My Mother’s family came from Finland in the early 1900s. Finland is where Sauna originated. Once they landed in Michigan where many Finnish families settled, they had sauna’s for families to use daily. During the winter after sauna they would roll in the snow naked to close their pores & summer hit the lakes. They were very healthy and heart disease was not even spoken about. They work the land and ate fresh farmed fruits, vegetables, homemade bread and fatty meats and fish. They grew birch trees for the Vihta. Finnish people will use flexible birch branch and lightly to medium stimulate the skin on body while in sauna No, they’re not crazy. Sauna culture in Finland has been using birch branches for centuries to enhance sauna benefits. Traditional practice, known as “sauna vihta,” or “sauna whisk,” involves clipping a bunch of fresh, flexible branches.

Great video. Around age 30 (I am 38 now) I was diagnosed with very low ovarian reserve, and several other fertility issues. Was told I would never have a baby without major intervention. I tried it all. Then I gave up, and not thinking this would help, started going to hot yoga/a sauna about 4 times a week. I got pregnant within 2 months and had a healthy pregnancy. Just my story, I know this may not be for everyone. Since then I have learned it can balance your hormones as well

I’m a senior on disability retirement. Gym membership wasn’t an option so I innovated. My SUV became my sauna. I realized that with a couple of well-placed towels, a big jug of electrolyte water and an upbeat music playlist on a Bluetooth speaker to monitor my time I was able to start doing 60 minute sessions at 100-115F and humidity of 40-70%. I went every other day at first to allow for recovery. Now it’s no problem to go 6 days a week. Detoxification is fantastic as my spirulina chlorella supplementation assists the heavy perspiration in eliminating heavy metal toxins. While my temperature is lower than a sauna, the humidity is higher and duration is longer. The higher humidity makes perspiration less effective and that enhances the autophagic response. Additionally, the upbeat music playlist that lets me know when my hour is up along with the direct exposure to sunlight and possibly the heat itself triggers the release of endorphins. Completion of my daily heat-exposure sessions triggers the release of dopamine. I’m a couple of months into this and have noticed feeling stronger, happier and having a little more muscle. I’m using this therapy in the early stage of going from sedentary to exercing regularly. Note, I was diagnosed with COPD and I noticed both better overall blood oxygen as well as quicker recovery when I have a little dip. Lastly, she mentioned times when she had workout injuries. The issue often is that people don’t consider the joints when planning workouts. I’m going to give you three exercises that, together, cover all muscle groups and cause no joint problems: – Horse stance: Works all muscles in lower body – Dead hangs: Works all muscles in upper body including abs – Stationary bike: Works the cardio system

My husband is a dialysis patient. He uses the sauna at least 4 x a week. Extremely helpful in ridding fluids and toxins. Sauna Acts like kidney. We know it definitely works because he was prescribed a new medication that made him forget how to do basic things. One day he couldn’t remember how to get home from work or how to turn on a light switch. He went in the sauna and he felt his memory improve right away. That was proof enough for us.