To find resources on the positive (or otherwise) effects of cold water, search for the term Dousing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dousing http://en.wikipedia.or

To find resources on the positive (or otherwise) effects of cold water, search for the term Dousing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dousing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dousing There are scientific research on the topic as well, i.e. http://thesportjournal.org/article/impact-cold-water-immersion-5km-racing-performance http://thesportjournal.org/article/impact-cold-water-immersi...