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Discover the transformative power of cold water immersion with 'Chill: The Cold Water Swim Cure' by Dr. Mark Harper. This groundbreaking guide unveils the incredible health benefits of cold-water swimming, a practice that has been revered for centuries. Renowned figures like Katharine Hepburn have shared tales of recovering from illnesses through icy swim sessions, proving that cold water can indeed rejuvenate the body and mind. Dr. Harper, an expert anaesthetist and researcher, combines cutting-edge neuroscience with real-life case studies to showcase how cold water therapy can alleviate chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and more. This comprehensive guide provides readers with actionable insights into safely establishing their own cold-water swimming habits, ultimately promoting improved circulation, enhanced immune function, and overall vitality. With 256 pages of profound knowledge, 'Chill' is your essential companion for embracing the healing potential of nature's cold embrace. Experience renewed well-being and vitality today!
Chill: The Cold Water Swim Cure-?A Transformative Guide to Renew Your Body and Mind
By Harper, Mark
Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages 256
Publisher Chronicle Books
The belief that swimming in cold water can improve one's health is hardly new. For centuries, people from all over the world have reported that immersing themselves in cold water alleviates their pain and improves their overall well-being. Even Katharine Hepburn famously claimed to treat her winter colds by swimming in the icy waters of the Pacific Ocean. But until now, the practice has been treated lightly by the scientific community, the curative effects all but dismissed by doctors seeking medicine-centred solutions for their patients' illnesses. In Chill, expert anaesthetist and researcher Dr. Mark Harper delivers long-awaited evidence that cold-water swimming can, in fact, achieve powerful, tangible health benefits. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with case studies, laboratory results, and stories from the lives of patients, Dr. Harper illuminates the ways in which cold water can impacts us physiologically and mentally, alleviating conditions like: chronic paindementiaarthritisanxietydepressionPTSDmigraines and more.Dr. Harper guides us in safely establishing our own, customised practice of cold-water swimming in order to harness the therapeutic power of water for improved circulation, a strengthened immune system, cell regeneration, and everyday vitality. Eye-opening and actionable, and full of extraordinary discoveries about our minds, our bodies, and the healing powers of Earth's most plentiful res
Chill: The Cold Water Swim Cure-?A Transformative Guide to Renew Your Body and Mind
By Harper, Mark
Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages 256
Publisher Chronicle Books
The belief that swimming in cold water can improve one's health is hardly new. For centuries, people from all over the world have reported that immersing themselves in cold water alleviates their pain and improves their overall well-being. Even Katharine Hepburn famously claimed to treat her winter colds by swimming in the icy waters of the Pacific Ocean. But until now, the practice has been treated lightly by the scientific community, the curative effects all but dismissed by doctors seeking medicine-centred solutions for their patients' illnesses. In Chill, expert anaesthetist and researcher Dr. Mark Harper delivers long-awaited evidence that cold-water swimming can, in fact, achieve powerful, tangible health benefits. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with case studies, laboratory results, and stories from the lives of patients, Dr. Harper illuminates the ways in which cold water can impacts us physiologically and mentally, alleviating conditions like: chronic paindementiaarthritisanxietydepressionPTSDmigraines and more.Dr. Harper guides us in safely establishing our own, customised practice of cold-water swimming in order to harness the therapeutic power of water for improved circulation, a strengthened immune system, cell regeneration, and everyday vitality. Eye-opening and actionable, and full of extraordinary discoveries about our minds, our bodies, and the healing powers of Earth's most plentiful res