Is Sauna ACTUALLY Good For You? (90-Day Experiment)

Dear diary... Today I saw Bryan in direct sunlight for 3 seconds....

As a Finn, I would like to give some pointers: -Nobody does "dry heat" Saunas in Finland, you're supposed to throw water on the stones every few minutes, which releases steam, and is called "Löyly" in Finnish. This leads to an alternating temperature skin-feeling, and the moisture in the air is what prevents you from burning up in the high temperatures, and it also helps remove even further dirt, toxins, dead cells etc. from your skin. -Depeding on the sauna, the temperature can be anywhere between 70-100 degrees celsius, usually smaller saunas don't need a super high temperature to affect you. -When Finnish people go to a Sauna, they usually do it butt naked -Lastly, when people go to the Sauna, they usually go in there for 10-15 minutes, then take a few minutes break and drink something or go for a swim, then go back in there for another session, rinse and repeat. I wanted to mention this because the studies you talked about were done in Finland, and it kind of goes without saying that the people participating in the tests most probably did it this way.

Pro tips from a native Finnish guy: - We always shower BEFORE and AFTER sauna, so we’re pretty much soaking wet when we enter. Bryan just went straight in without a shower and then complained about his scalp and hair getting dry. No Finnish person would ever do it like that! - We don’t do sports right before sauna. That’s too stressful for the body since your heart rate is already up and your temperature is elevated from exercising. Bryan just went straight to the sauna after getting off the bike. 😅 Finnish people don’t normally do that. Sauna is supposed to be a relaxing experience, not suffering. Most Finns want sauna to lower stress, not stack stressors like a biohacker challenge! We enjoy the heat because we live in a cold environment. I’m actually not sure sauna is even that useful in warmer climates. - Bryan overuses the sauna. Going every day isn’t really considered normal. There’s of course some personal preference here, but it still feels like too much. Many families go once a week, every Sunday — it’s a good way to clean up before a new working week. - Throwing water on the rocks is essential. Wet sauna is THE THING. Nobody here uses the sauna dry! You need the moisture that comes from throwing water. You get a nice sensation of heat without the dryness. Of course, use clean water — if you wouldn’t drink it, don’t throw it on the rocks. (That being said, I’ve sometimes thrown lake water while staying at a cabin without running water. 😁) I really don’t understand why Bryan avoids using water at all. He could just use clean water that doesn’t have the toxins he’s worried about. - Don’t wear boxers or any other clothes in the sauna! Your balls won’t burst into flames as long as you’re naked. 😂 The temperature is measured at head height — your balls are much lower than your head, so you’ll be fine. No need for ice packs. They can probably do more harm than good! - Cold plunges are actually not very common. Some people do them, yes, but it’s NOT something everyone does regularly. Bryan is quite misleading on this. A cool shower is always part of the sauna experience, and some people roll in the snow during winter. It’s more accessible than cold plunging and can be done pretty much anywhere, especially in the countryside. Most people choose to go back into the sauna after extreme cold exposure. P.S. Finns are Nordic, not Scandinavian. 🤣 P.P.S. Check out my guitar videos!!! 😁

Officially the best n=1 sauna review on youtube already. Thanks for all the effort Brian.

*Every Finnish person has entered the chat*

still don't understand why bryan gets so much hate. this is proper science and not some weird snake oil shit.

Bryan's sauna has a few critical construction flaws, which make his sauna experience significantly worse: - It doesn't have mechanical ventilation -> when sweating in an enclosed wooden box, CO2 levels rise, oxygen levels drop -> that is why sauna going feels like suffering to him. - His sauna has a pitched roof where the highest point is above the sauna heater and the lowest point above the benches -> with no air circulation, this means the highest temperatures are above the heater. It's significantly colder than the reported sauna temperature in the area where he is sitting. Due to this stratification, Bryan is experiencing cooler feet and a hotter head. That's why he needs to hold an icepack on his head, since the area around his head is much hotter than the rest of his body. And a few other things ;) As a Finn and a sauna business owner, I'm happy to come and build Bryan a proper sauna personally ✊

I've been following Bryan since I was 30. I'm now 25.

One does not simply talk about sauna without spawning the entire nation of Finland in the comments.

Here’s my full sauna protocol (+ data from the Finnish studies): https://blueprint.bryanjohnson.com/blogs/news/is-sauna-worth-the-hype?srsltid=AfmBOoqWbc7DnCkvTXm3pUOf6BHmSOH7Dg-iPhZjaMMuCB0OQZMDqwMu