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The benefits of swimming in cold water

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  • 18 February 2021
  • Mathieu Saubade
    • CHUV
    • Biologie et de médecine, UNIL
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Taking cold water baths... You may be put off by the idea! Yet the practice is said to have various benefits: soothing aches and pains, boosting the immune system and improving digestion... Cold water is even said to have anxiolytic and antidepressant effects.

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