HEALTH BENEFITS OF COLD WATER IMMERSION THERAPY

Coldwater therapy comes with the following health benefits

Lowers Inflammation

Coldwater immersion after strenuous workouts can aid in relieving soreness, pain, and swelling in joints or muscles by constricting or narrowing blood vessels, numbing nerves, and lowering body temperatures.

Boosts Heart Health

Coldwater therapy can improve circulation as the body reacts by pumping more blood to the vital organs such as the heart when feeling cold. This forces the heart to push more blood to other parts of the body, improving circulation, supply of air, and nutrients.

Can Elevate Mood

Cold therapy can improve mood as the water triggers the production and release of dopamine hormones that enhance joyous moods. Regular cold water therapy can treat symptoms of anxiety, stress, and depression.

Other benefits include improved sleep patterns, increased body energy, metabolism, and a better immune.

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Ieva Kubiliute is a psychologist and a sex and relationships advisor and a freelance writer. She's also a consultant to several health and wellness brands. While Ieva specialises in covering wellness topics ranging from fitness and nutrition, to mental wellbeing, sex and relationships and health conditions, she has written across a diverse range of lifestyle topics, including beauty and travel. Career highlights so far include: luxury spa-hopping in Spain and joining an £18k-a-year London gym. Someone’s got to do it! When she’s not typing away at her desk—or interviewing experts and case studies, Ieva winds down with yoga, a good movie and great skincare (affordable of course, there’s little she doesn’t know about budget beauty). Things that bring her endless joy: digital detoxes, oat milk lattes and long country walks (and sometimes jogs).

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