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Dementia is a growing problem for Europe's ageing population, but the Finns seem to have found the most Nordic solution to counter the dreadful disease imaginable.
Previously, regular sauna use was also found to significantly lower the risk of cardiac diseases.
According to Acting Professor Jari Laukkanen, who led the study, the positive effects of the sauna can potentially also apply to women, yet the matter has not yet been investigated properly. Laukkanen explained that men were chosen as "guinea pigs" because they generally run a higher risk of developing heart diseases than women.
"We knew from before that cardiovascular
diseases also affect the functioning of the brain. The comfortable
feeling of relaxation that sauna bathing offers can also have an
impact," Jari Laukkanen said.
According to the Finnish professor, the way sauna us affects various diseases should therefore be investigated further.In 2012, Alzheimer Europe estimated the number of dementia sufferers in Finland at 92,200: 1.71 percent of the total population of 5.4 million and somewhat higher than the EU average of 1.55 percent.
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