Cold water therapy is the use of cold water to promote health or manage disease. While it has a long history, it’s primarily used to speed healing after an injury, ease joint and muscle pain, improve immune function, reduce inflammation and quicken recovery from exercise.

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References:

Espeland, D., de Weerd, L. and Mercer, J.B. (2022) “Health effects of voluntary exposure to cold water – a continuing subject of debate,” International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 81(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2111789. 

Janský, L. et al. (1996) “Immune system of cold-exposed and cold-adapted humans,” European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, 72-72(5-6), pp. 445–450. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00242274

Peake, J.M. et al. (2016) “The effects of Cold Water Immersion and active recovery on inflammation and cell stress responses in human skeletal muscle after resistance exercise,” The Journal of Physiology, 595(3), pp. 695–711. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1113/jp272881. 

About The Host:

Dr. Barb Woegerer is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor practicing in Toronto and Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.  Dr. Barb is passionate about empowering individuals to take control of their own health. Her primary focus is to explore the underlying root cause and provide individualized patient centered care. She utilizes evidence based therapies and provides patients with the knowledge and tools needed to succeed. Her clinical focus is in women’s health, stress management, and inflammatory conditions.  Dr. Barb also spends a great deal of time educating individuals on the importance of magnesium and why we all need to add this mineral to our health toolbox. When she’s not seeing patients she loves spending time in nature, reading and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.

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