Sauna Hype goes back to the papers.

Heat and cold went mainstream in the 2020s. Podcasts turned small studies into daily protocols, and brands built product pages on top of those protocols. The numbers drifted a little at each step.

Sauna Hype is a science publication about that drift. We trace each claim to the study it came from and read the study in full wherever we can reach it. Then the claim gets its reading on the Hype Dial, with every figure linked to its source.

Plenty of what people say about saunas holds up well. The Finnish studies that followed men for twenty years found real, large associations, and newer trials keep adding to them. Cold water has a thinner record and a louder fan base.

Adam Bognar edits the site

Adam also edits Sauna Monthly, the sister magazine that reviews home saunas, heaters and cold plunges. Both are published by The Still Brands Inc.

This is how the two sites fit together

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Corrections are welcome

If we got a number wrong or missed a study, email mail@adambognar.com. We fix errors and note the change on the page.

Nothing on Sauna Hype is medical advice. If you're pregnant or have a heart condition, talk to your doctor before you start regular heat or cold exposure.