Cold Showers

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, [...]

Ironically, I didn’t start taking cold showers because I knew they were healthy. It was just a moment of spontaneity one day when I was standing in the steaming hot water and for lack of a better word, realized I was “bored” with the consistent warmth. So I cranked up the cold water, and to [...]