Sauna for Your Wellbeing:
Prioritizing Self Care

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Health Benefits of a Regular Sauna Practice:

  • Saunas can improve heart function, lower blood pressure, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular events.

  • Many of the health benefits of a sauna come from removing toxins, dead skin and other products of everyday life that otherwise might not get expelled as readily from your system (often called a detox).

  • The increased circulation in a sauna can help with muscle soreness, joint movement, and arthritis pain.

  • The heat from a sauna can help relax muscles and relieve pain.

  • The increased heart rate and sweat production from a sauna can help you burn calories.

  • The heat from a sauna can activate your immune system and help fight infection. 

  • Sweating in a sauna opens up your pores, which flushes bacteria and dead skin cells from your skin, leaving your skin glowing and feeling softer. 

  • Using a sauna consistently can help you produce more melatonin, which can lead to deeper and more restorative sleep.

  • Saunas can provide a place to relax and decompress from the day.

  • Saunas can boost brain health and activate heat shock proteins, which may reduce the risk of neurodegenerative disorders like dementia.