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As sauna bathing becomes a staple of wellness culture, scientists are trying to clarify whether the practice offers ...

How well you slept the night before is one of the most significant predictors of your day. With a good night's sleep, we often find ourselves happier, more patient, less physically uncomfortable and ...

Is there anything better than being wrapped up in a cozy blanket on a cold winter day? Or, to do you one better, how about wrapping yourself in a heated blanket that is said to improve your health?

Infrared saunas have become incredibly popular, even though they aren’t really saunas at all. To the untrained eye, they ...

The Finnish tradition of a sauna followed by a plunge into icy water or a roll in the snow is spreading around the world. What does science say about the claimed health benefits? Sometimes I wonder ...

Humans have long used saunas and cold plunges for sleep and other health benefits — but it's not for everyone. Here are the pros and cons. Joshua Cox-Steib is a sociologist and freelance writer. He ...

These days, the 120 lockers at the Russian and Turkish Baths in the New York City East Village neighborhood fill up fast on weekends and holidays. On New Year’s Day, each of the five sauna and steam ...

If you're driving around the Cape and happen to see a 12-foot-long barrel, with wheels, being pulled behind the truck in front of you, yes, that is a mobile sauna. And it's probably Karl Maki's. "They ...