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Cold Shower Therapy
Cold Shower Therapy
Source: Earth Clinic Folk Remedies
Unless you live in a hot climate, this is not one of the more pleasant home therapies listed on this
website! However, we've added it to our Earth Clinic because we find the therapy of immense value.
The practice of taking cold showers in the morning is extraordinarily revitalizing and has been used
therapeutically all over the world for thousands of years.
Gurudev Khar Khalsa, a Sat Nam Rasayan healer and Kundalini Yoga teacher in Los Angeles sent
us this information on the healing power of cold showers.
"Cold Water Massage Therapy is the one of the healthiest and inexpensive of therapies. Simply
massage the body with almond oil before taking a shower. Shower in cold water until your body
temperature rises and no longer feels cold, but toasty and warm. Make sure the bathroom is
heated. Never get out of a cold shower into a cold room.
*** Please note: Cold showers should not be taken during a women's time of menstruation. A
woman needs extra rest and gentleness during her menses. Taking a cold shower is too much for
the reproductive system during menstruation. A lukewarm shower is recommended. Generally
speaking, hot showers are not good as they tend to depress the various physiological systems of
the body.
Cold showers have the following positive effects:
* Brings blood to the capillaries, therefore increasing circulation throughout the body.
* Cleans the circulatory system.
* Reduces blood pressure on internal organs.
* Provides flushing for the organs and provides a new supply of blood.
* Strengthens the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.
* Contracts the muscles to eliminate toxins and poisonous wastes.
* Strengthens the mucous membranes, which help resist hay fever, allergies, colds, coughs.
Many health problems are reduced or even eliminated over time by providing proper circulation of
the blood to the affected area using the cold shower massage.
"Ishnan" is the term used in the old days when people in India referred to cold showers (very cold
showers). "Ishnan" is the point at which the body, by its own virtue, creates the temperature that it
can beat off the coldness of the water. This happens when the capillaries open with the onset of
the cold water. They close again during the course of the cold shower and it is at that point that all
the blood rushes back to flush the organs and the glands. This process allows the glands to renew
their secretions and "youth" (i.e. young glands) again returns to the body."
Source: Earth Clinic Folk Remedies
Unless you live in a hot climate, this is not one of the more pleasant home therapies listed on this
website! However, we've added it to our Earth Clinic because we find the therapy of immense value.
The practice of taking cold showers in the morning is extraordinarily revitalizing and has been used
therapeutically all over the world for thousands of years.
Gurudev Khar Khalsa, a Sat Nam Rasayan healer and Kundalini Yoga teacher in Los Angeles sent
us this information on the healing power of cold showers.
"Cold Water Massage Therapy is the one of the healthiest and inexpensive of therapies. Simply
massage the body with almond oil before taking a shower. Shower in cold water until your body
temperature rises and no longer feels cold, but toasty and warm. Make sure the bathroom is
heated. Never get out of a cold shower into a cold room.
*** Please note: Cold showers should not be taken during a women's time of menstruation. A
woman needs extra rest and gentleness during her menses. Taking a cold shower is too much for
the reproductive system during menstruation. A lukewarm shower is recommended. Generally
speaking, hot showers are not good as they tend to depress the various physiological systems of
the body.
Cold showers have the following positive effects:
* Brings blood to the capillaries, therefore increasing circulation throughout the body.
* Cleans the circulatory system.
* Reduces blood pressure on internal organs.
* Provides flushing for the organs and provides a new supply of blood.
* Strengthens the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.
* Contracts the muscles to eliminate toxins and poisonous wastes.
* Strengthens the mucous membranes, which help resist hay fever, allergies, colds, coughs.
Many health problems are reduced or even eliminated over time by providing proper circulation of
the blood to the affected area using the cold shower massage.
"Ishnan" is the term used in the old days when people in India referred to cold showers (very cold
showers). "Ishnan" is the point at which the body, by its own virtue, creates the temperature that it
can beat off the coldness of the water. This happens when the capillaries open with the onset of
the cold water. They close again during the course of the cold shower and it is at that point that all
the blood rushes back to flush the organs and the glands. This process allows the glands to renew
their secretions and "youth" (i.e. young glands) again returns to the body."