Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell than cytokine responses

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23328940.2026.2645467#abstract

>mitigate the adverse effects of low socioeconomic status

Makes me wonder how much of it is Sauna, vs just the luxury of having the time to go do nothing for ~30 minutes.

Doing nothing for 30 minutes does not release cytokines.
But it _will_ reduce cortisol, which is known to increase the likelihood of infections