and has long-term research studies to back it up.

A new report in JAMA Internal Medicine (Association Between Sauna Bathing and Fatal Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality Events)

confirms that regularly spending time in a sauna keeps the heart healthy and extends life.

Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland tracked 2,300 middle-aged individuals for an average of 20 years. They categorized them into three groups according to how often they used a sauna each week. Over the course of the study, 49% of individuals who went to a sauna once a week died, compared with 38% of those who went two to three times a week and just 31% of those who went four to seven times a week.

The results are not surprising. Regular sauna steam bathing may benefit people with risk factors for heart disease, such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes. It’s an effective treatment for:

• Detoxification programs
• Immune system deficiencies
• Pain management
• Cancer
• Arthritis
• Stress and muscle tension
• Increasing body metabolism
• Elimination of toxins
• Blood circulation

SPENDING 20 MINUTES VERSUS 10 MINUTES IN THE SAUNA GIVES YOU A 52% LOWER RISK OF CARDIAC DEATH.

So how does sitting in a Steam Sauna Bath for 20 minutes extends life span, exceeding that of prescription medication and other Western medicine interventions?

Heat therapy works by increasing the production of heat shock proteins (HSPs).

The high heat raises the surface temperature of the skin and the heart rate can increase to 100-150 beats a minute. Altered & damaged proteins are one of the hallmarks of aging. HSPs help the proteins refold and doesn’t allow for damaged protein to accumulate by activating internal antioxidant & repair system. Heat therapy also…

• Improves cardiovascular fitness
• Improves immunity
• Detoxes the body on the cellular level
• Increases heart rate variability
• Supports insulin sensitivity
• Regulates blood sugar & blood pressure
• Increases endorphin for natural high
• Increases serotonin and reduces stress hormone
• Improves sleep
  

History of Steam Sauna Baths

Most people think of Finland when it comes to steam saunas. In fact, the word sauna is Finnish and means “bathhouse.” The word association is also well-deserved considering there are more than 2 million saunas for a population of 5.5 million. But there is also some archaeological evidence that the ancient Mayans were the first known people to recognize the benefit of saunas, about 3,000 years ago, when they built sweat houses. The first saunas built in Africa were also designed to facilitate sweating to help rid the body of infectious disease.

The development of the modern steam sauna is thanks to Roman and Greek bathhouses. Their bathhouses were designed to purify the body but the ritual evolved into a social meeting place. Turkish Hammams were created inside beautiful ornate buildings as a safe haven to detoxify and beautify the body.

The sauna in everyone’s life

The sauna has been a gathering place for family and friends for centuries.

Sauna use is still today deeply embedded in many cultures. Most of the saunas are in people’s homes, although they’re also standard amenities in fitness and wellness centers.

The researchers also emphasize that the very nature of the sauna is designed to reduce stress. Especially the Ozone Steam Sauna because it triggers the calming serotonin hormone.

In fact, some nations may spend even more time in the sauna than they do exercising. The Finnish researchers suggest that saunas may provide some cardiovascular conditioning because the high temperatures can drive heart rates to levels often achieved by moderate-intensity physical exercise.