For many centuries, people had to endure the cold without having modern heating means, and therefore our ancestors were more tempered by people. In today's world, people often get cold from the slightest temperature drop or light draft. To increase resistance to diseases, it is necessary to train the body, and hardening will best help in this.
- Benefits of
- Harm
- Douche Rules
- Contraindications
Benefits of
The list of advantages of dousing with cold water is very extensive. So, what is the benefit of dousing?
- The effect of cold water on the body causes stress, a shock state, when the vessels on the skin sharply narrow and the active development of adrenaline begins. At this point, the body is saturated with blood, which is pushed out of the skin. Blood enters the small capillaries, which in people after the age of 30 start to die off gradually, especially those who are far from physical education and sports. The death of internal capillaries is very dangerous, as normal blood supply to organs is disrupted, and aging processes are intensified. It is for this reason that it is very important that they continue to fill with blood. After a sharp ejection of blood, the vessels expand again. This alternation improves blood flow and provides oxygen and useful substances to all tissues and organs. Therefore, dousing with cold water is a wonderful gymnastics for blood vessels.
- There is an improvement in the work of the adrenal glands, which, at the time of cold water-induced stress, produce glucocorticoid hormones responsible for a feeling of vigor and vitality. Therefore, the first thing that appears in a person after the procedure is a smile and an improvement in mood. Cold showers stimulate the brain regions responsible for the production of norepinephrine, which also contributes to the increase of vivacity.
- Ice shower helps the body to intensively produce lymphocytes and monocytes, which are on guard of health and do not allow infections to get inside.
- Regular dousing with cold water is an excellent prevention of colds. Hardened people rarely suffer from colds, because in a tempered organism there are no conditions for their development.
- With regular dousing with cold water, the capillaries contract reflexively, and the blood flow decreases. The body, therefore, spends less energy on heating the skin and saves heat. The blood flow inside increases, the internal organs are supplied with warmth, which warms the inside from the inside.
- Cold water impurities help improve the performance of the heart muscle and the general state of the vessels. Stressful state under the influence of cold water is the reason for the vessels to actively contract and expand, tissues become more elastic - this provides prevention of heart and vascular diseases.
- Pampering has a beneficial effect on the metabolism and circulation of lymph. This results in increased concentration of attention and improved memory.
- Energy release and improved blood flow in the muscles contribute to a more active burning of adipose tissue. That's why dousing with cold water is often used as a way to lose weight and fight cellulite.
Harm
If you are planning to use cold water, it is worth remembering that not everyone can resort to this procedure. In the presence of a certain number of diseases, this can not be done strictly.
It is best to begin to pour with the permission of the doctor and only for preventive purposes, to increase the general tone and not wait for an instant miraculous effect. In some cases, it is permissible to replace the ice shower by wiping, but again only after consulting a doctor.
So, when talking about dousing with cold water, it is worth remembering that for some it can be harmful and even present a certain danger.
- The main reason lies in the mechanism of action on the body. Pouring causes, albeit short, but stressful. During this stress, there is a sharp release of glucocorticoid hormones, which are responsible for vivacity. In the presence of problems with the adrenal glands, such a sharp release, occurring regularly, can lead to depletion of the adrenal glands.
- In turn, an excess of adrenaline and glucocorticoids can cause increased blood clots and impaired vascular and capillary permeability. The risk of blood clots lies in their ability to cause a heart attack.
- It is very dangerous to pour cold water on hypertension, as a sharp ejection of blood in the blood vessels can trigger a jump in blood pressure.
- Sharp immersion in cold water is often the cause of cardiac arrest, the occurrence of spasms in the vessels and can cause an attack of angina and even a stroke. Therefore, in the presence of cardiovascular diseases approach to dousing with cold water should be extremely cautious.
Rules for pouring
The dipping rules are fairly simple, but the most important thing is to remember them and strictly observe them in order to avoid health problems. To accustom the body to cold water, you should do this gradually and carefully. Hurry in the cause of recovery is not worth it.
First of all, you should consult your doctor, or better with a cardiologist, and identify in advance all factors that prevent this kind of hardening.
The temperature of the water can be reduced gradually, as it becomes more comfortable and less discomfort, starting from +30 degrees. As soon as you feel that you can already feel calm and without shock, you can go to the next level directly to dousing with cold water.
The procedure should be repeated daily, preferably in the morning. You need to drain yourself not by a thin trickle of water from the shower, but sharply pouring a bucket of water on yourself. It is important that there are no drafts in the room. After the procedure, it is better not to wipe yourself, but wait until the skin dries out by itself. However, if there is a chill and goosebump should be thoroughly rubbed with a towel.
The main rule is that the pouring must be done systematically and not interrupt. If you do not want to reduce your immunity, you need to continue the procedure, considering all possible contraindications. But do not forget that to increase the burden on the heart and blood vessels need to gradually, without exposing them to risk.
to contents ^Contraindications
This type of hardening is not recommended:
- for people with epilepsy and atrial fibrillation;
- at increased and decreased pressure and thrombophlebitis;
- with increased eye pressure;
- for tuberculosis and the presence of chronic infections;
- for thyroid dysfunction and cerebral circulation;
- in diabetes mellitus;
- for kidney and liver diseases;
- in the presence of open wounds on the skin;
- for influenza, acute respiratory infections, acute respiratory infections.