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Want to feel good? I dare you to try a cold shower, especially if you have not had one for a long time. There is some reason to believe that cold showers might be a good treatment for depression, although nobody seems to have seriously studied it (what a shame, considering the billions that depression costs us every year). The positive aftereffect of a cold shower feels similar to a very strong zap of caffeine, only without any negative side effects. Exposure to cold is known to activate the sympathetic nervous system and increase the blood level of beta-endorphin and noradrenaline and to increase synaptic release of noradrenaline in the brain as well. Additionally, due to the high density of cold receptors in the skin, a cold shower is expected to send an overwhelming amount of electrical impulses from peripheral nerve endings to the brain, which could result in an anti-depressive effect.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:21:52 +0000

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