Sweating the details: Sauna's potential health benefits draw scientists' interest

Sweating the details: Sauna's potential health benefits draw scientists' interest

A group of international researchers is pushing to rigorously study the potential health benefits of sauna and other heat therapies. They hope to bring scientific legitimacy to the age-old practices.(Image...

Sauna scientists Dr. Hans Hägglund (from left), Earric Lee and Ashley Mason take a steam  in the Japanese sauna at The Well in Oslo, Norway. They are part of a group of international researchers studying the potential health benefits of sauna and other heat therapies.

A group of international researchers is pushing to rigorously study the potential health benefits of sauna and other heat therapies. They hope to bring scientific legitimacy to the age-old practices.

(Image credit: Siv Dolmen for NPR)

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