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Naturopathic Medicine and the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
Published in Stephen T. Sinatra, Mark C. Houston, Nutritional and Integrative Strategies in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Any method to increase circulation will support detoxification pathways. For basic detoxification support, try walking at least 20 minutes each and every day. If walking or light exercise is not an option due to arthritis or injury, sauna therapy is another great method to increase circulation. Finnish saunas have been studied the most because of their extensive use in Europe, and popularity in North America. A Finnish sauna is usually constructed of wood walls and benches, and uses radiant heat to warm the air from 176°F to 194°F.119 Infrared saunas are another option for sauna therapy. They are typically heated to 110°F–130°F using infrared rays, and some patients fare better in infrared saunas due to the lower temperature and humidity. Both the Finnish and infrared saunas can be used for detoxification purposes.
Prenatal Care
Published in Vincenzo Berghella, Obstetric Evidence Based Guidelines, 2022
Gabriele Saccone, Kerri Sendek
In general, working is not associated with poor pregnancy outcome. Some workplace exposures, such as toxic chemicals, radiation (>5 rad), heavy repeated lifting, prolonged (>8 hours) standing, excessive (>80/week) work hours, and high fatigue score, may be associated with pregnancy complications, but there is insufficient evidence on the effect of avoidance of these risks (see also Chap. 17). There are insufficient safety data for paint, solvents, hair dyes, fumes, anesthetic drugs, etc., with no absolute evidence of harm. Hot tubs, saunas, etc., should avoid temperatures >102°F to avoid risk of dehydration, especially in the first trimester.
Hyperthermia and Teratogenicity
Published in Leopold J. Anghileri, Jacques Robert, Hyperthermia In Cancer Treatment, 2019
Saxen et al.78 investigated the relationship between sauna-induced hyperthermia and congenital defects in Finland. Mothers with babies having CNS defects or orofacial clefts were pair mated with mothers having normal babies at the same time and in the same area. Almost every pregnant mother (98.5%) had visited the sauna regularly, and no differences in sauna habits were observed between the malformed and control groups. Even though most women in Finalnd use saunas regularly, the incidence of CNS defects in that country is among the lowest ever reported. The authors concluded that the realtively mild temproal hyperthermia caused by sauna exposure should not be considered hazardous to the developing embryo. Typical sauna exposures (15 to 20 min at air temperatures of 70 to 80°C) produce only a 0.5 to 1.5°C rectal temperature rise.
The effects of a single and a series of Finnish sauna sessions on the immune response and HSP-70 levels in trained and untrained men
Published in International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2023
Wanda Pilch, Marta Szarek, Czerwińska-Ledwig Olga, Piotrowska Anna, Małgorzata Żychowska, Sadowska-Krepa Ewa, Štefánia Andraščíková, Tomasz Pałka
The study protocol consisted of a series of 10 exposures in a traditional Finnish (dry) sauna. Each exposure consisted of three 15-min sessions in the sauna chamber. Between each session, the body was cooled down for 2 min using running water at a temperature of approximately 20 °C. The mean temperature in the sauna chamber at head level was 90 ± 2 °C with a relative humidity of 5–16% [4]. All sessions took place before noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The subjects fasted prior to each treatment for 12 h but were allowed to drink 0.5 L of water in the morning before treatment (not later than 30 min before entering the sauna). The subjects went into the sauna chamber without clothes and did not drink anything during the session. The intervals between treatments were 1 or 2 days (weekends) and all treatments were completed within 3 weeks. All treatments were supervised by a physician. The experimental procedure has been shown in Figure 1.
Sauna habits/bathing and changes in lower urinary tract symptoms – Tampere Ageing Male Urologic Study (TAMUS)
Published in Scandinavian Journal of Urology, 2022
Antti Pöyhönen, Jonne Åkerla, Juha Koskimäki, Teuvo L. J. Tammela, Anssi Auvinen
Numerous studies have been performed concerning various effects of sauna on the human body over the years. Review articles on dry ‘Finnish’ type sauna bathing have also been published. A review concluded that regular Finnish sauna bathing may provide beneficial effects particularly on cardiovascular and rheumatological diseases [2]. Another review suggested that sauna bathing may be linked to a reduction in the risk of vascular diseases, neurocognitive diseases, pulmonary diseases, and many other conditions such as arthritis, headache, and flu [3]. Neither of the reviews made any recommendations of optimal sauna bathing practices. The exact mechanism of the effects of sauna bathing on diseases and conditions has not been identified, though multiple different pathways have been proposed to be involved.
Post-sauna recovery enhances brain neural network relaxation and improves cognitive economy in oddball tasks
Published in International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2018
Margarita Cernych, Andrius Satas, Marius Brazaitis
By the end of the fourth sauna set the participants’ Tre and HR were recorded. After sauna completion, each participant was asked to rest for 60 min at Ta 23 °C, then take a 1-min brief warm shower (T 40 °C), dress, and enter the EEG room. The distance from sauna room to EEG-dedicated room was ∼10 meters. Before starting EEG recording, the Tre and HR values were evaluated. EEG was recorded with the participants’ eyes closed and during two oddball tasks. After the EEG recordings, the subjects’ nude bodies were weighed again to determine the amount of sweat lost. In the control (CON) trial, we assessed the same variables in the same time points under normothermia without causing any changes in body temperature. Each participant completed the study trials twice (CON and EXP trials), both times at the same time of day (starting at 4 pm), and at least 7 days apart. The order of trials was randomized.