A science-based approach for transforming ailments of both body and
mind through cold-water swimming.
The belief that swimming in cold water can improve one's health is
hardly new. For centuries, people from all over the world have reported
that immersing themselves in cold water alleviates their pain and
improves their overall well-being. Even Katharine Hepburn famously
claimed to treat her winter colds by swimming in the icy waters of the
Pacific Ocean. But until now, the practice has been treated lightly by
the scientific community, the curative effects all but dismissed by
doctors seeking medicine-centered solutions for their patients'
illnesses.
In Chill, expert anesthetist and researcher Dr. Mark Harper delivers
long-awaited evidence that cold-water swimming can, in fact, achieve
powerful, tangible health benefits. Combining science with case studies
and stories from the lives of patients, Dr. Harper illuminates the ways
in which cold water can impact us physiologically and mentally,
alleviating conditions like:
- chronic pain
- arthritis
- anxiety
- depression
- PTSD
- migraines
- and more
Dr. Harper guides us in safely establishing our own customized practice
of cold-water swimming in order to harness the therapeutic power of
water for improved circulation, a strengthened immune system, cell
regeneration, and everyday vitality. Eye-opening and actionable, and
full of extraordinary discoveries about our minds, our bodies, and the
healing powers of Earth's most plentiful resource, Chill is a
drug-free, no-cost, revolutionary approach to lasting wellness and
rejuvenation.
FOR EVERY SKILL LEVEL: With inspiring and instructional narrative case
studies, Chill gives readers a highly accessible, cost friendly
approach to healing--whether you are an athlete or someone who enjoys
wading in the water. Many of the cases studies include people who could
hardly swim!
A NEW APPROACH TO COLD WATER PRACTICES: For readers who enjoyed The Wim
Hof Method and Blue Mind, Dr. Harper offers a science-based, proven
approach to the trending health and fitness practice of cold-water
immersion.
A NATURAL WAY TO HEAL: Joining an ever-growing genre of natural,
drug-free alternative programs to heal ailments and improve overall
health, Chill will call to readers who came to books like Alejandro
Junger's Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural
Ability to Heal Itself and Jon Kabat-Zinn's Full Catastrophe Living:
How to Cope with Stress, Pain and Illness Using Mindfulness Meditation.
