Nothing could be finer than to take a hot shower, but a cold shower is also a good idea. This can be for your health to improve? An orthopedic surgeon, Geert Buijze did the research.
you can have A warm shower and finish with cold water for a cool bath after a visit to the sauna or take a cold shower after a sporting event. For decades the research has been done on the effects of cold water on our health and our recovery from it.
Buijze was decided during the course of the Academic Medical Center (AMC) in Amsterdam is to investigate the effects of a cold shower, and was inspired by the ‘iceman’, Wim Hof.
the european Court is known to be the man that his body is so trained to that, he was for a long period of time, extreme cold temperatures can be tolerated. Also, he trains people interested in how they, by means of the cold, and their physical well-being can be improved.
There are no figures that show how many Dutch people take a cold shower.
Voluntarily, under the shower < / p> Buijze did a survey in 2016, and with the help of three volunteers into four groups, which were divided. One of the group showered each and every day is hot, the three other groups were running in the shower every day for a period of thirty, sixty, or ninety seconds on the cold setting. For this, they had thirty days to keep this up.
The results showed that the three groups of the crane, even on a cold set, to a reduction in staff absenteeism of 29%,” according to Buijze. “She had been less and less sick than the group that is normally showered.”
Tips for beginners: Start with a nice hot shower, you can prepare yourself mentally, and then quickly switch. Try it out for thirty seconds or so, to keep track of, if necessary, with a countdown timer. It will not take effect until this thirty days, will be sustained.
It didn’t matter to which group they were in, and after thirty seconds, the effect can be measured. There is no difference between that and the cold shower for thirty, sixty, or ninety seconds.
The problem with this analysis is that the indirect consequences are, ” explains Buijze out. “There is not a single test that shows that your immune system is improved. You can have only indirect effects, see, for example, to see how people feel about it, but that’s not conclusive evidence.” Because of this, there will always be people who are not in the behavior of the front desk, believe.
Effect on immune system
The effect of cold water on the body, according to Buijze is not hard to explain. “It has to do with the so-called neurobiological pathways that can affect hormones produced by the nervous system, are activated. However, it is still not known how to do this in your system is linked.”
“the Cold is causing a severe stressmoment for a while and then go back to your account.
the majority of fans is that you get yourself a short boost. Your heart rate and blood pressure go up, as you are, we run the draw. “It’s an immediate stressmoment, and then you have to go back to a relaxed mode.” It is very healthy because your nervous system is described as being activated, according to Buijze.
The doctor himself is also a fan of the cold shower, though he wasn’t very good. “I feel quite energized afterwards, as if I were to have a cup of coffee I’ve had. It’s the start of my day a boost.”
This is very good way for everyone to have a good idea after all. The elderly and heart patients should be careful, because the body of the brief speed boost might not be a good tradeoff.
no matter How cold the shower should have been, which is to be determined. It is particularly important to ensure that you will get chills, according to Buijze. “It’s best to have the temperature doesn’t slow down, it’s just really abrupt and the temperature knob to cold to run. Then you can reach in a very short period of time, it can be most effective.”
