#014 Sauna Use and Building Resilience to Stress with Dr. Rhonda Patrick
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Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.
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🗓️ 11 September 2015
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Rhonda talks about:
- (00:00) Introduction
- (03:00) Heat stress makes the body more resilient to the stresses of aging
- (14:45) Possible mechanisms why sauna use reduces heart disease risk
- (16:45) Sauna enhances athletic endurance and muscle growth
- (28:16) Sauna use stimulates neurogenesis and improves cognitive function and mood
- (37:34) Sauna use detoxifies BPA, PCBs, phthalates, and other metals
- (51:10) Practical applications sauna use and other heat stressors like hot yoga
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello brothers and sisters of the sauna. |
| 0:14.4 | Today's episode is for you. |
| 0:17.1 | Many of you have heard me talk in great detail about using heat stress in the form of the |
| 0:22.3 | sauna not only to help your body better deal with the stresses of aging but also to enhance |
| 0:27.0 | athletic and cognitive performance. |
| 0:29.5 | Today we're going to rehash a little bit of that but we're also going to add some new |
| 0:33.7 | information I haven't shared before. |
| 0:36.0 | We're going to talk about how heat stress from the sauna makes the body more resilient |
| 0:40.0 | to the stresses of aging. |
| 0:42.0 | Possible reasons why one study associated sauna use with up to 40% lower all cause mortality |
| 0:48.6 | as well as 50% lower cardiovascular disease-related mortality. |
| 0:53.8 | How it enhances athletic endurance staves off muscle atrophy, improves regrowth of |
| 0:59.8 | muscle after disuse and some of the profound effects on the brain including the growth |
| 1:05.4 | of new brain cells, improvement in focus, learning and memory and eventually potentially |
| 1:11.0 | ameliorating depression and anxiety. |
| 1:14.2 | I also touch on how BPA, PCBs, phallates and other metals are excreted through sweat, |
| 1:21.6 | lifting I haven't talked about before. |
| 1:24.1 | Later in the podcast I address some practical application questions I've received from |
| 1:27.9 | a number of you like what is the temperature and how long should I spend in the sauna? |
| 1:33.2 | What is the difference between a dry wet and infrared sauna? |
| 1:36.8 | Is there an optimal timing to using the sauna? |
| 1:40.1 | Can similar benefits from the sauna be had from steam showers, hot baths and hot yoga? |
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