What's up guys, Kevin from KreativeVein here again and we'll be going over the top 10 benefits
of cold showers.
Personally, last year and at the beginning of this school year around September 2016,
I experimenting with cold showers and I'm getting back on the grind now again.
Creating a habit like this isn't that easy so if you want, I can make a video on how
to start and maintain doing cold showers, so let me know in the comments section down
below.
And before we get into these benefits that are extremely useful in your life, be sure
to smash that subscribe button like it's the shower handle all the way down to cold, and
hit me up on Twitter as well @KreativeVein.
The 1st benefit of cold showers is increasing your willpower.
This is pretty self explanatory, but if you're like me, you want to be able to be strong
enough to persevere through anything, and voluntarily doing things that are uncomfortable
will allow you to do the tough, but right things in life.
We live in an era where almost everyone is addicted to simple things like pornography,
coffee, TV, food, or even harder things like alcohol and hardcore drugs.
Instead of succumbing to your animalistic desires which evolution programmed you to
want, you can do things not for instant gratification, but for true fulfillment like building your
body, working on your mission, and cultivating relationships, and that's the type of willpower
that you are building with cold showers.
The 2nd benefit of taking cold showers is a better immune system.
A study from England found that taking daily cold showers increased the numbers of disease-fighting
white blood cells compared to people who took hot showers.
Now if you know me, you question everything, and many studies are backed by companies who
have an interest in profiting from a quote unquote reliable study, such as the common
knowledge that says breakfast is the most important meal of the day which was publicized
by cereal brands.
Regardless, I do believe this as true as exposing yourself to harsh conditions would force your
body to adapt and anecdotally people have said that cold showers have helped their health
overall.
The 3rd benefit of getting into a cold shower is higher testosterone levels.
This is something very important to me and many men out there.
Testosterone is the male sex hormone which increases your libido, your ability to take
risks, and gives you overall more energy and mental clarity (it has been shown that with
higher testosterone is correlated with less risk of depression).
There is a study that backs this, showing that just 15 minutes of increased heat in
rat testes showed a big drop in testosterone, so keeping your balls cool in a cold shower
does not drop your test like a hot shower would, but would rather increase it.
Plus, it makes sense.
There's a reason why our balls are hanging outside our body, they want to stay away from
high heat.
The 4th benefit is relieving depression.
Now, I went over that in raising testosterone, but there's another reason why it can help
with alleviating depression symptoms.
Cold showers stimulate what is known as “the blue spot,” which is the brain's primary
source of noradrenaline – a chemical which plays a role in alleviating depression.
Studies back this up and I don't have any real experience with depression, but I do
feel energized and have less brain fog after taking a cold shower, so that may be what
they are referring to in the studies.
The 5th benefit from cold showers is a boost in fertility.
If you're looking to become a father then this may apply to you.
If not, this is a quick part of the video but there was actually an experiment on a
method of contraception in which men would place their testicles in hot water to make
themselves infertile.
Basically they put their balls in very hot water and then they could have sex without
worrying about a condom.
Now, this isn't very practical because you have to do this for 45 minutes a night for
3 weeks straight, but the opposite should be true, as when the men cut this exposure
out, their sperm count went up by 491%, and their sperm’s quality improved as well.
The 6th benefit is better skin and hair.
I've heard stories of people's acne clearing up and my back is full of acne so after a
month of daily cold showers I'll let you know how my skin is.
However, this does make sense as when I take a hot shower my face is dry and flakey as
fuck, but when I take a cold shower my skin is better than usual.
The 7th benefit of cold showers is less stress.
Now not only do you learn to adapt to stressful situations better as you do this every day
in the morning or last thing at night, but during a cold shower uric acid levels drop
and amounts of glutathione increase, reducing stress in your body.
Number 8 is higher resilience.
Once again this is obvious, but if you're able to freeze yourself and over time become
calm in the shower, when you have to talk to that girl or do something that would normally
cause anxiety, you're calm and collected and you do it.
Benefit number 9 is less muscle soreness.
There's a reason why professional athletes take ice baths after games and practices.
While showers aren't as good as submerging yourself in a full bath, I remember when I
played AAU basketball and not only did cooling myself down feel amazing, but it also allows
you to recover faster due to more blood circulation and the removal of some lactic acid from the
body.
The 10th and final benefit of cold showers is getting woken up and going to sleep faster.
Now this is pretty counter intuitive, but the 1st one is obvious as you become more
alert and you feel extremely energized in the morning if you take a freezing shower.
But for falling asleep, I don't shower at night unless it's the summer where I shower
twice a day so I wouldn't know yet, but Tim Ferriss, author of 4 Hour Work Week and many
other books, as well as other people online have noted this to be true, so when summer
comes, I'll see what it's like for me.
To recap, the benefits of cold showers are increased willpower, a better immune system,
higher testosterone, relief of depression, a boost in fertility, better skin and hair,
less stress, higher levels of resilience, less muscle soreness, and more energy as well
as better sleep.
And that's all I've got for you today, many more but this is just the top 10, and if you
haven't be sure to subscribe and hit me up on Twitter @KreativeVein with a K. Also, on
the end screen check out the animator of this video, it's Kevin from KreativeVein, thanks
so much for staying till the end, and enjoy your cold showers, peace.