Sauna, Heat Shock Proteins & Thermal Stress

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----------------------------------------Show Notes-------------------------------------
0:00 Intro
00:15 About 83% of American adults have some degree of poor metabolic health.
00:41 Hot tub therapy is significantly helpful for people with type 2 diabetes.
00:58 Blood flow is increased with thermal stress. Cardiometabolic issues correlate to challenges in blood flow.
02:00 Sweating in the sauna can help you excrete heavy metals.
03:03 Living in thermal neutral conditions is linked with higher prevalence of diabetes.
05:00 Get hot on purpose and cold on purpose habitually.
05:30 Heat moves blood from the core to the periphery. Cold exposure returns that blood.
05:40 Exercising muscle moves blood around.
06:00 Thermal stress can significantly help to improve insulin sensitivity.
08:35 Your body is naturally colder in the morning, getting hotter throughout the day. You can amplify this with cold exposure in the morning and sauna or hot tub in the evening.

[@lifemasterkris1865]

Six days per week: swim a kilometer; 40-50 minutes in the sauna; five minute ice cold shower. Result? If my car won’t start, I can carry it home. I became freakishly powerful!

[@iss8504]

Me too. I love the cold shower

[@shahzadbutt2118]

As always, Mike delivering another master class, thank you sir!

[@tomjones2348]

My wife and I do sauna 6-7 days a week, always in the morning, for 25-30 minutes. Love it.

[@ManuelHernandez-bg8bl]

Thank you for another great video! I'm 65, Since beginning my journey focus on health on Oct 2019 I've lost 60 lbs in 6 months and have maintained it for 18 months using keto and IF, brought my A1C from 9.7 to 5.9 and kept it there. I have not caught a cold since, everyone else in my household caught the China thing. I will be incorporating sauna and jacuzzi along with my hit running. Thank you!

[@bulgarianb3ast]

Good for you!! Keep it up

[@tonyrose2692]

This video got my sub. Great content, It didn't feel pushy on any info. Keep it up

[@sythethics9259]

Always on point. Thank you for your time and effort.

[@JayJay-ue3xy]

Love this message about heat therapy. Thank you so much for continuing to educate us about health! Much appreciated 👏👏👏👏

[@armando9293]

The existence of this amazing human being is inspirational for me and many friends. Thank you for your expressions and love for the human body.

[@janerobinson7078]

As always an excellent summary! You cover so many topics and do it so well. I’m very thankful for you

[@raobdywse]

another wonderful great explanation of benefits of saunas and heat! Thank-you

[@dort5436]

What an information packed KZbin! Thank you

[@CraigerIAm]

I love what you offer and stand for. Thank you my friend 🙏

[@ToniDJohns]

Thank You for this revealing how to lower body stress simple solution. I get it. Makes so much sense especially with covid lockdowns/closures. The YMCA near me just opened it hot tub and sauna. Will go there asap !!!

[@bradleybauer9323]

Informative video. I appreciated the evidence based medicine style of presentation…facts that make sense and are easy to digest. Thank you!

[@marcamatucci3060]

Awesome content as always Mike 💪 after a stressful day a shower and sauna melts always the stress. I am in my infrared sauna now and I will literally wake up two hours early to have this experience. Delay start is a fantastic feature for getting right into a hot sauna. I keep two fifteen pounds dumbbells next to me and alternate shoulder presses and curls to bring up my heart rate. I also use some essential oils on a towel.

[@manp1039]

Delay start?

[@yashuais9962]

WOW THANK YOU SIR!

[@jimtipton8888]

Love ya Mike and thanks for putting this great info out there. Greetings from E.WA. Sauna💪DHEA💪Iodine💪 Me stronger, my 63 yo body is digging out of a hole and this has all been sound advice that has trended me back to where I want to be.

[@gstlynx]

Thanks Mike. Much appreciated.

[@manp1039]

I can vouch for sauna therapy being vital for my health ever since i was as yount at 11-12 years old.. thankfully I found a gym near my home that allowed me to go by myself to use the gym and especially the sauna. I lost access for a couple years then got another gym membership which had a sauna.. I think military bases and ships should all have saunas as well. Sadly my experience is that they don't.. I only had access for a short time at a military training center.. and i was the only one that i know that used it. The pandemic really caused health difficulties for me because of the gyms closing.

[@adambath8850]

Wow! Science telling us what I naturally felt already. I have a steam shower in my house that I use all of the time. I have Type 2 diabetes and anytime that I was feeling off I would use my steam shower and always felt better. Just following what felt right for my body.

[@JCImageInc.]

Don't forget about taking a hot bath, building a portable sauna, their are some cheap options out there. I'm such a fiend now and now know that it takes 45 minutes for my single cab Nissan to heat up to 120 degrees with the engine revved to 2000rpm.

[@vacrn127]

I have been doing lots of hot yoga. I have lost weight and my skin has cleared up.

[@finalstartfitness4473]

Love this Mike!! I have always taken Hoooot Baths. This could be part of reason for being able to stay lean.😀

[@leowetzel2497]

I am waiting for my sauna to heat up right now. I have an infrared sauna and I added three 250 watt infrared heat lamps and it maintains a temperature of 145° and I stay in for 30 minutes. Although it's only 145°, it feels at least 20-25° hotter!

[@michaelbrost1916]

From one Mike to another, thanks for providing such valuable information. Can you do another video that advocates the value of going from sauna/steam to cold shower? Sometimes, I do 4 minutes of steam straight to one minute of cold shower for 6 sets. It’s been a game changer for me.

[@s7337]

How so?

[@amilombanugo8321]

Thank you mike 🙏🏾..I’ve been more diligent with my sauna sessions

[@bobdec6665]

I do regular sauna in the gym almost everyday. I also do infared sauna at home several days a week..

[@Wesley-wg2qi]

I'm looking forward to the mini indoor sauna I'm gonna be building in a few weeks

[@cassie7950]

Just watched a video about fertility and ED... the specialist said it stems from insulin resistance. Craziness.

[@cassie7950]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJuZnmBnbNGnY9k Around 16 mins talks about the ED.

[@kiraheartwick7983]

Great video

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Cool! Great medical science!

[@janielongoria2343]

I love sauna 😍 I'll start doing 3 times per week. Thanks

[@rickbeers6639]

Hey, can you make a video on how to improve your health if you are a shiftworker? Love your work btw!

[@beckywood3]

Good to know! I take hot Epsom salt baths as part of my auto immune self care , but hadn't heard this part of the science.

[@triciaolson1879]

I love my Jacuzzi Clearlight Sauna. I regularly do 45 minutes at 135-140 degrees in the evening. I feel so great the next morning.

[@triciaolson1879]

@@swamphawk6227 😆😆 thanks for your comment. Made me laugh. Yes, they make an awesome (infrared) sauna. Low EMF’s which is very important.

[@lizzie2301]

@@triciaolson1879 I have a clearlight sauna as well but I have started using it in the mornings because I notice I have insomnia when I use it at night. 20-40 minutes cardio in the treadmill then 15120 minutes in the sauna has been my routine

[@wendyyoung8582]

I'm going to try this and see how it works with my high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes 💛

[@hellofromdave]

I bought an infrared sauna from Costco a few years ago. Small foot print and have it in the bedroom. It just plugs into a standard outlet and assembled it in about half an hour. Wasn't that expensive really and I use it regularly.

[@jejunamja]

Hey thanks for the video good info …I’m wondering would running on a hot day produced the same kind of experience for the body?

[@lifeonthesweeterside]

I’m type 1 diabetic and hot baths even help lower my blood sugar. At night if I have a very stubborn high and I don’t want to exercise or take more insulin, a hot bath or sauna will drop me crazily fast

[@katiie7]

I love dry saunas & steam rooms!

[@georgeabdulnour2727]

Hi from Melbourne Australia.

[@lilicasaid]

Thank you so much for all your help and precious information. Do you have any data on Hot Yoga/ Bikram? It’s from 60 to 90 mins classes at 108 F. I would appreciate your answer. Namaste.

[@pinkqueenscookie]

Thank you for this, the last straw I needed to convince me to use my apartments hot tub and buy myself a sauna dome (won’t be able to get a Finnish one until I can afford a house lol). Nonetheless, I’m excited as I’m someone who cannot stand the heat. Every summer I try to stay indoors because the heat just kills me. I’m hoping this will help.

[@asphalthedgehog6580]

With the current energy prices and taking a hot bath and sauna every day you won't be able to afford a house ever.

[@pinkqueenscookie]

@@asphalthedgehog6580 The hot tub is free, I pay for it in my rent. The sauna won’t add that much to my electric bill, just did an estimate. I’m also 22 with over 50k in savings. I’ll be able to afford a house eventually. Lol thanks for trying to discourage me but you failed.

[@asphalthedgehog6580]

@@pinkqueenscookie sorry bout that. I prefer spending energy on gas for my cars... I hate warm water (swim from 16 degrees Celsius), and probably never will go into a sauna unless forced or payed.

[@jadenhalstead7290]

@@asphalthedgehog6580imagine fueling your car with gas instead of electricity 😭😭

[@asphalthedgehog6580]

@@jadenhalstead7290 I like driving and driving an automatic bores me to death. I'll take the train instead.

[@vincenttortorice2774]

Hey mike, thanks for your content. you mention fertility in there quite abruptly. in every capacity i’ve ever read about sauna i’ve seen that it negatively impacts male sperm count, albeit seemingly temporary. can you eloborate more on your point about fertility? i can understand helping with ED cause of circulation and blood flow, but not fertility itself in regards to sperm health. Thanks!

[@mast3rmin3]

I get in my sauna 3 -4 days a week @ 140 degrees for one hour 😅

[@tadeogalvan565]

Hey Mike, for those of us who currently have no access to a sauna, can exposure to sunlight daily have similar effects? Great content as usual btw :)

[@IgnoreMeImWrong]

A sauna can be anything that uses heat to make you sweat. Have you ever sat in a stinking hot car for 15 minutes?

[@jameslave98]

No

[@tamarahollenbeck2988]

Hot baths work wonderfully! Enjoy!🛀

[@Markhypnosis1]

No. Sunlight alone won't give you the same benefits. You need to get so hot that you start sweating alot.

[@karenf9137]

I'm not really sure about this, but I live in a city area with many different economic and lifestyle mixes. I have seen people whose diets and lifestyles should have led to an early demise, yet they lived on and on. One day I realized that these same people were outside a lot and exposed to intense heat and humidity during summer months, then freezing cold temperatures during winter. No AC for relief from heat is probably the biggest factor. I suspect that these "scientific marvels", as I like to call them, are unwittingly generating HSPs during exposure and fixing lots of damaged cells. In the same regard, I read somewhere several years ago that AC is really not good for your health and that with the advent of it, and hitting every home and workspace, our health began to decline. I guess there's a price for comfort.

[@stevenwilson2292]

I can tell you, nothing works like a Finnish sauna. I can be in the hot tub or the steam room 3 times as long and I don’t come out feeling as good as I do from 20 minutes in a proper Finnish sauna.

[@davidmonroe2008]

What would you recommend to an Ms individual could do to be able to take advantage of all of these amazing benefits of using a sauna??

[@aintgonnaworrynomore]

Thanks Mike. It's warm enough today to put the cheap China sauna out on the deck.🙂

[@williamhartman9]

What about intense Manual labor in the Florida heat , do you think it will illicit benefits?

[@iksnyzrog]

I’d love to hear your thoughts on hot bath’s effects on testosterone production in men. I’ve read about reductions in sperm quality, but I’ve also seen some things on reduced testosterone production. Thoughts?

[@sukhjotesingh9613]

Interesting

[@jazzyj5236]

Hey Mike, do you think doing Bikram yoga multiple times a week would have similar effect as sana/hot tub exposure? (Room is heated to 105-110F and you are exercising during that time for 60-90 minutes)

[@lordoft2410]

Supplement w SALT & POTASSIUM too, if you’re regularly using the sauna

[@xxChacaronXX]

KZbin DIY sauna... lottery costs about $500 to build your own! Very simple and neat!

[@Highintensityhealth]

If it gets hot, I’m in

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

I've been getting in the sauna pre workout. Is there any benefit to doing it post workout instead?

[@Lovaaahhh]

Is it ok to use a N O booster prior to heat shock therapy or is that overkill?

[@andrewthomas5769]

I couldn't find the article, but it said the sauna can make MS worse.

[@sc4332]

Do infared saunas get hot enough to activate heat shock proteins?

[@aavlijaner]

L - carnitin and sauna?

[@yao199]

Is it that safe though? What about neuron damage due to hyperthermia? Coincidentally or not, Andrew Huberman had a talk about heat exposure with Rhonda Patrick and a seoarate video on the same topic and he warned that oror to any exposure you should check with your doc so you don't do more harm than good.

[@Highintensityhealth]

Using common sense and ensuring you’re healthy enough to handle heat is good 👍

[@thefrugalfunlife]

What about heat shock proteins causing accelerated cancer growth and metastasis in many different cancer lines?

[@HeyHeyAlabama]

Would soaking in the bath tub give the same results?

[@emmaschauer5409]

I'm curious about using heat as therapy as it relates to fertility. I was always told that men that expose their genitals to heat for extended periods of time damage or kill the sperm? Is this incorrect? And how does the heat affect eggs in women? If at all? Does it cause harm to an unborn baby? I was told (though not by my doctor) not to take a hot bath when I was pregnant, but the water always felt so good on my lower back and sore legs and feet, especially in the third trimester. Thanks!

[@jameslave98]

Lol. Men are more tough than you imply. They literally outclass you in every way

[@steveking135]

What do you think about taking hot baths for those who don’t have sauna or hot tub access?

[@ominousview]

It will help, you get vasodilation with a hot bath as well. Blood circulation and heart rate increases in a hot bath..just don't do it for too long. 15-20 min

[@Fresh-qc3zn]

Is it ok have a sauna / hot bath every day?

[@andanh8]

Heat shock protein cause cancer cell prolification, and metastasis?HSPs are rapidly and abundantly overexpressed when cells are exposed to physiological and environmental stimulation, such as hyperthermia, anoxia, ultraviolet light,sauna?

[@tomtraynor5384]

hard to do everything at home. Should a sauna or a hot tub or a cold plunge tank be first? Thanks!

[@gertch100]

Tent sauna is inexpensive & takes up no room, when stored

[@evlondocooper7318]

Thank you! Anyone know if portable saunas provide any benefit?

[@evlondocooper7318]

@@swamphawk6227 Much obliged!

[@gertch100]

Had mine for years. No footprint. Heats up to 150 degrees. Still not clear though on the optimal temp for infrared

[@squeegeeman123]

Mike, is it good to take a sauna right before bedtime?

[@Highintensityhealth]

Evening/prior to bed is a wonderful time!

[@squeegeeman123]

@@Highintensityhealth And then do I follow up with a cold shower?

[@LaneyandherGermanShepherds]

I do hot Epsom salts bath!!

[@karenbraddock41]

Curious? What about heat outside? I live in Houston and with the humidity & high temps in the summer..it def gets your core temp up? So would sitting outside & the sun on 99 degree days be the same?

[@Markhypnosis1]

Not really. It won't heat the body up enough.

[@tbrown4080]

How do you find a sauna

[@Highintensityhealth]

Usually a health club!

[@samvanauker3768]

👌

[@steveadams7870]

"Befriend somebody who has a sauna." LOL.

[@jrg305]

How can they say it is the sauna or heat... Maybe getting people who are inactive to go somewhere gets the a1c down. Is 1% even significant? I work with diabetes and test to test there are significant variances. The message should be exercise. Not sit in a sauna. Raise your temperature by working out....

[@johnlakey4983]

Work up to sauna then cold shower. If you don't have a sauna, then hot shower then cold shower. Watch the Danish Ice Man Wim Hof. "Blessings exist for those than grab them"

[@Scott-mz4rw]

Sauna

[@labbe52]

💯🤗

[@brianbadonde8700]

Befriend someone that has a sauna 🤣 just to use the sauna

[@christianwithoutreligionne3082]

heat therapy for health, cold therapy for recovery

[@rashelbeaver]

Isn’t sauna and hot tub damaging to sperm? Just asking because you said it was good for fertility.

[@judyluce3141]

I do hot yoga, would that be similar 🧘‍♀️?

[@oneconsulting8431]

Whats your view on Charles Brenner claiming sauna benefits are bullshit?

[@jackbuaer3828]

Obviously, he disagrees with Brenner on Sauna. Though a frequent sauna user, I would be interested in what Brenner has to say. Brenner seems like a smart guy. Though I think NR / NMN supplementation is likely bullshit, and Brenner is an evangelist for NR. Brenner likely makes a lot of money off of NR since he is an adviser to Chromadex and is an inventor on patents implemented in the manufacture or sale of NR supplements.

[@thisreallysucksbig]

The studies are in and the data indicates extreme benefits from regular sauna usage.

[@sagi2tarius-722]

Hi, I have a barrel sauna and love it but I tend to have a minor cough after. I hydrate well, nose breathe and the water loyle is filtered. Any thoughts?

[@2ndstreetmarvel]

🤘🏿🤘🏿

[@genesmith3582]

Keep in mind, this study was in diabetics....

[@AnderWestgaard]

Algorithm

[@Carcamo007]

U see that study with polyester underwear??! No more polyester ladies and gents.... especially if your trying to have kids....but for your overall hormonal health.....say no to polyester. Blew my mind reading it😱

[@planck10-43]

really? your buddies tell you about their erectile issues? 😂

[@sunnygirl9691]

Probably his clients (people who have hired for supplement/nutrition advice).

[@mitzir3873]

Men need to workout, move more. Cause my husband's 72 and he doesn't get into any sauna, does workout every morning. He's sex drive us through the roof!

[@xglebinmusicx]

+++++

[@rosariquelmemaldonado4342]

😅á

[@burtnation1357]

♿️♿️♿️♿️

[@BlackMamba-lt8oe]

fake study

[@johngalt97]

Which study, the one not linked to?