A 2016 study concludes that frequent sauna bathing may reduce the risk of dementia.

 

From the Scholars

Another example of one-size-fits-all thinking which needs to be carefully examined.

Ibn Sina in “Avicenna’s Medicine” devotes an entire section to baths and what is required before and after baths and saunas.

 

 

 

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