Monday, February 12, 2007

More reasons for using a sauna, steam room or hot tub

It creates and appetite for "light foods," summer menus like salads, fruits and juices. Even during Bellingham's long winter.

On chilly days one might crave hearty food like steak dinner. Sauna can heat one to the core so appetite turns to lighter foods. This can reduce fat and salt intake.

1 comments:

Robert said...

Be careful not to get over heated in a sauna. Someone, I know, stayed in too long and passed out. He had to spend one day in the hospital after that.

I am not a hard-core user. I often sit on the floor, rather than the benches. It is coolest on the floor. I don't stay in the sauna too long. I head out to the showers often going back and forth for several short stays in the sauna.

It's more for the social than the heat, in my opinion. Mild heat is best.

No "extreme" for me.