![]() ![]() It can also seal pores in the skin and scalp, stopping dirt from getting in. Cold shower can tighten your cuticles and pores, preventing them from getting clogged. Hot water is the reason why your scalp itches and skin is dry, and has rashes. Bathing with cold water also makes your arteries stronger, clears blocked arteries and lowers blood pressure. So, as we slowly approach the winter months, here’s finding out from experts - Dr Mohsin Wali, cardiologist and a former honorary physician to the president of India, and Dr Vinayak Abbot, naturopathic - about why one must bathe with cold water.Ĭold shower causes the blood to move to your organs to keep you warm, whereas a hot shower causes the blood to move towards the surface of the skin, reversing the effect of a cold shower. Or, if you’ve read the famous James Bond series by British author Ian Fleming, you’d know that every time Bond took a shower, he’d start with hot water but finish with cold - something that’s also known as the James Bond Shower. And it isn’t just our grandparents’ generation that swears by it, the ancient Greeks and Scandinavians also did, just as our own Sadhus and Yogis. But give it a try, and you’ll soon agree that bathing with cold water can do one a world of good. Just the thought of a cold shower in the morning can give most people goosebumps, especially when the temperature outside starts dropping.
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