Visiting saunas "reduce the risk of death from heart attack or stroke"



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Regular sweating in a sauna reduces the risk of death from heart attack or stroke, experts say.

Heat makes the heart pump in the same way as exercise, opens the blood vessels and lowers blood pressure.

    Research in saunas reduces the risk of death from heart attack or stroke

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Research in saunas reduces the risk of death from heart attack or stroke

Scientists examined the sauna habits of 1,688 people over the age of 50 and followed their health for an average of 15 years.

The more time a person spent in a sauna, the less likely they would die of diseases affecting the heart or blood vessels.

Even people with poor physical condition have benefited, say specialists from East Finland Finland.

Prof Jari Laukkanen added: "A higher frequency of sauna baths may be linked to a lower risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease."

Those who smoke two or three times a week reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by 25%. Four to seven sessions reduce the danger by 77%.

The recommended temperature for the sauna varies from 80 ° C to 100 ° C, with sessions of about 5 to 20 minutes.

But Professor Kausik Ray, of Imperial College London, said it was likely that people using saunas also had better nutrition and took better care of their health.

Wayne Sleep from CBB sweats in the sauna in a pair of Speedos

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