Beyond Hot Flashes: How Heat Impacts Health & Longevity

This episode is sponsored by Sundays, Timeline and AquaTru. Sundays - Make the switch to Sundays. Go right now to and get 50% off your first order. Or, you can use code FLIPPING50 at checkout. Timeline - Support your cells and how you age with Mitopure® Gummies from Timeline. Visit and save up to 39% off your Mitopure® Gummies. AquaTru - Go to now for 20% off (your purifier) using promo code FLIPPING50. AquaTru even comes with a 30-day best-tasting water guarantee. How heat impacts health is the question today. Is heat more conducive to health benefits than cold? Do results differ for men vs women? I dive into this topic today with the author of a new book about how heat makes us stronger. Good news for this summer-loving podcast host! My Guest: Bill Gifford has written about health, performance, and longevity for more than 20 years. He is coauthor of the NYT bestseller Outlive, with Dr. Peter Attia, and author of Hotwired: How the Hidden Power of Heat Makes Us Stronger. He lives with his family in Salt Lake City, Utah. Questions We Answer in This Episode: [00:08:40] Why would exposing yourself to heat like sauna or hot environments actually be good for your health? [00:15:21] What does the science really say about sauna use and long-term health? [00:17:46] Are cold plunges and ice baths as beneficial as sauna exposure? [00:36:07] Is there really such a thing as “sweating out toxins”? [00:43:24] What happens to heat tolerance as we age?

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Beyond Hot Flashes: How Heat Impacts Health & Longevity is an episode from The Flipping 50 Show by Debra Atkinson.

This episode is 55:50 long.

This episode was published on Mar 17, 2026.

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