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Possibly related to dilating capillaries? Seems like my lasting impression every time I go into a sauna is that I get completely flushed, and that generally fee
by abakker 10y ago
Possibly related to dilating capillaries? Seems like my lasting impression every time I go into a sauna is that I get completely flushed, and that generally feels good. Maybe it proxies some of the benefits of cardio exercise?
- manmal 10y agoMy own hypothesis is that sweating helps the system get rid of heavy metals, which seem to play a part in dementia (e.g. aluminum > Alzheimer).
- sitkack 10y agoThe heat kills the fungus which just happens to be collecting aluminum. Aluminum is most likely not a _cause_.
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoInteresting, is that hypothesis research backed, any citations to share. Alzheimer's is an apparent family trait I'm keen to avoid.
- jnicholasp 10y agoI'm in the same familial boat. Have you looked into lithium supplementation yet?
- kaitai 10y agoCan you give any references to this idea? Never heard of fungus & aluminum interacting. Sauna is definitely anecdotally good for many skin conditions including fungal infections (my cite is only my own life).
- reitanqild 10y agoNitpick: I don't think aluminium is considered heavy.
- andygates 10y agoHeavy metals are mostly fat-bound, so the body can't sweat them out.