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The Skeptics Guide #814 - Feb 13 2021

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Infrared Sauna

The Atlantic's Kelly Conneboy investigated the benefits of an infrared sauna. She found a claim that sweating out toxins is seven times more effective than traditional heat. But scientists say sweat isn't there to remove toxins, but to cool you down. "Sweating doesn't release toxins when your body is in fight or flight mode," she says.

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