Sauna

By controlling thermogenesis of the human body and increasing synthesis of endothelial nitric oxide, the sauna promotes i) increased energy expenditure, ii) transpiration, elimination of toxins and anti-ageing processes, iv) night-time rest, and v) improved circulation, microcirculation and tissue elasticity.

A study conducted by the University of Eastern Finland in Kupio, in collaboration with Emory University of Atlanta and the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome, about the practice of sauna, conducted in patients followed for an average of 21 years, was published recently in JAMA (authoritative and prestigious medical journal scientific American).

The sauna if done consistently (2-3 or 4-7 times a week) reduces the risk of sudden cardiac death by 22% and 63% respectively against anyone who makes a single.

Although mortality from all causes was reduced by 40% in the most frequent visitors of the sauna.

Rita F. Redberg (director of Jama) concludes the article by saying that the time spent in the sauna is still "..time well spent!".