The doctors told him it was fatal, or at least crippling, but he went against conventional wisdom and
used cold water therapy to heal himself.
There's obviously some magic
in cold water therapy, and modern medicine has done a great job at hiding this from us because big pharmaceutical companies like nothing better than to sell us their drugs.
Both Pythagoras and Hippocrates were known advocates
of cold water therapy in the treatment of various illnesses.
Priessnitz»
cold water therapy worked so well, that the Emperor awarded him the Austrian Gold Civil Merit Medal First Class, the highest civilian honor of the Austrian government.
After Priessnitz, there were many others who became popular with their use
of cold water therapy to cure disease.
According to Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D., author of The Complete Book Of Water Healing,
cold water therapy has been around since the dawn of man.
I'll definitely add
this cold water therapy to my blue fat freeze system which has already helped me reduced 3 inches around my waist in 2 months.
Ice baths, also known as cold water immersion or
cold water therapy, can be an effective recovery method to flush out lactic acid, diminish muscle soreness, and leave athletes feeling fresh for their next training session.
I also believe in keeping your lymphatic system supported, so I get a good sweat in and flush my body with hot and
cold water therapy.
Yes,
cold water therapy has proven to be useful for recovery.
Other Nordic influences, like the tradition of alternating hot and
cold water therapies, can be found in the co-ed thermal spa.