THE TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS BATH

Every year, the highly reputed Christmas bath takes place in many cities in Europe making the happiness of all his adepts.

This practice, considered as a therapeutic cold bath, spread in Europe in early 18th century. Thus, the regulars of this tradition are can’t miss the appointment every year and receives many benefits from it.

Indeed, the cold felt once entering in the water disappear very quickly, to let place to a cold insensitivity and even the sensation that the water is at an ideal temperature level giving the illusion that the experience could last longer.

However the immersion cryotherapy H20 have to be limited to 20 min.

Adepts explains that this temperature allows the body to reach a well-being feeling of comfort and appeasement, they name it “Cold Drunkenness”.

To better understand this, an ice water immersion stimulates the adrenaline creation.

This stress-responsive hormone make the muscles and the cardio-vascular system reacts and counter the cold aggression.

It also stimulates pleasure areas located in the brain, which provides a fullness feeling close to euphoria.

Finally, these cold bath are defined as having antiseptic, diuretic and relaxing effects.

As DR Guillaume BARUCQ shows it in is investigation study on “Regular sea-bath health impact”, this practice is a real fountain of youth well known by athletes.

Indeed, the 85 people who did the study are, for the most, used to it and attest of the benefits either on a physical or psychic level.

Two-thirds of the patients tells us about an improvement of their joints pains because underwater mobilization are less invasive.

In addition, the temperature variation acts on vasomotricity and represents a powerful action on the cardiovascular system.

We must remember the multiple benefits like the psychic and nervous system impact, the improvement of fat brown elimination leading to weight loss, and the positive blood pressure impact.

 (Michel CYMES and Adriana KAREMBEU)

We have just mentioned only few examples of all benefits that this practice offers to his followers which last during 12 to 72 hours after the immersion.

It is for these different reasons, indeed, that this practice starting being used more and more, several times a week, for the greatest happiness of these practitioners.

Dounia JANFAOUI