Study Links Regular Cold Showers To 26% Fewer Sick Days

 

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Only 37% in Trials Stuck With Daily Cold Showers

In A Nutshell

• Swiss adults who took mostly cold showers for 12 weeks reported 26% fewer sick days and 31% fewer days off work.
• Groups were sorted by actual shower habits, not random assignment, so the results show a link, not proof.
• Only 37% stuck with daily cold showers for all 12 weeks, and quitting was most likely in the first few weeks.
• Cold showers also avoided an estimated 8.8 metric tons of carbon dioxide across 586 participants.

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