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[–] [email protected] 45 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Googled it, hot tubs temporarily lower blood pressure.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Soaking in a bathtub or basking in a sauna can be a pleasant way to relax. Done on a regular basis, both habits may also help prevent heart attacks and strokes, according to several studies.

"The high temperatures in a warm tub or sauna cause your blood vessels to dilate, which lowers blood pressure," says Dr. Adolph Hutter, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. The volume of blood your heart pumps will also rise, especially in a hot tub. That's a result of the pressure of the water on the body, which increases the heart's workload, he explains.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/hot-baths-and-saunas-beneficial-for-your-heart

[–] [email protected] 79 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Dr. Adolph Hutter.

I'm guessing that man has an immaculate signature that makes sure it's super clear that there are two t's and no l's in his last name.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just above his lip only. Full beard otherwise. "It's literally the opposite of the hitler stash!"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, better be sure.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Or his handwriting is so bad that his signature is a completely indecipherable squiggle. Seeing as he's a doctor that seems more likely.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So actually comprehending this, if that is what I'm doing, the heat is causing your body to do what it does when your blood pressure is spiking, but since you are in a body of water, the weight of the water is changing the atmospheric pressure on the the body, and nets to lower blood pressure.

Heat is making the heart pump harder, and the blood move faster, but the atmospheric pressure is dilating the blood cells, resulting in net lower PB.

Kinda sounds like "wreaking havoc on the circulatory system". Same as rigorous exercise weeks havoc on the circulatory system.

Overdo stress on the circulatory system, get heart attack or stroke.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Pressure would play little role here, generally it would increas peripheral resistance as well as pressure inside the chest cavity, prompting the heart to work harder. However I doubt at a regular water immersion in a hot tub causes a noticeable effect.

Then heat causes your blood vessels to dilate in an attempt to dump the heat outside, because you are in a hottub this will end up warming your core, which will also dilate more blood vessels inside as well as raising your resting heart rate.

The net effect is slightly faster heart rate (still usually under 100, so not even in light excercise teritory yet, more like walking teritory) with a lower blood pressure.

None of this is close to wrecking havoc, yet the initial drop from getting in quickly can be fast enough, that with a high enough vagal tone (i.e perfect storm of other situations - tired, dehydrated, intoxicated, chronically tired or w/e) you could temporarily pass out. Analogous to someone passing out from getting up too quickly.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

But that guy sounded so confident, he even added a superlative