The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Re:The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work: A Random... by thesmallestcat on Thursday November 16, 2017 @11:06PM (#15718808)

Could that induce a heart attack? Like drinking a glass of ice water after mowing the lawn in hot weather.

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Re:The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work: A Random... by zimpenfish on Friday November 17, 2017 @08:07AM (#15721653)

https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/know-your-risk-of-cardiac...

"In addition, diving into cold water is a recognized trigger for sudden death in a condition called long QT syndrome (LQTS)."

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Re:The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work: A Random... by ellyagg on Thursday November 16, 2017 @11:50PM (#15719015)

Yep. It's a stressor, which is the point. Strenuous exercise is also a well-known cause of heart attacks, but you should definitely strenuously exercise if at all possible.

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Re:The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work: A Random... by tugberkk on Friday November 17, 2017 @03:16AM (#15720140)

Is there any academic study showing this?

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Re:The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work: A Random... by ellyagg on Friday November 17, 2017 @02:05PM (#15724980)

Not sure, but here's the wikipedia page on it, at least:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_shock_response

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