In this episode (originally in YouTube), I and Siim cover ALL about saunas: what are the health benefits, how often to go, what type of sauna is the best, how to avoid risks associated with sauna use, how to protect the skin, and how we use the sauna.
01:25 what are sauna therapy and hyperthermia
01:40 Finnish sauna
04:00 Sauna vs steam room vs infrared sauna
05:48 Health benefits of sauna
06:00 Cardiovascular benefits
07:45 Hypertension and insulin sensitivity and immunity
08:18 Heat stress and Heat Shock Proteins
09:05 Autophagy
10:00 sauna detox
11:20 Detoxification of the body
12:30 Gulf war and herbert protocol
12:30 Niacin benefits and niacin flush
13:40 Prevent alzheimer’s
15:00 Improve mental health, endorphins, and BDNF
18:00 Sauna, exercise, and reducing muscle soreness
21:44 Infrared sauna health benefits
23:33 Pain reduction
24:33 Effect on growth hormone and muscle mass
27:10 Risks of sauna use: hypotension, claustrophobia, and others
29:10 Too hot sauna
30:19 Sauna sperm count
33:40 How to use sauna
34:00 How long sauna pt1
34:25 How hot sauna
35:55 How long sauna pt2
35:46 Sauna humidity
37:50 How to use Infrared sauna
38:42 Should I use dry sauna vs infrared sauna
39:35 Hydration and minerals
40:25 How to protect skin in sauna?
41:53 Eating before or after sauna?
44:30 Finnish sauna culture
46:30 Estonian sauna culture
47:45 Finnish sauna day
48:45 sauna birch branches ( saunavihta )
