A hot topic for health: Results of the Global Sauna Survey.
CONCLUSIONS: This cross-sectional study documents that sauna-bathing participants, particularly those from Finland, Australia and the United States, are motivated to use saunas predominantly for relaxation, reporting health benefits especially around mental well-being and sleep, with relatively few adverse effects. While these results reinforce some of the known health benefits of sauna bathing, they indicate that further research and better dissemination of existing evidence is needed to fully develop the sauna's potential as a therapeutic intervention.
PMID: 31126560 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Hussain JN, Greaves RF, Cohen MM Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research
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