Doctor Kondrakhin reminded the cores of the sense of proportion when going to the bath

The bath is not just a place to relax, but a real training for the heart and blood vessels. Cardiologist Andrei Kondrakhin explains that the secret lies in the contrast of temperatures. When we steam, the vessels expand from the heat, and after pouring cold water sharply narrow. This kind of gymnastics strengthens the vascular system, makes the nervous system more stable and gives the body an excellent charge, the doctor quotes NEWS.ru.

However, the doctor stressed that bath heat works as a useful physiotherapy only with a competent approach. The presence of heart disease does not mean that the steam room should be abandoned forever, if you know the measure and listen to your body.

The situation is quite different when an unprepared person who has not been to the bath for a long time, out of stubbornness tolerates heat to the last. Instead of benefits, you can get overheating, a sharp drop in pressure and vascular collapse. In such cases, the heart cannot withstand the load, which can lead to the most tragic consequences.

The doctor also drew attention to another nuance. It is absolutely impossible to combine trips to the steam room with alcohol, since in a drunken state the risk of earning a vascular catastrophe increases many times over.