Ducha y aseo en general con agua fría

Ni en verano hoyga!!!.
Siempre agua templada, que el corazón no se merece sobresaltos.

yo me ducho con agua fria sólo en verano.

En invierno si me tengo que levantar todos los días y meterme debajo de un chorro helado me da algo.

Un truco para aguantar el agua fría es mojarse primero la nuca.

Silenciosa dijo:

yo me ducho con agua fria sólo en verano.

En invierno si me tengo que levantar todos los días y meterme debajo de un chorro helado me da algo.

Un truco para aguantar el agua fría es mojarse primero la nuca.

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Mañana probaré lo de la nuca, pero no creo que tenga mucho efecto.

Lo que sí haré es poner un barreño debajo, para utilizar el agua para el lavabo. No tirar de la cadena después de miccionar es una guarrada de la que no soy partidario, pero hay gente que ahorra así.

Viernes_negro dijo:

Por cierto, merezco ya un carnet de lonchafinista.

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Lea mi firma y sirvase usted mismo

yo me ducho con fria hasta en invierno hace ya años ...

pero:

es verdad que es mas sano , estimulas la circulacion y te despierta todo el sistema nervioso.. o sea que antes de dormir no lo hagas..pero para despejarte por la mañana es mejor que el cafe.... lo de los costipados no es verdad te costipas igual
ni mas ni menos ...


el agua fria enjuaga peor ...yo me mojo ,corto el agua , me embadurno el pelo , el cuerpo y me afeito en la bañera , mientras me afeito esta actuando el jabon 5 min o asin, y abro otra
vez para enjuagarme ... ah el afeitado con el mismo jabon que el cuerpo o el del champu...(si uso champu no soy tan rata ...jaja y de farmacia ...)

mientras me enjuago me digo mentalmente , venga mariquita que esto no es na .que tu puedes ....

aun despues de mas de 10 años haciendolo todavia salgo de la ducha diciendo mecague en la santisima fruta que frio...
donde vivo viene el agua de la sierra , en invierno salen casi chupitos del grifo...

ahora al ducharme en verano con fria me parece que esta demasiado caliente y no me gusta ...

de todas formas lo suyo seria ducharse con caliente y acabar con fria , pero eso yo creo que es aun mas duro que solo con fria ...

Yo me acostumbre a ducharme con agua fría en la mili, mas que nada porque no tenia mas remedio, conserve la costumbre durante años, lo deje de hacer y volví a hacerlo un par de veces, normalmente lo que hacia era empezar en verano y aguantar el resto del año, de esta manera no me costaba mucho, la verdad es que notaba el frió pero parece que cada día lo llevaba mejor, eso si como me duchara con caliente una sola vez ya la había cagado.
Demasiado a gusto me quedaba sobre todo si me pillaba en invierno.

Enterao dijo:

aun despues de mas de 10 años haciendolo todavia salgo de la ducha diciendo mecague en la santisima fruta que frio...
donde vivo viene el agua de la sierra , en invierno salen casi chupitos del grifo...

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Eso pienso yo, no te acostumbras pero lo toleras.

pacorro dijo:

Yo me acostumbre a ducharme con agua fría en la mili, mas que nada porque no tenia mas remedio, conserve la costumbre durante años, lo deje de hacer y volví a hacerlo un par de veces, normalmente lo que hacia era empezar en verano y aguantar el resto del año, de esta manera no me costaba mucho, la verdad es que notaba el frió pero parece que cada día lo lo llevaba mejor, eso si como me duchara con caliente una sola vez ya la había cagado.
Demasiado a gusto me quedaba sobre todo si me pillaba en invierno.

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Supongo que es mejor empezar en verano, así te acostumbras poco a poco, pero empezar en verano supone no llegar al objetivo de las 200 duchas frías.

Muy bueno el tag que me llama rata.

* Brings blood to the capillaries, therefore increasing circulation throughout the ******
* Cleans the circulatory system.
* Reduces blood pressure on internal organs.
* Provides flushing for the organs and provides a new supply of blood.
* Strengthens the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.
* Contracts the muscles to eliminate toxins and poisonous wastes.
* Strengthens the mucous membranes, which help resist hay fever, allergies, colds, coughs.

A friend of mine is 45 years old, has no gray hair, and very good skin for her age. I wanted to find out if there was anything in her routine that could have been a reason for such youthful looks for her age (all without any surgery by the way!). Leaving genetics out of the equation for a moment, the one interesting thing that popped up was the fact that she takes a cold shower every morning. So I did a little research about the subject and found 4 main benefits that you gain by taking cold showers.

Now when I say cold shower, I want to clarify exactly what I miccionan by that. Taking a full cold shower, meaning no hot or warm or lukewarm water at all, is borderline torture! Especially in the cold winter months (I am from Montreal, and it is VERY cold here!). Besides, there are many benefits to taking a warm shower, the primary one being that it feels really good! But seriously, what I miccionan in this context, is the practice of starting with a warm shower, and ending the last few minutes with cool to cold water. Here are the benefits that you gain by incorporating a cold shower into your shower routine:

1- Better Circulation
Warm water makes the blood rush to your skin, and cool water makes the blood rush to your organs. This switching between hot and cold triggers better circulation in your blood by forcing the blood to move. The ideal practice would be to switch numerous times between hot and cold water, but merely ending the shower with cold water does help with circulation. Why should you worry about having good circulation? Well, it prevents such problems as hypertension, hardening of the arteries, and the appearance of varicose veins. Good circulation improves the performance of your system and thus help looking and feeling better.

2- Better looking skin
When you shower with warm water, it opens up your pores. Then you wash and this cleans up your pores. That’s all good. When you end, it would be best to close your pores and cold water does just that. It’s good to close your pores after you are all cleaned up because it will prevent the pores from being easily clogged by dirt and oil, which causes skin imperfections such as acne for example. Another benefit is that cold water makes your blood vessels constrict which reduces swelling and the appearance of dark circles under your eyes (where skin is at its thinnest). This provides you with a young, healthy glow.

3- Healthier hair
Cold water makes your hair look healthier and shinier. As a matter of fact, cool air makes your hair shinier too (that’s why there is a cool air button on your hair dryer). What the cold water does is that it closes the cuticle which makes the hair stronger and prevents dirt from easily accumulating within your scalp. Basically, the same principle with how it closes the pores of your skin as mentioned above. Stronger hair, of course, prevents hair from being easily pulled out when you are combing, and it helps in slowing down overall hair loss.

4- Mental benefits
There are plenty of mental benefits to ending your shower with cold water. The ancient samurai warriors used to pour buckets of cold river water on their heads every morning in a Shinto practice called Misogi. This was a purification ritual on a spiritual level. They believe that it cleansed their spirit and helped start a new day & new adventure fresh. Cold water obviously helps waking you up, which is what you want in the morning. Also, it energizes you and invigorates your entire being with the essence of life. Give it a try, you will definitely feel more alive! It can also lift you up if you are feeling a little down or unmotivated.

Ending your shower with cold water clearly has its advantages. Many benefits to cold showers, as you can see. I know this is something that can be very difficult for many people to do. The key is to not torture yourself. Go about it gradually. Start with a level of cold you can deal with, and slowly make it colder after each shower. As long as you get your feet wet (no pun intended!), and begin adding this routine at the end of your showers, you will be on your way to making a habit out of it and enjoy the benefits that this practice can bring you. Who knows, maybe you can avoid gray hair altogether like my friend! Maybe the fountain of youth is made up of very cold water?!

When you start with cold water, you will experience the phenomenon of cold shock, an involuntary response characterized by a sudden rapid breathing and increased heart rate. This in itself is very beneficial. The extent of cold shock has been shown to decrease with habituation, and exposure to colder water (10C or 50F) appears to be more effective than just cool water (15 C or 59F) in promoting habituation. The habituation itself is what is most beneficial, both objectively and subjectively. There is an analogy here with high intensity resistance exercise and interval training, both of which elevate heart rate and lead to long term adaptations to stress, with improved cardiovascular capacity and athletic performance.

But cold showers provide a different and probably complementary type of habituation to that which results from exercise. A study of winter swimmers compared them with a control group in their physiological response to being immersed in cold water: Both groups responded to cold water by thermogenesis (internal production of body heat), but the winter swimmers did so by raising their core temperature and did not shiver until much later than the controls, whereas the control subjects responded by shivering to increase their peripheral temperatures. The winter swimmers also tolerated much larger temperature differences and conserved their energy better. Other studies confirm that the benefits of habituation show up only after several weeks of cold showering. For example, adaptation to cold leads to increased output of the beneficial “short term stress” hormones adrenaline and thyroxine, leading to mobilization of fatty acids, and substantial fat loss over a 1-2 week period.

Cold Showers: What’s the Evidence?

Some people have questioned the evidence behind hydrotherapy, especially the cold water treatments that are described in the book that Alexa Fleckenstein and I co-authored. German research supports the effects of cold water used on the skin as therapy. Unfortunately, the studies are in German, and they are small. (1) Because Pharma firms have no interest in inexpensive water cures, there probably won’t be big studies any time soon. Fact is, the German insurance system pays all or part of physician-prescribed treatments, including hydrotherapy and herbs. The importance and therapeutic potential of water, and especially cold water, are now simply taken for granted in Germany.(2) Here are some specific research studies supporting the health benefits of cold water treatments. Citations are listed at the end. (More cold water research details in Own Your Health (2003)

Boosting the immune system
A pilot study of immune effects from cold water therapy with a small number of breast cancer patients found significantly increased disease-fighting cell counts in every category examined, including neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes.(3)

Reducing the perception of pain
In a study in Japan, cooling by ice water was one of the “competitive stimuli” that reduced the perception of the pain of a laser beam on the skin. (4)

Improved circulation and ******** in the legs
A Swedish group administered three weeks of alternating cold and hot hydrotherapy to the legs of patients suffering from intermittent claudication (reduced blood flow) and found that improved systolic blood pressure in ankles and toes, reduced pain, and markedly better walking ability went beyond the results of standard treatment and persisted for at least a year after treatment.(5)

Swimming in the winter?
Ten healthy subjects who regularly swim during the winter were evaluated at Berlin’s Institute of Biochemistry at Humboldt University Medical School. Their blood and urine showed increased levels of anti-oxidants, which prevent cell damage, indicating their bodies’ increased tolerance to stress.(6)

(1)Summarized in Bühring, M., Naturheilkunde: Grundlagen, Anwendungen, Ziele (Natural Medicine: Basic Application and Goals), Munich, Verlag CH Beck, 1997.
(2)Haas, S.S., Hydrotherapy and more: Adapting Kneipp’s Natural Medicine to the U.S., Complementary Medicine for the Physician, 2000; 5(8):57,61-64.
(3)Kuehn, G., Sequential hydrotherapy improves the immune response of cancer patients. In: Mizrahi A, et al., (eds.) Potentiating Health and the Crisis of the Immune System: Integrative Approaches in the Prevention and Treatment of Modern Diseases. New York: Plenum, 1997.
(4)Kakigi R., et al. Pain relief by various kinds of interference stimulation applied to the peripheral skin in humans: pain-related brain potentials ***owing CO2 laser stimulation. J peripher Nerv Syst 1996;1:189-198.
(5)Elmstahl, S. et al., Hydrotherapy of patients with intermittent cluadication: a novel approach to improve systolic ankle pressure and reduce symptoms. Int Angiol. 1995;14:389-394.
(6) Siems, W.G., et al., Uric acid and glutatione levels during short-term whole body cold exposure. Free Radic Biol Med. 1994;16:299-305.

Haz unas flexiones antes de meterte en la ducha, sienta mucho mejor.

Lo de 200 duchas frías o 100 o 400 es una tontería. Hay que hacerlo cuando te apetece, ni más ni menos.

Hola!

Y que prefieren: Gel de baño o jabón (pastilla) de baño?Creo que la segunda opción tiene más duración que la primera según mi experiencia.

Saludos

Yo gel de baño, tampoco creas que la pastilla dura mucho

Viernes_negro dijo:

Lo que sí haré es poner un barreño debajo, para utilizar el agua para el lavabo. No tirar de la cadena después de miccionar es una guarrada de la que no soy partidario, pero hay gente que ahorra así.

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Eso, eso tú ahorra agua que hay muchos campos de golf para regar en la meseta...