Sauna use as a lifestyle practice to extend healthspan

Re:Sauna use as a lifestyle practice to extend healthspan by el_nahual on Sunday October 02, 2022 @01:51PM (#33058394)

I would add (controversially) "the sun" to that list.

The sun is delicious. The sun is also good for you. The sun makes you look good.

And yet Americans have an almost belligerent attitude towards the sun. Hats, sunscreen, long sleeved shirts, umbrellas. Adults, children, everyone is perpetually hiding from the sun, and they look kinda sickly.

Can the sun give you skin cancer? Yes, of course. (In the same way a sauna can give you a heart attack i suppose). But the benefits to overall wellness are incredible.

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Re:Sauna use as a lifestyle practice to extend healthspan by avgcorrection on Sunday October 02, 2022 @02:29PM (#33058761)

I guess it doesn’t help that many Americans are white European descendants that live in subtropical/tropical/mediterrannean climates.

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Re:Sauna use as a lifestyle practice to extend healthspan by meowmeowmoo on Sunday October 02, 2022 @03:10PM (#33059176)

Can’t you still benefit from sunlight with sunscreen on? I wonder what the risk curve for skin cancer from sun exposure looks like.

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