Thursday, September 15, 2011

[Repost] 21 Health Benefits of a Cold Shower


“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
  1. Enhance immunity against infections and cancer
  2. Give your glands (thyroid, adrenals, ovaries/testes) a boost, improving hormonal activity
  3. Jump-start your mood and motivation
  4. Crank up your metabolism to fight type 2 diabetes, obesity, gout, rheumatic diseases, depression, and more
  5. Normalize your blood pressure
  6. Decrease chronic pain
  7. Train and improve your blood circulation
  8. Detoxify your body
  9. Fight fatigue
  10. Strengthen exhausted, irritable nerves
  11. Rejuvenate, heal, and tone the skin
  12. Deepen your breathing
  13. Help with insomnia
  14. Improve kidney function
  15. Reduce swelling and edema
  16. Improve lymphatic circulation, thereby increasing immune function
  17. Reduce stress by regulating your autonomic nervous system
  18. Regulate temperature, fighting chronically cold hands and cold feet and excessive sweating
  19. Keep your hair healthy
  20. Improve hemorrhoids and varicose veins
  21. Reduce aches and pains

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