12/07/2025
Feeling the winter heaviness? You’re not imagining it — and sauna can help. ❄️🔥
Here’s how infrared boosts your mood + eases seasonal depression (SAD):
✨ 1. Natural “feel-good” hormone surge
Heat raises your core temp → endorphins, serotonin, and dopamine rise → that calm, euphoric post-sauna glow is real.
✨ 2. Lower inflammation = clearer mood
Sauna activates heat shock proteins that reduce systemic inflammation — a major driver of seasonal + major depression.
✨ 3. Nervous system training (aka hormesis)
That short burst of heat stress strengthens your resilience, reduces anxiety, and helps stabilize mood over time.
✨ 4. Better sleep = better winter mental health
Infrared boosts melatonin, helps you fall asleep faster, and deepens slow-wave sleep — crucial for fighting SAD.
✨ 5. It mimics sunlight’s antidepressant effect
Sauna increases BDNF (brain fertilizer for your mood) and boosts blood flow to regions that regulate happiness and motivation.
✨ 6. Immediate emotional lift
Most feel calmer, lighter, clearer — especially when winter brings fatigue and low energy.
❄️ Bottom line: Sauna naturally lifts your mood, supports your brain, boosts resilience, and helps you feel more like you again all winter long.
Come warm up with us. 🤍🔥
Visit us: https://www.puresweatstudios.com/savannah-georgia
📍 1800 E Victory Drive, Savannah, GA
📞 912.901.3177