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Heat therapy explored as possible aid for depression
Original: From floating saunas to clinical trials: how heat therapy might help mental health and what scientists do and don't yet
A new NPR report examines whether heat therapy — from floating saunas to controlled clinical trials — might help ease depression. The piece looks at early research into how raising body temperature could affect mood, while stressing that scientists still do not fully understand the effects or how well the treatment works. Interest in accessible, non-drug approaches to mental health is driving attention to the story.
Why now: Growing public interest in alternative, non-medication treatments for depression has put heat therapy research in the spotlight.
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- From floating saunas to clinical trials: how heat therapy might help mental health and what scientists do and don't yet know about its effects on depression https://www. npr.org/2026/10/05/nx-s1-59790 44/sauna-heat-therapy-mental-health-depression # wellness # mentalhealth #… · fedifind@flipboard.social · 1
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