LETS GET HOT! The health implication of SAUNA use with Dr. Luke!

Kickback Science With Dr. Luke

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Kickback as we break down the science related to sauna utilization! Learn the incredible health implications that come from heat exposure. We discuss the beneficial effects of the dry sauna, infrared sauna, and hot tub. You’ll be amazed at the amount of positive (and he lack of negative) health outcomes that heat exposure can provide. After this episode you’ll have the knowledge on how to utilize the sauna to achieve your health goals!

RESEARCH STUDY CITATIONS:

Sauna improves soreness and muscle recovery - https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2023.119289

Sauna may help with pain - https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000017092

Heat exposure improves sleep (when done 90 minutes prior to bed) - https://doi.org/10.1177/089198879600900203

Sauna PRIOR to exercise results in an impairment in resistance training - https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/abstract/2002/08000/the_effects_of_acute_heat_exposure_on_muscular.4.aspx

Sauna improves mood, relaxation, sleep, etc - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2019.03.012

Heat exposure is basically identical to exercise https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-47.2.184

Sauna improves muscle protein synthesis - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.00839

Sauna can improve endothelial function in people already at risk of coronary artery disease - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(01)01467-X

Combining sauna with exercise is better than doing wither on their own - https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2017.1387927

Response of plasma endorphins, prolactin and catecholamines in women to intense heat in a sauna. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00691246

Sauna improves cardiovascular and mortality risk in men. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.8187

Sauna improves cardiovascular risk and mortality in women - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1198-0

A single bout of sauna (30 minutes) improves blood pressure, arterial function, and other blood-based biomarkers - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-017-0008-z

Sauna decreases the risk of Alzheimers and dementia - https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw212

Sauna improves arterial function - https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487317737629

Sauna increases immune cells and plasma/blood Volume - https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1186-1716

Heat improves endurance performance - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2006.06.009

Heat improves body composition and increases bone mineral density - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094458