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The article mentions some of the benefits. For example: "Two recent experimental studies by Lee et a and Laukkanen et al in 100 men and women (56% men; age, 32
by cromulent 8y ago
The article mentions some of the benefits. For example:
"Two recent experimental studies by Lee et a and Laukkanen et al in 100 men and women (56% men; age, 32-75 years) with at least 1 cardiovascular risk factor reported reductions in both systolic BP and diastolic BP after 30-minute sauna bathing sessions. In addition to reductions in BP, sauna bathing led to positive alterations in measures of arterial stiffness such as pulse wave velocity."
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(18)30275-1/fulltext https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(18)...
- tryitnow 8y agoI don't have the time to read through the article, but I would bet that there are no active controls used. In other words, yes, blood pressure after a sauna bathing session is probably lower, but that is probably true for a variety of leisure activities, so what's the point of stating the obvious? The more interesting research question is under what circumstances would a sauna bath be recommended over other interventions? I don't mean to knock this paper in particular, the lack of active controls is endemic to academic research in health.