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Improving Immunity through Contrast Showers

Bryan Skinner, N.D.

Hydrotherapy is a traditional naturopathic therapy that has been used for various health conditions since the early seventeen hundreds. Hydrotherapy, by definition, is the application of water in any form, either externally or internally, in the treatment of disease and the maintenance of health.

The contrast shower is a type of hydrotherapy which provides a safe, effective, and convenient way for individuals to increase their energy and immunity. The contrast shower greatly increases circulation which will help the body in two ways. First, increasing circulation will provide a significant rise in immune cells and nutrients to areas where they are needed. Second, an increase in circulation will also dramatically increase the excretion of metabolic and cellular waste from the body. You can see from this explanation that the contrast shower serves as a fantastic, cost effective therapy which can be used to treat or prevent illness.

The contrast shower can be used as often as you would take a regular shower. Begin by taking a hot shower for 10 minutes. After this, turn the temperature knob down to luke warm and rinse for 1 minute. Turn off the water, dry yourself off and enjoy the rest of the day. Be sure that you do not turn the temperature knob back up to hot after you have completed the cold portion of the treatment. Each time that you practice the contrast shower you will be able to tolerate a greater degree of cold. The goal is to be able to turn the temperature knob down to the coldest setting for one minute. Beware! - You just might fall in love with this therapy and be unable to start your day without it!