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Sauna ham is real, and it's spectacular.If there is one thing even I can claim to be universally true about the Finns, it's this: Sauna is an essential part of life. On a recent trip through Finland, I'm told this several times a day, seemingly by everyone I meet — whether it's tour guides or bartenders — and each time I'm told it, there's a new fascinating detail. Here's one: The sauna used to be a birthing room. Here's another: It was also a place where people were given their last rites. Yes, this means you could come into this...

Sauna heat therapy reduces blood pressure in middle-aged people, according to researchers at Brigham Young University in Utah. The study also revealed that its specific sauna method lowered body core temperature more than methods used in prior heat studies. Sauna exposure is a type of passive heat therapy. It has grown in popularity as a way to improve overall cardiovascular health. High blood pressure can lead to serious health challenges, such as heart disease and stroke, eye problems and kidney disease. It could also damage your arteries, restricting blood flow and oxygen to the heart. The current study was based...

Veteran folk singer Hana Horká died Sunday of COVID-19 after intentionally exposing herself to the virus in an ill-advised self-immunization attempt. She was 57 years old. The Czech musician’s passing was confirmed by her son Jan Rek, who told Prague Morning that she “preferred to catch the disease than get vaccinated.” SNIP “I survived… It was intense,” Horká wrote in the post, according to local news outlets. “So now there will be the theater, sauna, a concert… and an urgent trip to the sea.” “Life is here for me and for you too,” she added.Two days later, the folk artist...

I love a good, hot bath. I'm 73 and mobility is a problem. Walk ins are expensive- Has anyone invented a drop-on-top-of-your-existing-tub-rail, a door unit that raises an existing tub to around 30", so I can sit on a chair in a "walk in" without paying 6K ?

A Russian oligarch nicknamed the “Sausage King” was killed by a crossbow Monday when two masked men attacked the meat magnate and a woman in a sauna at his countryside estate outside Moscow, according to reports. Vladimir Marugov was found dead in the sauna after his partner fled through a window in the outdoor hut and notified police about the attack some 25 miles west of the capital, the Moscow Times reported.

CHRIS Cuomo is taking at least 45 pills a day to recover from coronavirus, and CBD for the pain. This and his daily sauna sessions are all on the advice of an energy medicine physician, who also developed a menu of foods he should eat while battling COVID-19. The CNN anchor's wife Cristina Greeven Cuomo shared what she has been giving her husband in hopes that it might help others who are struggling with patients at home. "Since this particular virus has no proven remedy, the plan we set in place was to use oxygenated herbs to get ahead of...

People who visit the sauna frequently may be less likely to develop heart and lung diseases or to get the flu than those who rarely go, a research review suggests.

888WEBTODAY.COM (8-8-10)--A man died during the World Sauna Championship in Heinola, Finland after sustaining severe burns in the end phase of the event that required long term exposure to 230 degree temperatures (110 Celsius). Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy (pictured on the left) was pronounced dead on August 7, 2010 after passing out from the 230 degree temperatures. Finland's Timo Kaukonen won the event. Not a big surpise since he was the reigning champ. Almost 1,000 spectators watched as medical workers attended to both men who were badly burned. Timo Kaukonen is said to be in stable condition and probably willing to participate...

The annual World Sauna Championships in Finland has ended in tragedy with the death of one of the finalists, the organisers said. Russian finalist Vladimir Ladyzhensky and Finnish rival Timo Kaukonen were both taken to hospital after collapsing and Mr Ladyzhensky later died. Its chief organiser, Ossi Arvela, said all the rules of the event had been followed. He said in a statement that the organisers were grief stricken at the events. The event, which has been running since 1999, requires participants to withstand 110C for as long as possible.

This is hilarious. I cant believe they get by with this stuff over there. LINK

By Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter A 14-year-old American boy died this week in a sauna in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, on the outskirts of Daegu, however police are seemingly unable to pinpoint the cause of his death. The tragedy took place last Sunday, when Stephanie White, her son Michael and two of her friends went to a jjimjilbang (Korean style sauna). Her son went into the male bathing room, while White and her friends went to the ladies section. Some considerable time later, sauna staff called the mother to check on her son who was in a critical condition. When...

BARNAUL, Russia (Reuters) - Cannot afford to install a sauna in your home? A Russian inventor might have the answer -- the mobile sauna. Converted from a military truck, Igor Chupin offers clients a session in the back of his GAZ-66 truck for 1000 roubles ($42.37) per hour. "What Russian guy doesn't love his banya! One day I had the idea to put a bathhouse on wheels and to drive wherever I want!" said Chupin, a self-taught inventor from the Altai region of southern Siberia. Russians adore saunas, or banyas, spending hours in the steam rooms with friends, swapping stories...