415: How cold therapy can supercharge your health | Mark Harper, M.D., Ph.D.

Mark Harper, M.D., Ph.D.: "People who took a cold shower every day had less sick days off of work.” Harper, a cold therapy expert and consultant anesthetist at Sussex University Hospitals, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how cold water immersion can help reduce your inflammatory response, plus: - How to practice cold therapy at home without spending a dime (~09:17) - How to prepare for a cold plunge (~13:28) - How long you should spend in a cold shower (~19:20) - How cold therapy can reduce anxiety (~22:25) - The future of cold therapy research (~33:21) Referenced in the episode: - Harper's book, Chill: The Cold Water Swim Cure . - Read more about Doctor Brighton and The Sea Cure . - Harper's paper showing that putting people through cold water adaptation programs before surgery could reduce complications . - Study showing people who took cold showers called in sick 29% less than the control group . - The Official Rules . - mbg Podcast episode #392 , with Emma Loewe. - Harper's study on open water swimming as treatment for depression . - Harper's research showing outdoor swimming had short- and long-term reductions in negative mood . - Learn more about Chill UK . - Watch's BBC's The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs . - Anecdotal account how cold water swimming helped one woman's long COVID symptoms . Enjoy this episode! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices