New Study: Hot bath as effective as sauna?


Do you need to break the bank on a home sauna? What the research says (and what I actually do)

Heat therapy & holiday wellness

Saunas are all the rage right now (and I DO love mine), but there is some new research available that shows a hot bath can be just as effective on some health markers.

Today I will share the links to the new research, a video with you where I break down the pros and cons of my sauna, and share my favorite magnesium bath protocol.

A couple quick things:

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Let’s talk about something that’s probably in your feed right now: “You have to buy a sauna if you care about longevity.”

But here’s what the newer research is saying:

We now have data showing that passive heat therapy -things like hot baths, hot tubs, and saunas - share a lot of the same benefits for your cardiovascular system and metabolism.

Some key findings from recent papers on passive heat therapy and hot water immersion:

  • support vascular health, insulin sensitivity, and blood pressure.
  • Hot water immersion (a properly hot bath) can trigger similar heart-rate, circulation, and “heat shock” style responses as a sauna session – in some cases, even stronger for certain markers.

So no - you don’t automatically need a multi-thousand-dollar sauna to get great benefits from heat.

Is a good sauna amazing? Yes!

Do you have to break the bank to care for your mitochondria? Not necessarily....

How I use heat therapy:

Here’s my setup and how I think about it:

1. My magnesium soak “sauna alternative”

If I don’t want to get in the sauna -or I’m traveling - I’ll do:

  • A hot bath (comfortably hot, not scalding) for about 20 minutes in the evening
  • This gives you: circulation, relaxation, nervous system down-shift, and a mineral top-off all at once.

2. My sauna and why I still love it

When I do use a sauna, here’s why I like it:

  • It’s structured: I’m more likely to actually sit and sweat for a full session
  • It stacks well with other tools like cold therapy
  • I feel the difference in my sleep and recovery

If you’re curious about the exact sauna I use and the pros and cons, I did a full breakdown here:

👉Watch my breakdown of sauna's here

Bottom line: use what you have. A good hot bath done consistently beats an expensive sauna you never use!

Holiday wellness, without blowing your budget:

Since we’re talking about not over-spending on wellness toys… here’s how I’d prioritize if you’re trying to improve metabolic health, hormones, and circadian rhythm this winter:

  1. My courses are at the lowest prices of the entire year right now for Black Friday.
    • If you need a full metabolic reset from a circadian + leptin lens → Leptin Reset
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  2. MyCircadianApp, is also 50% off lifetime access right now.It helps you:
  3. This is where things like magnesium soaks, saunas, red-light panels, vibration plates, etc. come in.

If you want ideas for this tier, I put everything I actually use into a Holiday Gift Guide for you:

Click here to download my most updated gift guide

How to use this info this week

  • Don’t stress if you don’t own a sauna. Run a hot bath, add magnesium, and let your body heat up and cool down naturally afterward.
  • If you do have a sauna, fantastic - use it like a structured training session for your blood vessels and mitochondria.
  • And if you want to understand how all of this plugs into leptin, metabolism, circadian biology, and actual long-term fat loss… this is the week to grab the courses and the app while they’re at their lowest prices. (Click here for best deals of the year!)

Reply to this message if you have a question about which course makes sense for you!

Warm (literally),

Sarah

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