The Mindbodygreen Podcast

Mark Harper, M.D., Ph.D.: "People who took a cold shower every day had less sick days off of work.” Harper, a cold therapy expert and consultant anesthetist at Sussex University Hospitals, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how cold water immersion can help reduce your inflammatory response, plus: - How to practice cold therapy at home without spending a dime (~09:17) - How to prepare for a cold plunge (~13:28) - How long you should spend in a cold shower (~19:20) - How cold therapy can reduce anxiety (~22:25) - The future of cold therapy research (~33:21) Referenced in the episode: - Harper's book, Chill: The Cold Water Swim Cure. - Read more about Doctor Brighton and The Sea Cure. - Harper's paper showing that putting people through cold water adaptation programs before surgery could reduce complications. - Study showing people who took cold showers called in sick 29% less than the control group. - The Official Rules. - mbg Podcast episode #392, with Emma Loewe. - Harper's study on open water swimm