You are welcome, Raymonde! Thank you for reading. –Ina, Food Revolution Network Team

Hi Lee,
I’m also 75 and do not think of myself as elderly. This year marks my 50th year of working out. My workouts are more intensive than they’ve ever been, since over the past 50 years there has been better education, research, practice and instructors in the field. Did you drive through Houston on your trip through the South? 👋🏽

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I can imagine, Lee! I don’t think any of us wish to refer to ourselves in that manner 🙂 It sounds like you’re living a very young life! –Ina, Food Revolution Network Team

Heck, at 75, I still frown when someone refers to this age as elderly. I just drove over 4K miles in the south — a woman alone in my 50 yr old collector car — with no AC, and a 4 speed manual. I paint, garden and don’t stop much from morning to evening. I keep saying that I were just 50 again … ha, ha. (But then, I’ve exercised and been an athletic person all my life 🤔😊.)
Great article, as always — we all need to keep moving as best we can!

Hello Lawren! There are a couple of limited studies published on the benefits of saunas and dementia risk.

Observational research does suggest that regular sauna bathing may offer protective benefits against dementia, particularly in lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease—but it’s not proven as a definitive treatment.

In one Finnish Prospective Cohort Study (KIHD) involving 2,315 middle-aged Finnish men tracked for roughly 20.7 years, it found those who used a traditional Finnish sauna (about 80–100 °C, 5–14 min per session):
66% lower risk of developing any dementia
65% lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease compared to men using a sauna just once a week

A second long-term study in Finland including roughly 14,000 participants found those using saunas 9–12 times/month had about 21% lower dementia risk, with less clear effects at higher frequencies (>13 times/month).

We also published an article regarding the benefits of saunas, with lots of studies cited, which you may wish to read– https://foodrevolution.org/blog/sauna-benefits/

I hope this is helpful! Thank you for the question.

Hello George! Thank you for the feedback. We have another article all about fasting that may be of interest to you. Here’s that link: https://foodrevolution.org/blog/intermittent-fasting-101/. –Ina, Food Revolution Network Team

Hello Bjay! We have another article all about fasting that may be of interest to you, and answer your questions. Here’s that link: https://foodrevolution.org/blog/intermittent-fasting-101/. I hope this helps! –Ina, Food Revolution Network Team