Frequent sauna use may boost heart health, reduce death risk

London, Nov 29 (IANS) Regular sauna use is associated with a lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people aged 50 years and above, a new study says. This is because the sauna lowers blood pressure -- a key factor for increasing risk of heart disease and death. The study found that mortality from CVD among people who used a sauna four to seven times a week was 2.7 fatal CVD events, compared to 10.1 events in those who used a sauna once a week. "More regular sauna use is associated with a lower risk of death from CVD in middle-aged to elderly women as well as in men," said Professor Jari Laukkanen from the University of Eastern Finland. "There are several possible reasons why sauna use may decrease the risk of death due to CVD. Our research team has shown in previous studies that high sauna use is associatng quotas for Scheduled Castes, Schedules Tribes and Other Backward Classes (SC/ST/OBCs). The ATR says that the Marathas comprise a socially and economically backward class who are without adequate reservations in education and government jobs. Accordingly, they are entitled to the quota benefits enshrined in the Articles 15(4) and 16(4) of the Constitution and the government could initiate suitable measures to address the issues. The previous Congress-Nationalist Congress Party had also made a similar 16 percent quota proposal but it was stayed by the Bombay High Court. The Marathas have been organising massive silent protests all over the state for nearly two years, including agitations in July-August this year which became violent. Thursday's development comes ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
--IANS