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Longevity with the Sauna
According to a study published on Jama Internal Medicine, journal of the American Medical Association, middle-aged men who use a sauna four to seven times a week can cut their risk of a heart attack. Not just slightly – by nearly two thirds.
The researchers monitored the health of 2,315 males between 42 and 60 in Eastern Finland over 20 years. Those who had visited saunas the most frequently – and for longer periods – were the least likely to have died from heart attacks.
The results are astounding. The chance of suffering a sudden cardiac death was found to be 22 per cent lower for men who have two to three sauna sessions a week. This rose to 63 per cent lower for those who take a sauna four to seven times. Meanwhile, those who braise for longer than 19 minutes at a time saw more benefit than those who pop in for quick flash-fry.
Dr Rita Redberg, a cardiologist from the University of California and editor of the journal, says: “Although we do not know why the men who took saunas more frequently had greater longevity, clearly time spent in the sauna is time well spent.”
The researchers monitored the health of 2,315 males between 42 and 60 in Eastern Finland over 20 years. Those who had visited saunas the most frequently – and for longer periods – were the least likely to have died from heart attacks.
The results are astounding. The chance of suffering a sudden cardiac death was found to be 22 per cent lower for men who have two to three sauna sessions a week. This rose to 63 per cent lower for those who take a sauna four to seven times. Meanwhile, those who braise for longer than 19 minutes at a time saw more benefit than those who pop in for quick flash-fry.
Dr Rita Redberg, a cardiologist from the University of California and editor of the journal, says: “Although we do not know why the men who took saunas more frequently had greater longevity, clearly time spent in the sauna is time well spent.”