Posted on 12/21/2024 8:46:54 AM PST by ConservativeMind
Hot tubs can improve insulin effectiveness, heart health and lower blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes, research has found.
The small-scale study involved immersing 14 participants with type 2 diabetes in 40°C water for one hour, eight to 10 times within a two-week period.
It's the first study of its kind to show that participants experienced improved insulin sensitivity, which means the insulin they produced worked better after repeated immersion. Glucose levels didn't change, but insulin levels were lower.
The study took place in a controlled laboratory setting where researchers could monitor the participants' deep body temperature, as well as blood pressure and heart rate every 15 minutes, to ensure safety.
The researchers aimed for participants to reach a target inner body temperature of 38.5 to 39°C, while immersed up to their collar bones.
Dr. Thomas James, said, "We also found that participants were burning less calories during the study, which means they were more efficient at rest. This might sound bad, but if their bodies are more efficient at rest, it likely means we've improved their ability to cope with physical activity.
The hot tub treatment was also found to make the heart work easier and lower blood pressure.
Thomas added, "The exposure to hot temperatures made the body work better, but not just while the participants were sitting in a hot tub—we also saw the heart having to work less hard days after they'd been immersed."
The reason for this is when the body is exposed to heat, it has to adapt by lowering our resting body temperature. The body achieves this by reducing the amount of energy we burn at rest. When we use less energy, we also need less oxygen to be delivered around the body by the heart.
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A hot tub, Jameson’s and water, a starry moonless night, yacht rock... it has to be good for you.
I’ve been trying to convince my wife that we need a hot tub for decades. Now is my chance.
“It for my health…honest.”
All the above, plus exercise.
Diet: no/low sugar, absolutely no high fructose corn syrup, absolutely no sugar substitutes, no soda, no fruit juice (the fruits are OK because they have fiber that slows absorption, but not the pure juice). Whole milk is probably fine in moderation. If one can lose body weight, that usually helps.
Exercise: improves insulin sensitivity and more effective muscles absorb insulin.
Drugs: any medical doctor can give you a list of the usual suspects.
Or sauna manufacturers of the world...it is known that high temps...higher than 105F or so is toxic to tumor cells...when body temp > 100F there are probably areas in body that are temporarily at that that temp or higher...fasting and high body temp maybe helps body kill tumor cells? Maybe?...would like to see study with tumor patients
Many thanks.
Could you elaborate? Thanks.
Dr Joel Wallach. Dead Doctors Don’t Lie.
The information has been out for more than 50 years.
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