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Activate Brown Fat

By admin | Published: July 16, 2009
Many people report that they feel warmer throughout the day after taking a cold shower or bath. This could partly be due to enhanced circulation, but the stimulation of brown fat also seems a likely cofactor. Brown fat is one of two types of fat in the body – the other being white fat, or what [...]
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Weight Loss

By admin | Published: July 3, 2009
Some basic reasoning tells us that cold showers can assist in weight loss. Consider the acute effects of a cold shower. The water hits the skin and almost immediately the body jump starts; blood flow increases, muscles harden, and heart rate increases. All of these things require energy. It may help to think of the body [...]
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