Though the general health benefits of sauna bathing have been known for a long time, the use of saunas for preventing brain diseases (like Alzheimer’s disease) is a more recent subject of research. In ...

Saunas, for the most part and for legions of adults, enjoy a warm reputation as being good for you. And a recent study of Finnish men and women seems to add more credence to sauna's health benefits, ...

Elina Mäkinen was the first Finnish woman to complete the Ice Mile. Here are her top ice bathing experiences, from plunges under the Northern Lights to paying homage to Arctic gods. From the ...

Most of Finland's bathing waters, about 93 per cent, have been classified by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) as excellent or good. That’s one percentage point lower than in the ...

Finnish sauna bathing — short-term exposure to temperatures between 80° and 100° C approximately one to three times a week — lowered the risk for CVD and eased conditions such as the common cold, ...

Here’s a bit of good news for folks who enjoy sitting in a super-heated room and sweating profusely: Finnish researchers say regular sauna bathing may help men to live longer. The study, which was ...

The Finnish tradition of a sauna followed by a plunge into icy water or a roll in the snow is spreading around the world. What does science say about the claimed health benefits? Sometimes I wonder ...

HELSINKI, Finland, Jan. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past couple of years, scientists at the University of Eastern Finland have shown that sauna bathing is associated with a variety of health ...

Spending time in the sauna may help lower your chances of developing high blood pressure, say the authors of a recent study in the American Journal of Hypertension. Finnish men in the study who used ...

Thermal stress — both cold exposure and heat exposure, eg, through sauna bathing — has beneficial health outcomes. Data suggest that sauna bathing may help regulate blood pressure and reduce mortality ...