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 Enhance immunity against infections and cancer Give your glands (thyroid, [...]

Hot Showers Release Toxic Chemicals

Cold showers not only offer their own benefits, but help shield you from the deleterious effects of hot showers. It may sound like a paranoid concern, but experts unanimously agree: hot showers vaporize dangerous amounts of chlorine and other toxical chemicals into the air. This has been acknowledged by the presigious magazine, New Scientist, professor [...]