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then you start reading things like: cold weather increases the risk of heart attacks, constricting blood vessels, etc, and suddenly that cold shower doesn't jus
by SubiculumCode 4y ago
then you start reading things like: cold weather increases the risk of heart attacks, constricting blood vessels, etc, and suddenly that cold shower doesn't just feel shocking, it feels existentially dangerous!
- soperj 4y agoOr it could be like brucine in Count of Monte Cristo, as your body gets used to it, it's less likely to kill you.
- User23 4y agoGood old Selye. It's generally true that a stressor that doesn't overcome the body's capacity will result in adaptation toward future instances thereof. Of course there are limits, as the idiot who tried working his way up from BBs to develop a bullet immunity learned the hard way.
- soperj 4y ago>Of course there are limits, as the idiot who tried working his way up from BBs to develop a bullet immunity learned the hard way. shut up, i don't believe you. Actually??
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoIt's risky for people who have already developed health issues. That doesn't make it dangerous for healthy people.
- SubiculumCode 4y agoit was a bit tongue in cheek, but really I was alluding to the broader issue where some conditions/treatments/lifestyles/etc both decrease and increase different risk factors.
- goda90 4y agoYou definitely need to ease into cold to avoid the shock. Slowly ease one body part at a time into the cold stream. Or slowly turn down the temperature as it hits you.