Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Sauna Therapy May Reduce Risk of Dementia and Boost Brain Health


By Dr. Mercola When it comes to improving your health, some of the simplest strategies can have a tremendous impact. Sweating in a sauna, for example, has many great health benefits, including expelling of toxins, improving blood circulation, killing disease-causing microbes and improving mitochondrial function. Research has even shown that regular sauna use correlates with a reduced risk of death from any cause, including lethal cardiovascular events, and may help stave off Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Sauna Bathing Promotes Brain Health Most recently, researchers in Finland — a country where most homes come equipped with a sauna — found that men who used a sauna four to seven times a week for an average length of 15 minutes had a 66 percent lower risk of developing dementia, and 65 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s, compared to men who used the sauna only once a week.1 More than 2,300 middle-aged men were followed for more than two decades in this study, and the results
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/02/09/benefits-of-sauna-therapy.aspx

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