Regular sauna users report better health, more energy, and greater happiness : publichealth

[+] regrub@lemmy.world 111 points 5 days ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

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[-] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 days ago

Or they live in the North of Europe and have one at home.

[-] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 1 points 5 days ago

Cold areas in general, not just north of Europe

[-] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

Spoke only of what I know :)

[-] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 17 points 5 days ago

They may be skipping binge watching streaming shit shows and death scrolling Tik Toc.

[-] Soup@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

And while people are definitely trapped in those cycles and could be doing some other things, the fact still remains that so many people do not have access to saunas, easy transportation, and the time to set aside an entire evening for it.

Saunas are also not a great distraction. For sure I agree that people should be facing their issues more head-on but I don’t fully blame poor people for not wanting to spend money to sit alone with their thoughts.

Basically, there’s a lot more to it than what essentially boils down “just don’t be depressed because you’re overburdened with a mountain of things you’re too worn out to do anything about.”

[-] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 9 points 5 days ago

Saunas are a tool in the overall healthy living tool box, helping generate shock proteins and the like, but a good ole cold shower, breathing exercises and Luigi Mangioni’s, and we’ll be back in business.

[-] Soup@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Right but I’m worried you’re still not getting that saunas are absolutely not a tool that other people have access to and that blaming them for spending their time in ways you don’t approve of isn’t helping.

[-] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I get it 100% because it’s quite basic. What’s interesting here though is most people don’t have access to very clean water, quality sources of foods and simple healthcare. I suspect, because of the clear access to internet connections, is that the majority of the folks whining here about not having access to saunas are most likely in the top 5% of the planet earth without realizing it or accepting it. But no saunaaaaa boooo hooo.

[-] Soup@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

What an abyssmal, inconsiderate take. Yea, other people have it worse, that’s a dead-end way of thinking that only lowers floor and excuses how exploited everyone is.

[-] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 2 points 5 days ago

You’ll live. It’s only 1 & 0 buddy, hit the sauna and get over it. “Abysmal “ lol

[-] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago

Another case of Hank's Razor

[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

His name is Hank Schrader

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 5 days ago

Did they account for the fact that people who live in countries where there are saunas are just happier?

[-] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

And people who have access to a nice one, and time to use it...

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 26 points 5 days ago

The results showed several significant differences between people who used saunas regularly and those who did not. Sauna bathers were generally younger, more often male, and more likely to be physically active. They also smoked less, although they tended to drink alcohol more frequently—typically two to three times per week. Despite this, they reported better overall health.

Exercising more and smoking less seems to imply that it might not be the sauna that’s actually helping. I am not sure why they aren’t trying to stamp out these confounding variables instead of celebrating them.

[-] 48954246@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

This stinks the same as "women who own horses are healthier".

[-] TheFrirish@jlai.lu 8 points 5 days ago

This is so close to being not the Onion

[-] nullPointer@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago

so the warming climate will make everyone happier?

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