Reddish saucer-like landing pads across the back of someone sitting in front of you during a fitness class may be the most that you know about cupping. For others, they are scheduled in for their cupping sessions like clockwork and would not miss this ancient turned contemporary healing modality. Cupping therapy has existed, like sauna… Read more
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Improve Flexibility With Regular Sauna Use: New Research Suggests that Stretching in a Heated Environment Effectively Increases Flexibility For People of All Ages
Flexibility is lost at a rapid rate after the age of twenty and with every decade that passes you can expect to lose 10% of your muscular suppleness. The only way to maintain flexibility, or improve it, is to actively stretch in a variety of ways. Flexibility is a key aspect of health, and is… Read more
How to Sauna While on a Ketogenic Diet: Safety & Efficacy For Best Results
The keto diet is very popular today, but actually has its roots from the earlier part of the twentieth century as a treatment for childhood epilepsy. So, while the keto diet is new sounding it actually has a history that is over a century old. The ketogenic diet, like regular sauna use, attracts a demographic… Read more
A 2026 Guide to Using a Sauna With Breast Implants: Expert Medical Opinions, Peer Reviewed Research & Safety Protocols
The prevalence of breast augmentation surgery is on the rise, which means that millions of women around the world are living with silicone breast implants. With more women living with silicone inside of their bodies there are naturally more questions about what activities can potentially damage the implants. So, is it safe to use a… Read more
Can Sauna Bathing Help With Loneliness? Social Cohesion, Ritual, and Your Sauna Routine
With an ever evolving technocratic world it is not surprising that an increasing number of people experience intense feelings of social isolation and loneliness. It may be simply that a two by four screen captures the attention of a loved one sitting right across the table from you more than your own face. Perhaps it… Read more
Sauna Use May Preserve Muscle Mass: Prevent the Progression of Sarcopenia with Consistent Exposure to Dose Appropriate Heat
Muscle mass and its maintenance is not just for the bodybuilders alone anymore, in fact muscle degradation among the aging population is a serious health concern. Frailty affects many aspects of health and can lead to more fatal falls. Falling after the age of 65 can lead to serious consequences and the maintenance of grip… Read more
Include Sauna Bathing as an Adjunct Therapy to Your Mental Health Well-Being
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
Lower Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness With Sauna Bathing: The Most Updated Research on Hypertension and Heat Therapy
It has long been understood that the use of a sauna on a regular basis can help to lower blood pressure in those who are suffering from hypertension. Recent research from 2025 shows exactly how and why sauna use can powerfully create more flexibility within the artery walls to lower blood pressure. Furthermore, it was… Read more
The Cardiovascular Health Benefits of Combining Heat and Cold Therapy: Does Cold Exposure Still Compliment Sauna Bathing?
Was the push to combine sauna with cold exposure a fad that rose up in the mainstream, or was there really substance to all the hype? Recent research that focused on women’s cardiovascular response to heat and cold therapy combined demonstrates there is real data to support the use of sauna and cold plunge, or… Read more
How to Plan the Ultimate Sauna Party: The Yin and Yang of Heat and Social Culture
Throughout history sauna bathing has been done communally. It was a time for friends and family to gather together to improve health, connect, and even commune with a higher power. Regardless of where on the planet or what era in history, heat therapy of many different modalities was shared with those near and dear. From… Read more