Saunas: Good or bad for your heart?

Is sitting in the heat and steam within a sauna bad for your heart? Do saunas help you lose weight? Larry Santora, M.D., explores these questions.
Larry Santora, M.D., is medical director of the Orange County Heart Institute and host of "Health Matters with Dr. Larry Santora" television series, which airs weekly on PBS SoCaL Plus. Visit www.drsantora.com.
Produced by Chapman University's Panther Productions, "Health Matters with Dr. Larry Santora" is sponsored by St. Joseph Health, Biotronik and Weaver Health Solutions.

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"Swedish saunas"... A Swedish sauna is called 'bastu', a sauna is Finnish.