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    The health benefits of taking a cold shower
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    The health benefits of taking a cold shower

    When 16-year-old Vinzenz Priessnitz was injured after a fall from his horse, he used a cold compress to heal his wounded chest. Inspired by a doe he’d seen mending an injury in a cold stream, the successful technique drew praise, and hydrotherapy was born.

    Sarah Treleaven

    2 minutes
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