12 Surprising Health Benefits Of Cold Showers

#7 Adapt To Stress and Become More Emotionally Resilient

Many times when you are introduced to a small toxin or a decent amount of stress that can be good for your body because the body adapts and becomes stronger as a result.
This phenomenon is known as Hormesis and basically means what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
Cold showers are a shock to the body and it’s a stressor but it’s one that is on a low enough level that our body actually adapts to all the physiological changes that are going on.
The adaptation to these changes allow us to become stronger and more adaptable to other stressors.

#8 Decreased Uric Acid Levels

Prolonged ice baths or cold showers decrease uric acid levels tremendously. When uric acid builds up this is what causes gout.
If you’ve got gout you should definitely be taking some ice baths because this is going to decrease your uric acid levels without you having to take any of your other pharmaceuticals that you may already be taking…

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