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So it seems that both very cold and very hot are good for cancer prevention/delay. Cold influences the glucose uptake while hot influences the immune system an

So it seems that both very cold and very hot are good for cancer prevention/delay. Cold influences the glucose uptake while hot influences the immune system and probaly also promote ROS which normal cells can fight off better then cancer. Metformin + low carb + sauna + cold room seem like great combination.

soperj 4y ago
You'd think there would be a lower rate of cancer in places like Finland then, since they really enjoy their saunas and have relatively colder weather.
- e40 4y ago
  It may be cold in those places but why do you assume body temperature is any different there? Humans are good at regulating that, with layering and building heat.
  - timonoko 4y ago
    Finns truly have lower body temperatures. 35.3°C right now. According to american internets I am suffering from constant "hypothermia". Also I am obviously sufferring from "bradycardia", it is not normal that 70-year old has resting pulse 45.
    - SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
      Not knowing your own personal health no one can say, but it's common for older people with heart issues to have a slower heart rate, so you may be fit as a horse, or you could be having heart issues. If that's the case low temperature has been linked to poor outcomes with heart failure. But only your GP can decide. It just doesn't feel like the slam dunk proof of better health you're saying it is.
      - timonoko 4y ago
        This condition been the same for 50 years. I am worried when it changes. I am pretty sure this is somekind of hereditary trait for Tundra dwellers. If I dont sweat, mosquitoes do not bother me. Also all ticks drop off or just die.
        SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
        > Also all ticks drop off or just die. Ok, now I'm definitely worried about your blood.
        timonoko 4y ago
        Achually there was one successful tick-bite. It was July 1957. It managed to suck some blood, but removed itself rightaway when mother Noko burned it with cigarette.
        SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
        Ah, and it told the others.
        mattkrause 4y ago
        I'm half worried and half envious.
    - soperj 4y ago
      That's interesting. I have a very low resting heart-rate and lower than normal body temperature as well. (Also from a northern area).
      - __turbobrew__ 4y ago
        same. grew up in northern canada and have always had a low body temperature with a resting heart rate of ~47.
    - deanc 4y ago
      Source on that lower body temperature? I live in Finland and am regularly low 36 high 35. My partner is high 36 and Finnish. I can’t lie near them without feeling overwhelmingly hot.
- markkat 4y ago
  Works for heart disease and likely all cause mortality. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30486813/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30486813/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35908583/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35908583/
  - Gatsky 4y ago
    This is almost certainly confounded with other healthful behaviours. Eg people who sauna also eat better, exercise, go to the doctor etc
    - soperj 4y ago
      Pretty well everyone I knew in Finland would sauna, regardless of how they lived the rest of their life, it was just part of the culture.
- paulmooreparks 4y ago
  I would expect a lower rate in Singapore. Sure, it's hot outside 24/7, but people mostly work and live around aircon so strong it's like being inside a refrigerator.
  - refurb 4y ago
    My experience in Singapore is that AC is either not used at home (except during the hottest days) or set very high. When I visited an office there it was set at 27C (82F).

soperj 4y ago

You'd think there would be a lower rate of cancer in places like Finland then, since they really enjoy their saunas and have relatively colder weather.

e40 4y ago
It may be cold in those places but why do you assume body temperature is any different there? Humans are good at regulating that, with layering and building heat.
- timonoko 4y ago
  Finns truly have lower body temperatures. 35.3°C right now. According to american internets I am suffering from constant "hypothermia". Also I am obviously sufferring from "bradycardia", it is not normal that 70-year old has resting pulse 45.
  - SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
    Not knowing your own personal health no one can say, but it's common for older people with heart issues to have a slower heart rate, so you may be fit as a horse, or you could be having heart issues. If that's the case low temperature has been linked to poor outcomes with heart failure. But only your GP can decide. It just doesn't feel like the slam dunk proof of better health you're saying it is.
    - timonoko 4y ago
      This condition been the same for 50 years. I am worried when it changes. I am pretty sure this is somekind of hereditary trait for Tundra dwellers. If I dont sweat, mosquitoes do not bother me. Also all ticks drop off or just die.
      - SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
        > Also all ticks drop off or just die. Ok, now I'm definitely worried about your blood.
        timonoko 4y ago
        Achually there was one successful tick-bite. It was July 1957. It managed to suck some blood, but removed itself rightaway when mother Noko burned it with cigarette.
        SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
        Ah, and it told the others.
        mattkrause 4y ago
        I'm half worried and half envious.
  - soperj 4y ago
    That's interesting. I have a very low resting heart-rate and lower than normal body temperature as well. (Also from a northern area).
    - __turbobrew__ 4y ago
      same. grew up in northern canada and have always had a low body temperature with a resting heart rate of ~47.
  - deanc 4y ago
    Source on that lower body temperature? I live in Finland and am regularly low 36 high 35. My partner is high 36 and Finnish. I can’t lie near them without feeling overwhelmingly hot.
markkat 4y ago
Works for heart disease and likely all cause mortality. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30486813/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30486813/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35908583/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35908583/
- Gatsky 4y ago
  This is almost certainly confounded with other healthful behaviours. Eg people who sauna also eat better, exercise, go to the doctor etc
  - soperj 4y ago
    Pretty well everyone I knew in Finland would sauna, regardless of how they lived the rest of their life, it was just part of the culture.
paulmooreparks 4y ago
I would expect a lower rate in Singapore. Sure, it's hot outside 24/7, but people mostly work and live around aircon so strong it's like being inside a refrigerator.
- refurb 4y ago
  My experience in Singapore is that AC is either not used at home (except during the hottest days) or set very high. When I visited an office there it was set at 27C (82F).