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
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Back to School and Back to the Sauna For Improved Cognitive Function, Memory Consolidation, and Brain Health
As we leave the long summer days of blissful play in the ocean behind and head back to the classroom it may be time to refocus your attention. Cognitive clarity can feel allusive after several months of vacation, but there are some ways to improve your focus without any added pharmacological products. Whether you are… Read more
Sauna Intervention For Veterans: Data Demonstrates Sauna Use as a Leading Treatment for Gulf War Illness
In service of country, young men and women sacrifice their lives to protect the peace of their homeland. Sadly, this sacrifice does not begin and end with deployment. Rather, the long lasting effects of active duty can consume entire lives not only on the battlefield but also at home. The extent of the damage imposed… 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
Your Nervous System and Passive Heat Exposure: Why Do Saunas Feel so Relaxing?
A warm glow of relaxation comes over the body as the clock ticks and the body is enveloped by the heat of the sauna. Saunas are almost synonymous with relaxation, and high-end spas around the world have used them for decades. The bio-mechanics behind the soothing sensations that are offered through a sauna experience all… Read more
Exposure to Near Infrared Light Increases the Availability of Melatonin to Accelerate Wound Healing, Antioxidant Availability, and so Much More!
Everyone has heard of melatonin and its ability to aid in falling asleep. For most of us melatonin is something that can be purchased in capsules as a ‘vitamin’ from a drugstore or health food store. Others may know more about the mechanical attributes of melatonin within the pineal gland as a signifier of darkness… Read more
Can You Sauna With a Sleep Apnea Implant?
If you have been living with moderate to severe sleep apnea you may have decided to get a surgical implant to correct the symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). While the decision to move away from a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine as you sleep is a huge decision, there are many people who… Read more
Is it Possible to Relieve Sinus Infections With Sauna Use?
Pressure is building up behind the eyes, the inner cheeks surrounding the nose are sensitive to the touch, and a subtle headache is mounting. These are signs that a sinus infection is settling into your body. Sinus infections can last weeks, and sometimes months. The sinuses are an elaborate and very detailed portion of the… Read more
Can Sauna Use Positively Impact Cases of Sleep Apnea
Do you wake up groggy even after a full night of sleep? Or do you wake other members of your household up with loud snoring? If you do, you may be among one of the 6% of Americans who live with sleep apnea. (1) Sleep apnea can be a very serious condition, and one that… Read more
Regular Sauna Use May Help You Take Control of Your Stress Levels: Change Your Brain Waves With a Sauna Session
Do you feel pressured and overwhelmed most days? Is there more that needs to be done every day than there are hours in the day? Does the to-do list grow longer while sleep is shorter and harder to achieve? Like so many Americans, the chances are that you are living under chronic stress. The causes… Read more