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People use sauna for well-being, but its medical benefits are not widely understood

  • Written by Joy Hussain, GP Researcher, RMIT University
Many people use sauna to relax, but some evidence has shown it can improve certain health outcomes.From shutterstock.com

Why do people use sauna? Despite centuries of anecdotal evidence which says the practice is relaxing and healthy, researchers have never actually asked this question. Until now.

With increasing evidence pointing to the health...

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