Andrew Panella
Andrew Panella

@Longevity_EDU

12 Tweets 4 reads Feb 24, 2023
9 reasons the sauna will help you live longer:
The sauna improves your heart health.
Being in a sauna will temporarily increase your heart rate similar to exercise.
Regular heat exposure will:
→Increase nitric oxide production
→Improve blood vessel flexibility
→Increase cardiac output
→Reduce blood pressure
The sauna improves your brain health.
Being in a sauna will increase blood flow & BDNF in your brain.
Heat exposure will activate "heat shock proteins" that protect other proteins in your brain, reducing breakdown and helping to prevent plaque build-up.
The sauna improves your mood.
Being in a sauna stimulates the production of dopamine and beta-endorphins, improving your pain tolerance, mood, and energy.
Heat exposure is a form of temporary stress, which can help you relax afterward with a release of feel-good chemicals.
The sauna improves injury recovery & protects muscle mass.
Being in a sauna increases blood flow to muscles, improving the delivery of oxygen, glucose, and amino acids.
Heat exposure relaxes the body and activates "heat shock proteins" that stimulate muscle repair & rebuilding.
The sauna reduces inflammation.
Being in a sauna causes a temporary increase in inflammatory blood markers, which rebound afterward.
Heat exposure increases antioxidant production, which helps to protect and repair proteins and neutralize free radicals from oxidative stress.
The sauna improves immune function.
Being in a sauna increases the white and red blood cells throughout the body, improving immune system activity.
Heat exposure also boosts your natural production of antioxidants like glutathione, which helps regulate the innate immune system.
The sauna improves your ability to detoxify.
Being in a sauna releases toxins & heavy metals by activating your sweat glands all over the body.
Regular heat exposure also:
→Increases total sweat glands
→Improves respiratory function
→Relaxes the bronchioles in your lungs
The sauna improves your stress tolerance & sleep.
Being in a sauna activates your sympathetic "fight-or-flight" response, pushing your overall stress resilience.
Regular heat exposure can help regulate the nervous system and improve the ability to relax and sleep.
It only takes 15-20 minutes in a 175+ degree sauna to get many of these benefits.
And the more days in a week you use the sauna → the greater the benefits.
If your gym has a sauna and you use it 4-5 times/week
9 reasons the sauna will help you live longer:
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