Sauna users follow these simple precautions:
- Avoid alcohol and medications that may impair sweating and produce overheating before and after your sauna.
- Stay in no more than 15-20 minutes.
- Cool down gradually afterward.
- Drink two to four glasses of cool water after each sauna.
- Don't take a sauna when you are ill, and if you feel unwell during your sauna, head for the door.