What's the deal with cold plunges and saunas?
About this episode
Emily and Perry explore the health implications of cold plunges and saunas while discussing related health topics.
This week, Emily and Perry plunge, as it were, into the temperature extremes: cold plunges and saunas. Is there any actual value to shocking your body with ice water or sweating out an ocean? Or are we just gluttons for punishment? Plus: soaring measles rates, Jay Bhattacharya's double federal appointment, and pandemics lurking under the ice. Submit a question for our weekly mailbag at wellnessactually.fm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Emily Oster, Perry Wilson
Topics covered
- cold plunges
- saunas
- health benefits
- temperature extremes
- measles rates
- pandemics
Keywords
- cold plunges
- saunas
- health
- measles
- pandemics
- temperature extremes
- Jay Bhattacharya
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