Health effects of voluntary exposure to cold water — A continuing subject of debate

cold-exposure · International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 81(1), 2111789 · 2022

Espeland (2022) confirms that jumping into an ice bath definitely wakes up your neurochemistry, but the jury is still out on whether it actually turns you into a metabolic superhero.

Authors

Espeland, D., de Weerd, L., Mercer, J. B.

Research lens

Espeland (2022) confirms that jumping into an ice bath definitely wakes up your neurochemistry, but the jury is still out on whether it actually turns you into a metabolic superhero.

  • cold-exposure
  • inflammation
  • vagal-tone