Is Sauna Use One of the Most Underrated Tools We Have for Reducing Risk of All-Cause Mortality? This Expert Says Yes.

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.7 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by Branch Basics and Bon Charge. What if you could lower your risk of cardiovascular disease by 69%? Today’s guest reveals how regular sauna usage, one of the most underrated tools for longevity, brain health, and cardiovascular function, can make that possible. Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, we’re revisiting one of our most talked-about moments with Dr. Susanna Søberg on the benefits of consistent sauna use. Dr. Søberg highlights the added impact of pairing sauna with exercise, offers practical tips for adapting to the heat, and shares the latest research showing how sauna use can reduce all-cause mortality and boost nitric oxide production. Dr. Susanna Søberg is one of the world’s leading researchers and experts in cold and heat therapy, as well as functional breathing. She is the founder of the Soeberg Institute, which offers an online, research-backed curriculum designed to help people optimize stress management and performance for a healthier, happier life. Dr. Søberg earned her PhD in metabolism at the University of Copenhagen, where her research advanced our understanding of brown fat metabolism in adults. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Søberg dive into: The health benefits of regular sauna use (1:27) Pairing sauna with exercise for an extra boost (3:20) How to adapt to heat in the sauna (8:15) Research on sauna use and reducing all-cause mortality (12:37) How the brain responds to sauna (15:34) Sauna and nitric oxide production (18:29) Also mentioned: Full episode with Dr. Susanna Søberg Try This: 2 Fascinating Studies, Sauna Benefits, a Way to Beat Jet Lag, and More Try This: Sauna Bathing for Longevity, Cognition, & Heart Health This episode is brought to you by Branch Basics and Bon Charge. Right now, Branch Basics is offering 15% off the Premium Starter Kit; just go to branchbasics.com and use the coupon code DHRU. Make 2025 your cleanest, healthiest year yet with Branch Basics! Right now, Bon Charge is offering my community 15% off; just go to boncharge.com/DHRU and use the coupon code DHRU to save 15%. Sign up for Dhru’s Try This Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, Drew Prode here. When we think about health practices to support our overall health
0:04.1	and longevity, we mainly think about things like diet, exercise, sleep, supplements, and so on.
0:09.4	But today's episode is all about another tool that has been shown in the evidence space
0:14.6	to reduce the risk of heart disease, lead to better brain function, lower inflammation,
0:19.5	and even help you live longer.
0:22.1	I'm talking about sauna.
0:23.9	The science behind regular sauna use is incredible, which is why I wanted to share this
0:29.3	segment for my conversation with Dr. Susanna Soberg.
0:32.0	Dr. Sanzaa Soberg is the world's leading researcher and expert in cold and heat therapy
0:37.2	and functional breathing.
0:38.9	She's also the founder of the Soberg Institute and online research-backed curriculum designed
0:43.5	to help anyone who's trying to improve their stress management and performance for a healthier
0:48.0	and happier life. So let's dig into why Susanna Soberg is so excited about all things sauna and how you could benefit from incorporating
0:57.2	into your regular routine.
1:03.9	When you make a list of the top healthy habits, let's take diet out of the equation for a second. Let's look at things like,
1:13.0	you know, and let's take diet and let's take getting great quality sleep, right? Because
1:17.1	those are obviously, you know, super important things. But when you look at like exercise
1:21.4	and all the different habits that might be out there that are available to people,
1:26.1	where do you rank regular sauna use in terms
1:29.7	of its impact in improving people's health? How do you put that and help people prioritize
1:34.6	how much attention they should give regular sauna use? I think it's still underrated, I would say.
1:41.2	I think it's something that's important in that sense that we need it nowadays.
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