Practicing regular sauna use is an excellent natural method for maintaining healthy blood pressure, with a frequency of 2 to 3 sessions per week reducing the risk of high blood pressure by 24%, and 4 to 7 sessions by 46%.

noli's read

This claim is based directly on a major observational cohort study conducted in Finland by Dr. Jari Laukkanen and published in 2017. The figures of 24% and 46% reduction in the risk of high blood pressure are scientifically accurate and faithful to this research. In terms of well-being, heat exposure in a sauna mimics the effects of moderate physical exercise by promoting relaxation, vessel dilation, and improved vascular compliance. However, as this is an observational study and not a randomized clinical trial (RCT), an absolute cause-and-effect relationship cannot be rigorously proven. Furthermore, the study focused on middle-aged men in Finland, which makes generalizing these exact rates to the entire population uncertain. Finally, frequent sauna users often benefit from a lifestyle more conducive to relaxation, which represents a classic lifestyle bias for this type of analysis.

the sources

1. 1NIH Office of Dietary Supplements 2026
2. 2Manson JE et al. 2019
3. 3foundmyfitness.com/topics