Researchers from Finland have found that men who visited a hot, dry sauna more often had a lower chance of dying from certain fatal cardiovascular diseases and from all causes overall.
Spending more time in a hot, dry sauna could lead to a lower risk of death.
A team led by researchers from the University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, has examined the impact of sauna on fatal heart events along with all-cause mortality.
They surveyed 2,315 men aged 42 to 60 years old from eastern Finland--first in the mid- to late-1980s then with a follow up about 21 years later.
Their results show that, compared to men who h