What if you could boost your mental health, invigorate your body, boost your mood, and reduce anxiety all at once…just from one little trick?
Amazingly, you absolutely can, and it can all be done from the comfort of your own home each and every day!
You don’t need pills or any kind of manufactured medicine to make it happen, but it’s 100% backed by science. Here’s all you need…
Cold water.
That’s right – if your shower can spit out cold water, you have everything you need to give your body an array of fantastic benefits.
And like I said, science backs it up.
Think about this: have you ever jumped into a pool filled with cold water? Or maybe it was a lake, ocean, etc.
How did you feel?
After the first “shock” of becoming immersed in cold water, it felt good didn’t it? And afterward you probably felt refreshed and stimulated.
That’s not a coincidence.
When you go from a relatively warm temperature to a cold temperature very quickly, blood within your body moves closer to the core of your body from the surface. In essence, the fresh blood cleans out your system and covers your brain (and all organs).
That’s how “shocking” your body will cold water can reduce anxiety and fight off depression without you needing to pay those high prices for medication and deal with side effects.
It’s the natural way to help your brain…
To dig a little deeper into the science, this cold water immersion helps to activate your nervous system.
It causes the release of Norepinephrine in the brain, which is a hormone that helps people feel happier. Also, the level of “feel good” molecules called beta endorphins increases.
And as the number of electrical impulses from peripheral nerve endings to the brain goes up, an anti-depressant effect is caused.
All from cold water!
Here’s how you can use this cold hydrotherapy technique at home:
1. Begin showering at a comfortable warm temperature.
2. Slowly start to cool the temperature over a 5-minute period.
3. Get the water down to roughly 68 degrees, or to where it’s almost too cold to tolerate (no need to make it intolerable).
4. Stand in the water for 2 minutes.
And you’re done! You’ll start to feel the benefits of the cold water as you complete the above steps!
And if you’d like, you can also try the “shock” method where you crank the temperature of the water down to the near-intolerable level at once.
Try it, and see which works better for you.
