While it might not come as a big surprise that sauna use can be helpful in reducing the day-to-day stresses of modern life, you might not have guessed just how profoundly they can improve our psyche.

There is a growing body of medical evidence to suggest that the real-world benefits of infrared sauna use can help combat anxiety, and give users a platform to reduce their stress levels.

The flow-on benefits of addressing sources of stress and treating the impact of severe anxiety stretch from our psychology all the way to our physiology, which shapes how we feel on a day-to-day basis.

In this piece, we’re going to break down some of the real-life stories of infrared saunas helping users to tackle their anxiety, cover some of the growing medical evidence to support these claims, and address a number of questions around the space of stress, health and infrared saunas.

But first, let’s get an idea of exactly what the stress hormone is and how it impacts our bodies, so we can understand how infrared saunas are helpful in tackling and treating stress, anxiety and even combating mental illness.

Let’s jump in!

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