A contrast shower is very healthy, both studies and doctors say this. It can increase energy levels, relieve stress, and more.
The concept is simple. “Contrast” means that you need to vary the temperature of the water while taking a shower from hot to cold. This is nothing new, there are studies that claim that the ancient Romans took this procedure first in the list of healing methods.
The benefits of a contrast shower
First of all, you get the effect of healing and rejuvenating the body, getting rid of toxins and toxins while taking the shower.
The idea is that during a hot shower, blood flow in the tissues increases, as high temperatures open the blood vessels and cleanse the body of toxins that have accumulated on their walls. Then, switching to cold water, you make the vessels narrow, and the blood begins to circulate faster in the internal organs, protecting them from the cold. Then you return to heat, and everything repeats again and again. So you cleanse the blood and force every cell of your body to work more intensively and be updated.
Contraindications to the contrast shower
Contrast showers can also hurt. The procedure should not be performed with:
- acute thrombophlebitis;
- diseases of the cardiovascular system and blood;
- malignant tumors;
- hypertension;
- cerebrovascular accident;
- spasms of blood vessels;
- inflammatory diseases (cystitis, tonsillitis, acute respiratory viral infections);
- menstruation;
- exacerbations of any disease.
