Sauna use is often associated with feelings of relaxation generated from a spa like experience. While saunas can induce states of relaxation, below the surface of this sense of wellbeing are intricate biological changes occurring at the molecular level in response to heat. The heat of a sauna powerfully alters physiological composition to reduce stress,… Read more
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Your Complete Guide on How to Sauna to Meet Your Health and Fitness Goals: Discover Your Personal ‘Why’ so That You Know ‘How’ to Sauna
Uncover your personal health goals so that you know what type of sauna will best serve your needs, and how to use your sauna. Every individual is different, and at different stages in life a variation of sauna protocols will be more or less helpful. This guide will help you to uncover and understand what… Read more
High Performance Athletes Should Use an Infrared Sauna Instead of a Traditional Sauna For Explosive Power
As wellness trends surface and sink just as quickly as last week’s weather, it is important to closely examine any new protocols that survive the whirlwind of a social media fad. Sauna use as an ancient practice has stood the test of time and will be a part of human culture long after ‘bio-hacking’ fades… Read more
Cardiometabolic Disease and Sauna Bathing: Your Sauna Sessions May be Saving Your Life
Simply picking your phone up and looking at the top news stories can elicit a strong hormonal stress response. Coupling this with a processed food based diet, personal life challenges, little exercise, air pollutants, and suddenly a perfect recipe has been created for the development of cardiometabolic disease. This disease takes the lives of 1… Read more
Burn Out and Your Cortisol Levels: How to Regulate Cortisol Levels Throughout the 24 Hour Cycle with the Aid of a Sauna
Sleepless, yet anxiety-filled nights, or mornings and days where there is little to no available energy to complete important tasks are just a few symptoms from having dysregulated cortisol levels. Perhaps waking up throughout the night or far too early in the morning leaving you groggy throughout the day is the way that dysregulated cortisol… Read more
Chronic Stress, Belly Fat, and Saunas: Find Out How You Can Get Rid of Belly Fat With Relaxation
Have you tried every diet, and exercise regime under the sun and still have lingering fat around your abdomen? If this is true, then you are not alone. Many individuals who get plenty of exercise, and eat a well balanced diet struggle with the fact that after all of their efforts there seems to be… Read more
Sauna Use During the Holidays: Managing When & How To Eat Optimal Sauna Experience
Baking cookies, roasting delicious food in the oven, and nuts in dishes around the home is synonymous with the holiday season for many people. Sharing food with family and loved ones is a tradition shared by many all over the globe. Unfortunately, by the time the New Year comes around, lots of folks have neglected… Read more
How Do Saunas Affect Hormone Regulation?
Regular sauna affects so many aspects of human physiology, including the chemical messengers that travel throughout the body called hormones. There are over 50 different types of hormones in the body, mostly produced within the endocrine (glandular) system, so it is necessary to narrow down which hormones are most positively, or negatively, affected by regular… Read more
How To Safely Use Sauna and Cold Plunge Therapies Together
The use of cold plunge therapies and saunas have become ubiquitous across social media, and increasingly prevalent in spas and wellness centers. Used separately, or in tandem, both forms of therapies are incredibly beneficial to human physiology, but is there a specific protocol to follow to ensure the best possible results when using hot and… Read more
What Time Of Day Is Best To Use Your Sauna?
Sauna use is almost always helpful in improving overall health, but is there a specific time of day to sauna that will enhance your benefits? The answer to this question depends somewhat on an individual’s purpose in using a sauna, their unique schedule, and other factors. Recent data suggests that if you can sauna in… Read more