21 Health Benefits of a Cold Shower

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 -

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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