Sauna use may lower stroke risk by 60 percent

[TomSea]

Sauna use may lower stroke risk by 60 percent

THURSDAY, May 3, 2018 -- Older adults who like to bask in the heat of a sauna may be less likely to suffer a stroke, a new study suggests.

The study, of more than 1,600 Finnish adults, found that those who hit the sauna at least four times a week were about 60 percent less likely to suffer a stroke over the next 15 years -- versus people who had only one weekly sauna session.

Finland is the birthplace of the traditional sauna -- which involves sitting in a room filled with dry heat at temperatures that top 160 degrees Fahrenheit. Sauna bathing is ingrained in the Finnish culture, and most people do it at least weekly, according to the researchers on the new study.

Read more at: https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2018/05/03/Sauna-use-may-lower-stroke-risk-by-60-percent/5931525320169/

[TomSea]

So, how much time for each visit? 20 minutes? They should have mentioned this as well.

[Frank Cannon]

So, how much time for each visit? 20 minutes? They should have mentioned this as well.

You're in there about as long as it takes to put the moves on the chick.