Growtika2d ago

Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell than cytokine responses

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

Show threadgchamonlive2d ago

> A total of 51 adults (...) were exposed to a 30-minute session of acute FSB at a temperature of + 73°C

Woah, that seems like a lot for me. I can usually stand maybe 60ºC for like 10 maybe 15 min. I don't think I'd be able to stand 30 min under 73ºC.

Show threadout_of_protocol
Humidity is the key, Finnish style sauna is low humidity+ high temperature (85-115C is OK i think), while Russian banya-style is low temperature (60-80C with high humidity). Both of them produce about the same load on a human
Apr 5 at 2:52pmWeb
Show threadorthoxerox2d ago
Right, and Turkish-style hammam is 50C at 100% humidity. It's the only one I cannot stand.
Show threadsersi2d ago
My problem with turkish style hammam is that unless it's extremely well maintained it often smells of mold. When I went to some nice hammams in turkey, I didn't have that problem but outside of turkey, it's often unbearable.
Show threadgchamonlive2d ago
That's interesting. I don't have much the habit of doing sauna, as you can likely tell, so I might have tried only high humidity saunas. I'll give it a try one day with low humidity if I find one.