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Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, dementia, Finnish, heart disease, heart rate, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, resting heart rate, sauna, sweat
Hang out in a sauna at least 4 times a week! Finnish researchers analyzed 20 years’ worth of data from the Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. And they found people who spent 20-minutes in a sauna on most days were 66% less likely to be diagnosed with any form of dementia, including Alzheimer’s. The researchers aren’t sure WHY sweating in a 170-degree sauna lowers dementia risk… but they believe it’s partly because heat increases the resting heart rate, which sends more oxygen-rich blood to the brain.