Introduction

Article: More People Die from Suicide Than From Wars, Natural Disasters combined https://www.voanews.com/a/more-people-die-from-suicide-than-from-wars-natural-disasters-combined/2438749.html 

 

Chapter: Everything Begins with the Intention

Study: Voluntary activation of the sympathetic nervous system and attenuation of the innate immune response in humans https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24799686/

 

Chapter: How often should you ice bathe?

Study: Altered brown fat thermoregulation and enhanced cold-induced thermogenesis in young, healthy, winter-swimming men https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34755128/

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Chapter: Effects on the Body / Cardiovascular Fitness

• Study: Human physiological responses to immersion into water of different temperatures https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10751106/

• Study: Exercise in cold: More friend than foe to cardiovascular health https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37423378/

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Chapter: Effects on the Body / Lowering Inflammation

• Study: Cryotherapy in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a systematic review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24345205/

• Study: Winter swimming improves general well-being https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15253480/

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Chapter: Effects on the Body / Battle Infections with White Blood Cells

Study: Effect of winter swimming on haematological parameters https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22141210/

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Chapter: Effects on the Body / Brown Fat Activation

Study: Short-term cold acclimation improves insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26147760/

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Chapter: Healthy Side Effect of Ice Bathing: Being in Nature

• Article: Stressed? Take a 20-minute 'nature pill' https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190404074915.htm

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Chapter: Unlock Your Instincts

• Study: "Brain over body"-A study on the willful regulation of autonomic function during cold exposure https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29438845/

• Study: Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-44097-3​

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