Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.

And so we know that sauna, deliberate heat exposure, does increase growth hormone.

So growth hormone does respond to a stressful type of stress, right?

So you can do that through exercise.

You can do it through deliberate heat exposure.

You can do it through intermittent fasting.

All those things have been shown to increase growth hormone.

And depending on the temperature and duration, you can get a more robust response, right?

So like the longer you do the sauna, the more hot without going above, you know, 200 degree Fahrenheit, you're going to get a more robust response with growth hormone.

you know, the effects of growth hormone, particularly on like tendons, making them stronger.

I believe that's, that's something that's, you know, known.

So my, my idea here is like, is this, is using the sauna also potentially, you know, helping your tendons because of that growth hormone pulse that you're, you know, getting from, from doing exercise also does right.

It elevates growth hormone as well.

Right.

And the nice thing now is I think there's enough research showing that even getting in a hot tub, hot bath, you could do a hot bath.

Most people do have a bathtub at home.

You will have to get a little pool thermometer and make sure you're at 140 Fahrenheit.

So you might have to constantly refill the bath for it to stay hot for 20 minutes.

But it's also more accessible, I think, now where it's like, well, people might go, I don't have a sauna.

And maybe they don't have a gym membership and their gym doesn't have a sauna.

So it's nice to know that they can even...