Alexa Fleckenstein, M.D., author of Health20, has a few things to say about cold showers. Within the book, she writes:
“Cold water can do more than just wash away sweat, dirt, old skin cells, bacteria, and viruses:
What a Cold Shower Can Do For You
- Enhance immunity against infections and cancer
- Give your glands (thyroid, adrenals, ovaries/testes) a boost, improving hormonal activity
- Jump-start your mood and motivation
- Crank up your metabolism to fight type 2 diabetes, obesity, gout, rheumatic diseases, depression, and more
- Normalize your blood pressure
- Decrease chronic pain
- Train and improve your blood circulation
- Detoxify your body
- Fight fatigue
- Strengthen exhausted, irritable nerves
- Rejuvenate, heal, and tone the skin
- Deepen your breathing
- Help with insomnia
- Improve kidney function
- Reduce swelling and edema
- Improve lymphatic circulation, thereby increasing immune function
- Reduce stress by regulating your autonomic nervous system
- Regulate temperature, fighting chronically cold hands and cold feet and excessive sweating
- Keep your hair healthy
- Improve hemorrhoids and varicose veins
- Reduce aches and pains”
- Originally posted on: http://www.cold-showers.com
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