21 Health Benefits of a Cold Shower

“Cold water can do more than just wash away sweat, dirt, old skin cells, bacteria, and viruses" -Alexa Fleckenstein, M.D.

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