In my personal not so humble opinion, this person is probably the most accomplished youtuber I have found - balanced, humorous, relaxed, articulate, and most importantly a consumate professional who knows his domain extremely well, cares about his impact on his audience, and is not afraid to openly backtrack when feedback and/or new information illuminate the necessity to correct himself. I'm a former molecular biologist and a pretty good communicator and I have recommended Dr. Nicolas Verhoeven to anyone I care about who I feel would enjoy his work. I don't know him personally, but I'd like to wish him every success in the long career that stretches out in front of him, and to thank him for producing excellent, valuable, and enjoyable content. Happy Christmas!
You are a true professional. Taking criticism, reflecting and analyzing it, and adjusting as necessary. This is a lost art form that we all could take note on.
Excellent follow up. Your commitment to the truth and putting in the appropriate time and attention will continue to bless your life and those around you!
Nic, unlike scamming science bros and wellness influencers, you epitomize scientific integrity and professionalism worthy of your creds. Thank you so much for addressing discrepancies in your original analysis. I appreciate your willingness to encourage dialogue around the nuance of limited data, and especially your willingness to parse through belligerence to extrapolate critical points. Thank you for showing us how a real scientist corrects for confounds or new or conflicting data. All the best to you in 2025.
Thank you for clarifying this about the sauna. Nearly 10 years ago, while living in San Diego, I suffered a Myocardial Infarction brought on by a Pulmonary Embolism. Thanks to the great medical treatment and months of Rehab., I became well enough to live on my own again and eventually moved to New Mexico for financial reasons. Shortly after arriving (in ABQ), I joined a clinic near where I lived, that catered to the large Native American population here. Among their healing modalities offered to both Natives and Non-Natives, on the grounds of the clinic, was a sweat lodge (which is a little like a sauna, but a bit more 'smokier' and steamier). One of my neighbors, who was also Native American (Dine, also known as Navajo) and also a client of this clinic, asked me to come to the sweat lodge with her (sweat lodges were offered twice a week with only men one day, and only women the next day). I said yes, never having been to a sweat lodge, but upon filling out the paperwork to attend it said if I had any heart issues to please bring a note from the PCP or Cardiologist saying you were healthy enough to participate. So I consulted my PCP, which was in the same clinic, and because it had been less than a year since my heart attack & PE, and though I hadn't any health episodes related to my PE & Cardiac history up to then, she decided to err on the side of caution, and recommended that I NOT attend. Fast forward to present day, and due to changing a Medicare Advantage Program, I may be entitled to join a gym that offers sauna (and a small aerobic exercise pool and hot tub, along with regular gym equipment). My Cardiac Health is good to average, given my age and weight, and I've only had one small episode of a leg clot a few months ago, where just increasing slightly a blood thinner medication seem to have done the trick. Still, I will take your advice and, when a gym member, try-out the sauna at least once. If I feel uncomfortable in any way, I will get out immediately. Thank you for your intellectualism and honesty. Happy holidays if you celebrate.
I'm glad you have let off some steam talking about sauna therapy. Now that you have addressed this the heat will be off then. No need to sweat it out anymore. Happy Hot-Mass as well.
I used to take saunas all the time in the 1990s. Almost never saw another person using it. Now, with the help of social media, its now trendy for the health conscious. Crowded all the time!
Great follow up! It's refreshing to see your high standards in examining and presenting data, and your candor in correcting mistakes. Way to go and keep up the excellent work!
I’m not sure why people feel it necessary to be a jerk when providing critique on the internet. Great job dealing with it with professionalism and tact. Something in short supply it seems.
Best wishes Nicolas. Great work. Admitting to a minor mistake only makes you more trustworthy...unlike many others here on TH-cam. I won't name them! Happy Christmas
Merry Chrismakkuh and happy new year Nic. I’ve been using a hot tub for years and am adding the sauna. I figure they give my heart a rest which can’t hurt and your analysis confirms the benefit ! You’re the best!
Merry Christmas. A video covering the practice of sauna to cold plunge to sauna and repeat would be interesting. Especially how it compares to sauna or cold therapy alone, since you already covered sauna and plan to cover cold therapy next.
Hey Nic, You remind me of seeing the European doctors at conventions that we both humble of mind and helpful to stimulate deep thought patterns among their peers! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...thanks, Dave
Merry Christmas 🎄 and thank you for reading 📚 the studies so we don't have to. TH-cam is all i watch now days. Haven't logged into Netflix, prime, or hulu in months.
You do a great job! You explanation here makes it clear how difficult it is to parse complicated studies and all their variables. Even with a retraction think how much the comment sectiion itself furthers the science. It removes a great amount of cognitive dissonance and collaboration bias. You're the best. You stay true to the science without all the gimmicks and Athletic Greens or whatever they're called.
I'd also like to add that regular sauna is great for your phycological well being. It's quiet time and even a little meditation. I definitely feel like I'm taking some time just for myself. And it can be uncomfortable the longer you stay in there. So... Like ice baths... I believe it builds resilience in our every day lives of convenience and comfort. Not all benefits are clinically measurable... some just feel good. Merry Christmas
Physionic: Merry Christmas! Really appreciate your doing this follow-up addressment of the commenter and your ethical high value approach to interpreting studies! Btw, you mentioned plans for more sauna content in response to another commenter on your previous video. It would be great if you considered covering this study (doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.8187), which is considered one of the biggest ones to date that has motivated many people to get into routine sauna usage, given its focus on long-term data. It's a cohort study, which followed >2.3k participants, for >20 years. It tracked various biomarkers (systolic, diastolic, triglycerides, etc.) and mortality rates (SCD, CHD, CVD, and all-cause). They also compare different frequencies, durations, and temperatures for sauna usage in Finland (where most people use saunas at-home or socially, not in a gym setting). There's also extensive supplement pages accounting for various demographics, such as the percentage of participants who smoke in each cohort. The authors concluded P
Early follower. I enjoy the always thoughtful and highly educational content, appreciate your corrections and the humble way you take fair criticism. Merry Christmas, if you celebrate!
When comparing the effects of popular beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors having relatively short half lives on mortality to those of sauna use, evidence suggests that regular sauna bathing may reduce mortality to a similar extent. In some populations, sauna may be even more effective than these medications. This isn’t to say, ditch the meds and do sauna instead. Blood pressure management needs to be customized to each patient. Closely monitored individualized therapy is essential.
Merry Christmas, Doctor, I read an article on the same subject years ago about hot water emersion and longevity in Japan. They went looking for a similar result and found it in the sauna baths.
I think there's a mistake in the video at 4:33 you show an image of the same email that you show at 1:29 - based on the discussion it seems you meant to show a different email.
Would be great to get your opinion on inflammation lowering effect, improved DNA repair through heat shock proteins and the increase in VO2 max after training as seen in some studies.
i did sauna 500 times for 2.5 years when i was 39 and 40. i am 46. i did intervals of 7 minutes and cool down with cold water otherwise the heart beats would raise and it's dangerous, 2 people died in this particular sauna. the sand clock shows 15 minutes, which i guess is the normal limit, but i made it half just in case, as safety measure. the point of sauna detox is that the fat has porus and stores lifelong the toxines unless you sweat a lot, then you pay the price of living again whatever symptons the toxins causes, because they are squeezed like a sponge back to the blood stream hence the brain. even if you took medecines 50 years ago, they are back. so sauna is a must for reset, but living again the effects of all the poisons ever is a thing to take in consideration.
4:25 your second critique comment displayed the same comment as the first critique. No mention of sauna locale appears in that comment. I thought the 3% portion of the first comment deserved a response also: I have seen more than a few studies calling 1-2% deltas in cycling power called "significant" when that's the limit of power meter accuracy. Pro cyclists use sauna for BPV expansion and subsequent Hg increases, it's very popular in that sport. Merry Christmas.
Frequent Sauna user here - 5 x a week. I looked at Sauna studies several years ago. One critique I had on the Sauna literature is that all of the large studies seem to have been done by the same lead researcher and on the Finish population. The risk of bias goes up when there is perhaps only one main researcher in the field. In addition, it could be that there is something about the Finnish that makes them more susceptible to the benefits of Sauna. Nonetheless, I bought a Sauna in 2017 and have been using it consistently ever since that point in time.
This was thermal therapy, and you promised to talk about cold therapy later. Are there any studies about the Finnish habit of taking saunas in the winter, running straight out from the sauna to roll about naked in the snow, or, in the case the sauna is located on a lake, jumping into a pre-cut hole in the ice?
Did Nick really say he likes to troll meme us? 🤣 Saint Nick, the embodiment of joyfulness and the Christmas Spirit ❌ Nick the Grinch, the embodiment of trolling and the Christmas Stealer✅
Would you please make a video explaining atherosclerosis? I get different takes from different channels. One point of confusion and disagreement is with diet and cholesterol levels (namely LDL). Some podcasters claim that cholesterol and even LDL choleterol has no bearing on developing arteriosclerosis while others claim that is the main causative agent. Diet is another point of contention with some advocating for a diet rich in animal products while others claim that a plant based diet is the key to arterial health and that such a diet (plant based) could even reverse arteriosclerosis. Also, would you let us know in the same video not only what diet is best to avoid narrowing of the arteries and whet diet could potentially reverse this but also what tests or signs or symptoms one can use to identify if one has arteriosclerosis or narrowing of the arteries or an impediment in circulation. It would be amazing to see a complete video on this subject with the usual scientific references and physiological explanations. Thanks in advance and please keep doing what you do.
This is like the Arminianism vs Calvinism debate (in Christendom). Both sides (anti LDL vs pro LDL) have great arguments and confirmation bias is everywhere.
As an almost daily user of my gym both for exercise (swimming, weights, elliptical) and the sauna I have observed that the sauna is often used by overweight/obese men (single sex sauna) who you never see on the exercise floor. Many believe it replaces exercise. Others that use saunas are young guys who seem to think it also replaces exercise as a better warmup than actually doing some cardio before lifting. For this young group I am quite sure they are incorrect. They are not activating their muscles. I would love to get feedback on this, especially as a replacement for warm ups.
I seem to recall that optimal sauna use was 5x / week, 30 min a day... So, it wouldn't need to have long term benefits, if you're sustaining a near daily intervention.
Merry Christmas 🎉 Insightful as always. I wondered if you had looked into sauna blankets while you were down the Sauna rabit hole? I've been curious as a space saving idea but im not sure over all how effective it would be.
Yes that would be very interesting, especially considering the blankets are infrared compared to what these other studies are usually the dry heat ones. Merry Christmas 👍
Additionally, blood pressure is almost axiomatically taken incorrectly. I refer to the posit that many people being Tx for Htn are not hypertensive. They needed multiple B'P's following the AHA guidelines which are as good as any other standard for taking B/P.
Merry Christmas! I was curious if you've made any videos on grounding pads/sheets? I recently got both and the results it's given me are pretty interesting. Lower inflammation/soreness from post-workouts and deeper sleep. Still hoping for reduction in chronic back pain from multiple conditions but the science is really interesting.
Guaranteed to sleep better every time I use my sauna. Good enough reason to use in my opinion. If there are other positives like better cardio health, just a 🍒 on top.
The data presented at 4:10 does not give units to be able to read the effect size. To be fair I just may not be familiar with this form of statistical presentation.
Bee ess! 😂 j/k i wanted to say that for the fun of it. Seriously, I did have questions, but not critiques. I'm more curious if there is a difference in the temp differential. For example does the benefit hold for this that love in a desert same as in the north
Slight topic-change: Trad saunas, subject's entirely in the unit; others, subject's head's outside of the unit. Thus, either breathing hot air or breathing 'cool' air. Any info on the difference?
I am not a scientist, but do my best to follow your information. It seems to me from watching this video, you did not give misinformation, rather you you just didn't go into detail about long term effects ... anyway, I have a question, which may be answered on the other video which I have not watched yet, but does the type of sauna matter, i.e., steam vs infrared? Thank you and best of the season to you :)
Thank you for correcting yourself. You still are missing quite abit. I would suggest speaking with Ronda Patrick or one of the many true experts on sauna use and its benefits. I would suggest anyone interested in info on sauna to watch videos from experts.
I think sauna slowly cooks your brain, thus reducing your anxiety, which reduces psychogenic vasoconstriction, lowering your bp, and improving your outcome. How about that?! 😜🎄😉👍🏻
Nice. Appeared in my feed within two minutes of publishing. When it comes to Sauna, I look at where it evolved. Finland. So yes, it likely is very beneficial for people living in cold climates and are deprived of sunlight. In the other hand, likely not so much for those of us living in tropical climates. Also I'd like to know your take on Melatonin wrt its role in DNA repair
There are a number of factors that change LVEF, far too many for a YT video. The impact that a sauna has on homeostasis is far reaching. The biological pump & plumbing is a complex system.
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In my personal not so humble opinion, this person is probably the most accomplished youtuber I have found - balanced, humorous, relaxed, articulate, and most importantly a consumate professional who knows his domain extremely well, cares about his impact on his audience, and is not afraid to openly backtrack when feedback and/or new information illuminate the necessity to correct himself. I'm a former molecular biologist and a pretty good communicator and I have recommended Dr. Nicolas Verhoeven to anyone I care about who I feel would enjoy his work. I don't know him personally, but I'd like to wish him every success in the long career that stretches out in front of him, and to thank him for producing excellent, valuable, and enjoyable content. Happy Christmas!
He does awesome analysis for sure.
@@wowzers1069 Agree completely.
You put it perfectly. 🙏
Well said!
You are a true professional. Taking criticism, reflecting and analyzing it, and adjusting as necessary. This is a lost art form that we all could take note on.
a real scientist of science. Not a scientist of scientism ("follow the "science" mantra).
This is how science is supposed to work, and often does.
Merry Christmas. This video will replace Die Hard as our family Christmas movie.
That’s a wonderful Christmas movie. Watch it every year.
RIP Hans Gruber.
Your videos will replace the Yule Log video on TV when my family opens their presents.
@@Physionic hey Physionic.....with that T-shirt and glasses, you look like you can play Clark Kent/Superman. I can see it happening.
LOL yippy Physionic ky-ayyy TH-camr!
I am just shocked that someone on social media addresses criticism instead of throwing a tantrum and blocking the critisizer. Great video.
That's why we all watch him.
@Riaharmony Totally agree.
Excellent follow up. Your commitment to the truth and putting in the appropriate time and attention will continue to bless your life and those around you!
I actually found an honest man on public access media. Thanks for your humble, proactive commitment to truth and accuracy!
Nic, unlike scamming science bros and wellness influencers, you epitomize scientific integrity and professionalism worthy of your creds. Thank you so much for addressing discrepancies in your original analysis. I appreciate your willingness to encourage dialogue around the nuance of limited data, and especially your willingness to parse through belligerence to extrapolate critical points. Thank you for showing us how a real scientist corrects for confounds or new or conflicting data. All the best to you in 2025.
Please never stop doing this. Your work has played a huge role in improving my life for the better. Merry Christmas.
Precisely what makes you a great scientist. Merry Christmas!
Nic, I just love your new haircut. Merry Christmas.
Thanks! Merry Christmas!
I was going to say the same thing!👍🏼
Thank you for clarifying this about the sauna. Nearly 10 years ago, while living in San Diego, I suffered a Myocardial Infarction brought on by a Pulmonary Embolism. Thanks to the great medical treatment and months of Rehab., I became well enough to live on my own again and eventually moved to New Mexico for financial reasons. Shortly after arriving (in ABQ), I joined a clinic near where I lived, that catered to the large Native American population here. Among their healing modalities offered to both Natives and Non-Natives, on the grounds of the clinic, was a sweat lodge (which is a little like a sauna, but a bit more 'smokier' and steamier). One of my neighbors, who was also Native American (Dine, also known as Navajo) and also a client of this clinic, asked me to come to the sweat lodge with her (sweat lodges were offered twice a week with only men one day, and only women the next day). I said yes, never having been to a sweat lodge, but upon filling out the paperwork to attend it said if I had any heart issues to please bring a note from the PCP or Cardiologist saying you were healthy enough to participate. So I consulted my PCP, which was in the same clinic, and because it had been less than a year since my heart attack & PE, and though I hadn't any health episodes related to my PE & Cardiac history up to then, she decided to err on the side of caution, and recommended that I NOT attend. Fast forward to present day, and due to changing a Medicare Advantage Program, I may be entitled to join a gym that offers sauna (and a small aerobic exercise pool and hot tub, along with regular gym equipment). My Cardiac Health is good to average, given my age and weight, and I've only had one small episode of a leg clot a few months ago, where just increasing slightly a blood thinner medication seem to have done the trick. Still, I will take your advice and, when a gym member, try-out the sauna at least once. If I feel uncomfortable in any way, I will get out immediately. Thank you for your intellectualism and honesty. Happy holidays if you celebrate.
I love your humility. It is key to real science. Merry Christmas
Appreciate your dedication to disseminate accurate knowledge. I have the utmost respect for your integrity.
I'm glad you have let off some steam talking about sauna therapy. Now that you have addressed this the heat will be off then. No need to sweat it out anymore. Happy Hot-Mass as well.
I used to take saunas all the time in the 1990s. Almost never saw another person using it. Now, with the help of social media, its now trendy for the health conscious. Crowded all the time!
Great follow up! It's refreshing to see your high standards in examining and presenting data, and your candor in correcting mistakes. Way to go and keep up the excellent work!
I’m not sure why people feel it necessary to be a jerk when providing critique on the internet. Great job dealing with it with professionalism and tact. Something in short supply it seems.
You are a gem in a field full of dubioids.
Best wishes Nicolas. Great work. Admitting to a minor mistake only makes you more trustworthy...unlike many others here on TH-cam. I won't name them! Happy Christmas
That explanation about Vasodilatation was so cool! What a great community this is! Happy winter break to everyone!
Merry Chrismakkuh and happy new year Nic. I’ve been using a hot tub for years and am adding the sauna. I figure they give my heart a rest which can’t hurt and your analysis confirms the benefit ! You’re the best!
Merry Christmas and may God keep you and bless you in the coming year.
Thanks for the followup clarification. BTW You look really good. Like the hairstyle. Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas. A video covering the practice of sauna to cold plunge to sauna and repeat would be interesting. Especially how it compares to sauna or cold therapy alone, since you already covered sauna and plan to cover cold therapy next.
Merry Christmas @physionic and everyone!! 🎄❤
It's for videos like this that I keep coming back to this channel and send your stuff as reference to anyone that cares about science.
Thanks! The sauna at my gym has been broken like forever -- but once it's fixed, I plan to add it to my gym protocol.
Merry Christmas, Dr Nick !
Merry Christmas!
Hey Nic,
You remind me of seeing the European doctors at conventions that we both humble of mind and helpful to stimulate deep thought patterns among their peers!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...thanks,
Dave
Merry Christmas 🎄 and thank you for reading 📚 the studies so we don't have to. TH-cam is all i watch now days. Haven't logged into Netflix, prime, or hulu in months.
You do a great job! You explanation here makes it clear how difficult it is to parse complicated studies and all their variables. Even with a retraction think how much the comment sectiion itself furthers the science. It removes a great amount of cognitive dissonance and collaboration bias. You're the best. You stay true to the science without all the gimmicks and Athletic Greens or whatever they're called.
Thank you and merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas and thank you for sharing your time and knowledge with us all year long including Christmas.
Merry Christmas, Nic! And another year of great science work has passed.
Well done! Very informative, a great follow up.
I'd also like to add that regular sauna is great for your phycological well being. It's quiet time and even a little meditation. I definitely feel like I'm taking some time just for myself. And it can be uncomfortable the longer you stay in there. So... Like ice baths... I believe it builds resilience in our every day lives of convenience and comfort. Not all benefits are clinically measurable... some just feel good. Merry Christmas
Physionic: Merry Christmas! Really appreciate your doing this follow-up addressment of the commenter and your ethical high value approach to interpreting studies! Btw, you mentioned plans for more sauna content in response to another commenter on your previous video. It would be great if you considered covering this study (doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.8187), which is considered one of the biggest ones to date that has motivated many people to get into routine sauna usage, given its focus on long-term data.
It's a cohort study, which followed >2.3k participants, for >20 years. It tracked various biomarkers (systolic, diastolic, triglycerides, etc.) and mortality rates (SCD, CHD, CVD, and all-cause). They also compare different frequencies, durations, and temperatures for sauna usage in Finland (where most people use saunas at-home or socially, not in a gym setting). There's also extensive supplement pages accounting for various demographics, such as the percentage of participants who smoke in each cohort. The authors concluded P
Early follower. I enjoy the always thoughtful and highly educational content, appreciate your corrections and the humble way you take fair criticism. Merry Christmas, if you celebrate!
Thank you so much Grace! Merry Christmas!
When comparing the effects of popular beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors having relatively short half lives on mortality to those of sauna use, evidence suggests that regular sauna bathing may reduce mortality to a similar extent. In some populations, sauna may be even more effective than these medications.
This isn’t to say, ditch the meds and do sauna instead. Blood pressure management needs to be customized to each patient. Closely monitored individualized therapy is essential.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Nic! ❤🎉
Hey Nic, when you show the second critique, it still shows a screenshot of the first critique.
Anyway, great video!
Hahaha! Clearly my video quality assurance process isn’t up to snuff. Thanks for the heads up.
Merry Christmas, Doctor, I read an article on the same subject years ago about hot water emersion and longevity in Japan. They went looking for a similar result and found it in the sauna baths.
Merry Christmas
Merry Mitochondria 🦠
Merry Mitochondria!!!
Thanks so much for having the courage to re-assess and present corrections!! I still won’t sauna. Does my head in.
In 1970 5 newborns were given the name Sauna.
Things AI didn't know I never needed to know.
Wonder if they were pronouned with 2 syllables or 3?
Sauna feels christmassy so this checks out
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 Nic.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
An electric blanket might be cheaper than installing a sauna.
Must the head be heated too?
Is it the infrared or heat?
Merry Christmas love your work keep on keeping on 👍🎄✌️
I think there's a mistake in the video at 4:33 you show an image of the same email that you show at 1:29 - based on the discussion it seems you meant to show a different email.
Would be great to get your opinion on inflammation lowering effect, improved DNA repair through heat shock proteins and the increase in VO2 max after training as seen in some studies.
Merry christmas🌲☃️🤶
good work
First like ❤ merry Christmas ❤
merry christmas
i did sauna 500 times for 2.5 years when i was 39 and 40. i am 46. i did intervals of 7 minutes and cool down with cold water otherwise the heart beats would raise and it's dangerous, 2 people died in this particular sauna. the sand clock shows 15 minutes, which i guess is the normal limit, but i made it half just in case, as safety measure.
the point of sauna detox is that the fat has porus and stores lifelong the toxines unless you sweat a lot, then you pay the price of living again whatever symptons the toxins causes, because they are squeezed like a sponge back to the blood stream hence the brain. even if you took medecines 50 years ago, they are back. so sauna is a must for reset, but living again the effects of all the poisons ever is a thing to take in consideration.
Thank you for the video. I have used dry sauna for muscle inflammation with success- pain relief after exercise.
4:25 your second critique comment displayed the same comment as the first critique. No mention of sauna locale appears in that comment. I thought the 3% portion of the first comment deserved a response also: I have seen more than a few studies calling 1-2% deltas in cycling power called "significant" when that's the limit of power meter accuracy.
Pro cyclists use sauna for BPV expansion and subsequent Hg increases, it's very popular in that sport.
Merry Christmas.
Frequent Sauna user here - 5 x a week. I looked at Sauna studies several years ago. One critique I had on the Sauna literature is that all of the large studies seem to have been done by the same lead researcher and on the Finish population. The risk of bias goes up when there is perhaps only one main researcher in the field. In addition, it could be that there is something about the Finnish that makes them more susceptible to the benefits of Sauna. Nonetheless, I bought a Sauna in 2017 and have been using it consistently ever since that point in time.
i really like the casual look with a bit of messy hair for a chanee......looks good on you!
This was thermal therapy, and you promised to talk about cold therapy later. Are there any studies about the Finnish habit of taking saunas in the winter, running straight out from the sauna to roll about naked in the snow, or, in the case the sauna is located on a lake, jumping into a pre-cut hole in the ice?
Did Nick really say he likes to troll meme us? 🤣
Saint Nick, the embodiment of joyfulness and the Christmas Spirit ❌
Nick the Grinch, the embodiment of trolling and the Christmas Stealer✅
Would you please make a video explaining atherosclerosis? I get different takes from different channels. One point of confusion and disagreement is with diet and cholesterol levels (namely LDL). Some podcasters claim that cholesterol and even LDL choleterol has no bearing on developing arteriosclerosis while others claim that is the main causative agent. Diet is another point of contention with some advocating for a diet rich in animal products while others claim that a plant based diet is the key to arterial health and that such a diet (plant based) could even reverse arteriosclerosis. Also, would you let us know in the same video not only what diet is best to avoid narrowing of the arteries and whet diet could potentially reverse this but also what tests or signs or symptoms one can use to identify if one has arteriosclerosis or narrowing of the arteries or an impediment in circulation. It would be amazing to see a complete video on this subject with the usual scientific references and physiological explanations. Thanks in advance and please keep doing what you do.
This is like the Arminianism vs Calvinism debate (in Christendom). Both sides (anti LDL vs pro LDL) have great arguments and confirmation bias is everywhere.
@@brianshockley8161 I just want to know the truth based on science. I trust his assessments.
As an almost daily user of my gym both for exercise (swimming, weights, elliptical) and the sauna I have observed that the sauna is often used by overweight/obese men (single sex sauna) who you never see on the exercise floor. Many believe it replaces exercise. Others that use saunas are young guys who seem to think it also replaces exercise as a better warmup than actually doing some cardio before lifting. For this young group I am quite sure they are incorrect. They are not activating their muscles. I would love to get feedback on this, especially as a replacement for warm ups.
I seem to recall that optimal sauna use was 5x / week, 30 min a day... So, it wouldn't need to have long term benefits, if you're sustaining a near daily intervention.
Merry Christmas 🎉 Insightful as always. I wondered if you had looked into sauna blankets while you were down the Sauna rabit hole? I've been curious as a space saving idea but im not sure over all how effective it would be.
Yes that would be very interesting, especially considering the blankets are infrared compared to what these other studies are usually the dry heat ones. Merry Christmas 👍
Check out Rhonda Patrick. She is doc that is a true expert on sauna use. She has answered your question a few times in interviews
@@dontepenn will do thank you :)
Additionally, blood pressure is almost axiomatically taken incorrectly. I refer to the posit that many people being Tx for Htn are not hypertensive. They needed multiple B'P's following the AHA guidelines which are as good as any other standard for taking B/P.
Merry Christmas! I was curious if you've made any videos on grounding pads/sheets? I recently got both and the results it's given me are pretty interesting. Lower inflammation/soreness from post-workouts and deeper sleep. Still hoping for reduction in chronic back pain from multiple conditions but the science is really interesting.
Guaranteed to sleep better every time I use my sauna. Good enough reason to use in my opinion. If there are other positives like better cardio health, just a 🍒 on top.
Yahusha bless you !!!
The data presented at 4:10 does not give units to be able to read the effect size. To be fair I just may not be familiar with this form of statistical presentation.
Nice haircut!
Bee ess! 😂 j/k i wanted to say that for the fun of it. Seriously, I did have questions, but not critiques. I'm more curious if there is a difference in the temp differential. For example does the benefit hold for this that love in a desert same as in the north
The Finns alternate sauna and cold water swim or snow … any studies on benefits with that?
Merry Christmas. The most interesting question after this video is, what are your trap exercises?
Slight topic-change: Trad saunas, subject's entirely in the unit; others, subject's head's outside of the unit. Thus, either breathing hot air or breathing 'cool' air. Any info on the difference?
Right. I am wondering if I should get a sauna blanket.
Missed it, was it wet sauna or dry? Towel or no towel? Maybe if the sauna was with other ppl, perhaps the calming social aspect helped with their BP?
Bro you been working out!?!?😮
"Hi everybody!"
I am not a scientist, but do my best to follow your information. It seems to me from watching this video, you did not give misinformation, rather you you just didn't go into detail about long term effects ... anyway, I have a question, which may be answered on the other video which I have not watched yet, but does the type of sauna matter, i.e., steam vs infrared? Thank you and best of the season to you :)
I'm in the need of some new glasses soon. what frame are yours?
Just looked it up for you; they’re called “Oxygen” glasses
thanks! a gentleman and a scholar
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Thank you for correcting yourself. You still are missing quite abit. I would suggest speaking with Ronda Patrick or one of the many true experts on sauna use and its benefits.
I would suggest anyone interested in info on sauna to watch videos from experts.
Care to get into specifics of what I missed?
Dr. Patrick doesn’t exactly answer emails 🙂
BS? As in 'Big Science' ?🙃
One serious question:
Does BS show any difference between wet or dry saunas and heart health?
Merry Christmas, Nick!
I don't know, Man. these are things I don't want to hear. regards and merry Christmas 🙃🎅
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Wet or dey sauna? Wet sauna is good for the lungs. Moisture helps the immune system in the lungs.
Dont mess with us! You dont make mistakes dammit!
hey Physionic.....with that T-shirt and glasses, you look like you can play Clark Kent/Superman. I can see it happening.
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I think sauna slowly cooks your brain, thus reducing your anxiety, which reduces psychogenic vasoconstriction, lowering your bp, and improving your outcome. How about that?! 😜🎄😉👍🏻
C.O. is effected by CV volume, Stroke Volume and Heart Rate, Thats 3... not 2 things
Bro go get some rest or something during this holiday, sometimes reward yourself a bit, then come back stronger 😅
Is anybody studying potassium on blood pressure?
Nice. Appeared in my feed within two minutes of publishing.
When it comes to Sauna, I look at where it evolved. Finland. So yes, it likely is very beneficial for people living in cold climates and are deprived of sunlight. In the other hand, likely not so much for those of us living in tropical climates.
Also I'd like to know your take on Melatonin wrt its role in DNA repair
There are a number of factors that change LVEF, far too many for a YT video. The impact that a sauna has on homeostasis is far reaching. The biological pump & plumbing is a complex system.
I do NOT trust bp measurement at all, period.
BS :)
How so?
@jaycarver4886 He's demonstrating that he watched the video (6:21). Merry Christmas :-)
@@Guishan_Lingyou That part made me giggle
Merry Christmas Dr. Nicholas !