Capsaicin in some peppers, attacks cancer cells' mitochondria. They found capsaicin, an ingredient of jalapeno peppers, triggers cancer cell death by attacking mitochondria-the cells' energy-generating boiler rooms. The research raises the possibility that other cancer drugs could be developed to target mitochondria.
However, it is notable that, in modern Russian, a sauna is often called a Finnish Banya, though possibly only to distinguish it from other ethnic high-temperature bathing facilities such as Turkish baths referred to as Turkish Banya.
Answers from Brent A. Bauer, M.D. An infrared sauna is a type of sauna that uses light to create heat. These saunas are sometimes called far-infrared saunas â far describes where the infrared waves fall on the light spectrum. A traditional sauna uses heat to warm the air, which in turn warms your body. An infrared sauna heats your body directly without warming the air around you.