Two decades of medical writing induces a certain skepticism toward research. You just can’t go all gaga over every study that crosses your desk. But I confess to being intrigued by a recent report on the benefits of steam baths called saunas. Scientists in Finland found that men who got overheated in a sauna regularly for 21 years lived longer than those who kept themselves at room temperature on most days.
I was equally impressed by a study suggesting blueberries are powerfully nutritious. Mice fed Nordic wild blueberries had lower blood pressure and less systemic inflammation than other mice. This also came from Finnish researchers.
I began to wonder whether the Finns were bent on finding merits in all their favorite foods and habits. For example, Finns are heavily into cross-country skiing, which passes for a good time during their long winters. You don’t need scientific studies to grasp the cardio effects of cross-country — but the Finns have done them anyway.
Now comes the coup de grace,
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, extensive research finding that coffee is good for you. The Finns are world-class coffee drinkers, often leading in per-capita consumption. Their neighbors in Norway were the first to document coffee’s health benefits,
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As the grandson of Finnish immigrants, I’ve always identified with the Finns. I even know the old jokes about their cultural stoicism. (Definition of a Finnish extrovert: During a chat,
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So after 18 years at Science News, my last word will be a nod to my forebears. I’m biased,
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, with a sauna. It’s surrounded by wild blueberry meadows, and the winters there come with no shortage of snow.
Science News has been a great place to make a career. As I pack up my files on a hot summer day, it’s reassuring to look ahead knowing that a winter afternoon of cross-country skiing followed by a bone-melting sauna will be good for us — especially if followed by blueberry pie and coffee.?

Editor's note: Nathan Seppa retired in early September after 18 years at Science News. His final feature,?"The beneficial bean: Coffee reveals itself as an unlikely health elixir," will appear in the October 3 issue. Last year, Seppa's feature article "Impactful Distraction," on the dangers of distracted driving,
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, won the Folio Eddie Award for best consumer single article in science and technology. See these and other stories about studies that Seppa reported?on his profile page.

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