Exercising your heart doesn’t have to be as difficult as you may think. In fact, you may find exercising your heart in a sauna to be relaxing. I do. I’ve written about the importance of whole-body hyperthermia to detoxify the body of heavy metals. And I’ve written about the importance of detoxifying the liver-especially after aggressive chemotherapy. I am a cancer survivor living with chronic afib and chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy. I focus on all things heart healthy…
The JNH Lifestyles 2 Person Far Infrared Sauna 7 Carbon Fiber Heaters is extremely well-reviewed on Amazon. There is even a video of an average Joe setting one up in his basement.
I take a sauna (Sa) most every morning for about 15 minutes. I got into the habit years ago and now I can’t miss my weekly Sa. The studies linked and excerpted below prove that
Yes, you should check with your doctor before you sauna. If you have any questions about heart health, scroll down the page, post a question and I will reply ASAP.
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David Emerson
“Dec. 17, 2021 — People exposed to even low levels of certain toxic metals may increase their risk of atherosclerosis, the plaque buildup in the arteries that can cause strokes and heart attacks.
While previous studies have looked at how toxic metal affects the major arteries in the neck, researchers focused on hardening of the arteries that happens before apparent symptoms. By looking at multiple areas, the researchers felt they could “accomplish an earlier and better risk assessment of environmental-related cardiovascular disease,” says study co-author Maria Tellez-Plaza, MD, a senior scientist at the National Center for Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Madrid, Spain.
” OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of frequency and duration of sa bathing with the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), fatal coronary heart disease (CHD), fatal cardiovascular disease (CVD), and all-cause mortality…
RESULTS: During a median follow-up of 20.7 years. A total of 601, 1513, and 201 participants reported having a sa bathing session 1 time per week, 2 to 3 times per week, and 4 to 7 times per week, respectively…
Compared with men having a sa bathing session of less than 11 minutes, the adjusted hazard ratio for SCD was 0.93 (95% CI, 0.67-1.28) for sa bathing sessions of 11 to 19 minutes and 0.48 (95% CI, 0.31-0.75) for sessions lasting more than 19 minutes (P for trend = .002); significant inverse associations were also observed for fatal CHDs and fatal CVDs (P for trend ≤.03) but not for all-cause mortality events…
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Increased frequency of sa bathing is associated with a reduced risk of SCD, CHD, CVD, and all-cause mortality. Further studies are warranted to establish the potential mechanism that links sa bathing and cardiovascular health.”