Re:Advice from a 104-year-old PhD student [video]
by forgotmypw17 on Saturday January 09, 2021 @05:55PM
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cold showers are some of my earliest memories as a child. "zakalka", or "tempering", is well known in slavic culture. i can vouch for them being one of the keys to including mood and mental state, immune function, and overall wellness.
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Re:Advice from a 104-year-old PhD student [video]
by djedr on Saturday January 09, 2021 @06:06PM
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Huh, never associated that with Slavic culture. Cool word, "zakalka". In Polish there is "hartowanie" (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hartowa%C4%87), same meaning and also used in the context of exposing yourself to cold or difficulty. Related and a bit funny: people who swim in the winter are called "morsy" (walruses).