Hi Rhonda, what do you think about well known brands of sauna blankets that are made of polyurethane ‘leather’ in terms of toxins? I bought one and there is a definite off gassing smell. The isocyanates and phthalates associated with the polyurethane really puts me off using it. Can’t imagine getting in there and sweating against the plastic (even with cotton clothing or a cotton liner). Do you think the benefits outweigh the risks?
I have read that HGH is deleterious later in life. Nir Barzelai, a centenarian researcher at Albert Einstein Medical School, has found that the only common characteristics of centenarians are unusually high HDL cholesterol and very low IGF-1 levels - a marker for HGH. What’s your perspective?
I have a sauna at home and do it on a regular basis. 20 minutes at 80 degrees is pretty intense to start with for a lot of people. Great content, really cool to hear about actual studies.
Interesting!! I usually take a hot shower and finish off by taking a cold shower before going to bed. Good to know how spa is helping with growth hormone, thank you.🎉
I’ve been suffering from insomnia most of my life and am going to try inositol tonight. I was wondering what you think about the supplement and also (I know possibly off topic) iodine supplementation.
I always appreciate the info from your videos. You mentioned that you do hot tub. Do you have any information on the benefits of hot tubbing as I have not been able to get a sauna setup at home yet.
Dr. Patrick, the health advice you provide is often quite costly-too costly for the majority of Americans. Could you offer some practical recommendations for those of us with limited disposable income?
Is elevated prolactin actually a good thing? My sons was elevated from a weight cut for wrestling. I found a Dr. that said it’s a sign of to low of body fat %.
Also the temperature thresshold where water boils....so your practically boiling the water fluids in your body! 🤔 I would not call that a "safe" self treatment, at any measure! But warn against doing these insanely high sauna temperatures! 😉
@@danieljrgensen133 No. It is not the temperature of your surrounding cooking you. It is the amount of heat your body takes over from your surrondings. While water at this temperature will burn you instantly, air (especially dry air) can't transfer that much heat to your body that quickly because much less molecules will hit your body. It's a very basic physics. I'm shocked how few people understand it. For an example in the exosphere the air temperature is close to 2500 celsius! at daylight but the air has a such a little density at this height, you actually would freeze.
It's not extreme. A finish or dry sauna is very tolerable at 90° c. The way that this is possible is that there is a cooler area of air around your body. If you had a fan blowing in the sauna, it would burn you.
Sounds like the extreme 7-day heat exposure twice a day for an hour each fits the description of going into a hyperbolic chamber for DBZ if it ever existed.
The DBZ hyperbolic chamber is not a heat chamber but a time chamber isn't it? It slows down time so that it's users can train for years in a small amount of actual time.
@@ME-br6lt It is. I say hyperbolic chamber is because if you have ever trained in very hot conditions it feels like time has all but slowed to a standstill as you get roasted. Everything seems farther away when you run, you question more if you've actually done a rep or missed a rep, and wonder why you made that decision later lol.
If saunas are so effective then all of those Norwegians should be living to 110 but I don’t think they are doing that much better. Got any studies to prove your claim Rhonda? Note that most of us in the US use Fahrenheit which incremented a lot better foe regular use.
Yeah, high prolactin certainly makes you feel very unmotivated and lazy lol ask anyone who smokes too much weed. Has a big impact on prolactin levels raising
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Hi Rhonda, what do you think about well known brands of sauna blankets that are made of polyurethane ‘leather’ in terms of toxins? I bought one and there is a definite off gassing smell. The isocyanates and phthalates associated with the polyurethane really puts me off using it. Can’t imagine getting in there and sweating against the plastic (even with cotton clothing or a cotton liner). Do you think the benefits outweigh the risks?
Thank you for the cool down advice!
I have read that HGH is deleterious later in life. Nir Barzelai, a centenarian researcher at Albert Einstein Medical School, has found that the only common characteristics of centenarians are unusually high HDL cholesterol and very low IGF-1 levels - a marker for HGH. What’s your perspective?
That is so exciting,thank you,I did one hour sauna yesterday,felt amazing,I really felt the hormone,thank you,your great😁👍👍💯🌟💥
I have a sauna at home and do it on a regular basis. 20 minutes at 80 degrees is pretty intense to start with for a lot of people. Great content, really cool to hear about actual studies.
150 F, yes, that's HOT.
Interesting!! I usually take a hot shower and finish off by taking a cold shower before going to bed. Good to know how spa is helping with growth hormone, thank you.🎉
I’ve been suffering from insomnia most of my life and am going to try inositol tonight. I was wondering what you think about the supplement and also (I know possibly off topic) iodine supplementation.
Could you edit your comment and let us know how it works for you? I have terrible insomnia and wonder if I should try inositol
How about Steam Room ? Any similar effects ?
Was wondering the same thing
Should you workout before or after a workout
I always appreciate the info from your videos. You mentioned that you do hot tub. Do you have any information on the benefits of hot tubbing as I have not been able to get a sauna setup at home yet.
Hi Rhonda can you recommend a good brand sauna for home ?
Dr. Patrick, the health advice you provide is often quite costly-too costly for the majority of Americans. Could you offer some practical recommendations for those of us with limited disposable income?
Is elevated prolactin actually a good thing? My sons was elevated from a weight cut for wrestling. I found a Dr. that said it’s a sign of to low of body fat %.
Can this be achieved with a "sauna bag" - perhaps even an infrared one - if one does not have access to sauna facilities daily?
100 degrees Celsius =212 Fahrenheit ?? Seems extreme.
As a Swede a good dry sauna should be at around 90 degrees celsius.
Also the temperature thresshold where water boils....so your practically boiling the water fluids in your body! 🤔
I would not call that a "safe" self treatment, at any measure! But warn against doing these insanely high sauna temperatures! 😉
@@danieljrgensen133 No. It is not the temperature of your surrounding cooking you. It is the amount of heat your body takes over from your surrondings. While water at this temperature will burn you instantly, air (especially dry air) can't transfer that much heat to your body that quickly because much less molecules will hit your body. It's a very basic physics. I'm shocked how few people understand it. For an example in the exosphere the air temperature is close to 2500 celsius! at daylight but the air has a such a little density at this height, you actually would freeze.
It's not extreme.
A finish or dry sauna is very tolerable at 90° c. The way that this is possible is that there is a cooler area of air around your body. If you had a fan blowing in the sauna, it would burn you.
Do you need eye protection in an infrared sauna?
I think you are referring to infrared light. Eyes closed is fine. Infrared sauna no need for protection
Doesn't sauna add an additional stress that can impair recovery during sleep?
How long are you in the hot tub then? 30 min?
exercising with additional layers will also raise core body temp... and a few sweatshirts and pants is way cheaper than a sauna.
Just get a weighted vest. I love mine.
Sounds like the extreme 7-day heat exposure twice a day for an hour each fits the description of going into a hyperbolic chamber for DBZ if it ever existed.
The DBZ hyperbolic chamber is not a heat chamber but a time chamber isn't it? It slows down time so that it's users can train for years in a small amount of actual time.
@@ME-br6lt It is. I say hyperbolic chamber is because if you have ever trained in very hot conditions it feels like time has all but slowed to a standstill as you get roasted. Everything seems farther away when you run, you question more if you've actually done a rep or missed a rep, and wonder why you made that decision later lol.
If saunas are so effective then all of those Norwegians should be living to 110 but I don’t think they are doing that much better. Got any studies to prove your claim Rhonda? Note that most of us in the US use Fahrenheit which incremented a lot better foe regular use.
Yeah, high prolactin certainly makes you feel very unmotivated and lazy lol ask anyone who smokes too much weed. Has a big impact on prolactin levels raising
5 fold = 2^5 = 32
500%
Hot shower?
I miss the c0-ed saunas~sorry. With the cold plunge (not club-related), sometimes it feels like the electricity is flowing.