At Energy Health we are always looking to value add to our community by delivering innovative, personalised, comprehensive, and effective health strategies and wellness programs.

So today, we are going to suggest that you consider adding a cold shower to your health and wellness approach to maximise your results.

Now before you think we are totally crazy, suspend your disbelief for just a moment, and read on about the considerable benefits you can get by simply ignoring the hot water tap every now and again, and taking a nice cold shower!

How long do you need to do a cold shower? You simply start at the beginning.
The good news is that even as little as 30 seconds can make a difference.
If you can do that every day of the week, then it’s less than 5 minutes!

Let’s look at some of the benefits of cold showers:

If you can tolerate a cold shower, you are causing a stress response in your body, therefore, cold showers help to lower stress levels.

Cold showers relieve symptoms of depression. Due to the high density of cold receptors in the skin, cold showers send an overwhelming amount of electrical impulses from peripheral nerve endings to the brain, which may result in an anti-depressive effect.

Cold showers encourage weight loss. Cold showers can also help you develop brown adipose tissue (brown fat).
Studies have shown that brown fat in your body might be a secret weapon for weight loss.
Brown fat is a special kind of body fat that helps you produce heat (and thus burn calories and white fat) when you get cold.

Cold showers reduce levels of uric acid in the blood. Elevated levels of uric acid can lead to a disease called gout that causes painful joints that accumulate urate crystals. It can also make your blood and urine too acidic.

And for those of us who may want to start a family?
Cold showers are said to increase fertility and sperm count.
The old adage, ‘go take a cold shower’ might just be what the doctor ordered!

Cold showers help to naturally build immunity by increasing your metabolic rate and the creation of white blood cells.

Cold showers also aid recovery by reducing inflammation after a workout or physical exercise.

Cold showers are also the ultimate self discipline tool.
Choosing to take a cold shower, particularly on a cold day for example, can really strengthen your mind and your body.

Cold showers improve cardiovascular circulation, and lymphatic circulation.

Cold showers also help with mental focus and alertness.

Okay, so we get that cold showers may be a little uncomfortable, particularly when you are just starting out with them, but here at Energy Health, we think the benefits, and the small amount of time required to have a cold shower, is well worth the effort.

Have you have tried cold showers?
If so, what has been your experience with them?

Let us know, we would love to hear from you!