Does Sauna protect from getting dementia or Alzheimers?

@buenavida (9984)
Sweden
February 22, 2017 8:21am CST
According to an article I read, Sauna might be the secret that help Finnish people to keep healthier. Could it help to clean the body? Do you use Sauna?
Regular visits to the sauna can help lower the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease as well as dying of heart ailments, a Finnish study suggests. Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland found a link between sauna visits and memory d
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Dr. Ann
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
22 Feb 17
I love to go in the sauna once in a while. I don't have time to go often. Yesterday I was looking at some handsome indoor saunas and wondering where in my home I might be able to put one.
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Marja
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
22 Feb 17
The best saunas are the ones heated with old fashioned wood fire. I have been going to sauna since I was 1 year old..
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Dr. Ann
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
23 Feb 17
@buenavida How wonderful.
Pammoo Raj Ratan
@pammooratan (4668)
• India
22 Feb 17
Yes It be helpful for health.
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Marja
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
22 Feb 17
Pammoo Raj Ratan
@pammooratan (4668)
• India
22 Feb 17
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
22 Feb 17
I have heard it has nice health benefits but I can't stand sitting in them it makes me feel so gross.
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
22 Feb 17
@MALUSE It is hard for me to breathe in them and it leaves my skin all sticky feeling
Felicia Kane
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
22 Feb 17
Then I am apparently safe in the summer, my house is practically a sauna because we do not have central air conditioning haha!
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Marja
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
22 Feb 17
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