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treat any disease. Please do not apply any of this information

without first speaking with your doctor. Now, let's head to the show. Getting cold. Is cold water

exposure worth it? Right now, this is clearly in vogue. And is this something that can help you

improve your health, or is it a passing fad?

Well, let me start by saying this is definitely something you should consider doing.

However, per the usual, do not take my word for it.

Show me the evidence.

So we will detail how cold water exposure can prevent you from getting sick, can

improve your sexual desire, can improve your sleep, and may even improve your performance,

reduce anxiety, and reduce oxyative stress, therefore decelerate the aging process. But again,

let's look at what science can tell us to make sure we're

not falling victim to fad and placebo effect. First study here, and if this doesn't motivate you,

I don't know what will. Forty-nine subjects found that after two months of cold exposure,

they experienced increased sexual satisfaction, overall health satisfaction,

a reduction in anxiety, and an improvement in body composition, which I've been a little bit wary

of, well, does this whole exposure to cold, improve the function of brown adipose tissue, and this helps to burn white fat and therefore

can improve your body composition. At least this one small study hints that you may see an

improvement in your body composition if you are undergoing cold exposure therapy. But how do you

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