• Cool showers help to increase circulation to the skin and thus throughout the body
• Cool showers help reduce blood pressure on internal organs
• Cool showers strengthen the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems, helping you to feel more relaxed in uncomfortable situations, like taking a cold shower ;o) and stimulating digestion
• Cool showers encourage the body to contract the muscles, thereby eliminating toxins and metabolic wastes
• A cool shower can be refreshing on a hot summer day!

Who could benefit from taking cool showers? Well - almost everyone, but here is a brief list of who could and who shouldn't:

• Anyone seeking pain relief may benefit from taking a cool shower - this process of "toughening" can help you tolerate temperature extremes better, thereby helping you reduce pain felt by cold
• People who have difficulty differentiating between temperature extremes should not engage in the taking of very hot or very cold showers
• If you suffer from Raynaud's disease, please do not engage in cold application

Sources:
http://www.holistic-online.com/hydrotherapy.htm
http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/showers.html

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