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Prof Marc Cohen
MBBS(Hons), PhD(TCM), PhD(Elec Eng), B.MedSc(Hons),
FAMAS, FICAE, Dip Ac
Extreme Wellness Institute
Hot Springs Innovations and Trends
Web: www.drmarc.co
Email: [email protected]
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Water has special properties, holds memory & interacts with consciousness
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The Bathing Biome
• Pathogens and commensuals
• Vary with place, pH, H2O, temp, sources
• Potential health effects from good flora
• Risks from pathogens invoke regulation
• Sanitation requires measures & metrics
• Premium to bathe with good donors
Our Biomes - Bowel, Breath, Body, Building, Bathing
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CHLORINE
Problems with Chlorine
• Toxic – volatile, unpleasant
• Not fully effective• Temperature sensitive• PH sensitive, • Not for virus, spores –crypto, giardia
• Alters water composition• Chloramines
• Alters microbiome• Dangerous to store / handle
Alternatives include: Ozone, UV, ultrafiltration, nano-biosensors,
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Hot & Cold Bathing
Photo by Maarten van den Heuvel on Unsplash
Extreme Bathing provides controlled exposure to extremes of hot and cold that allow us alter our physiology.
Bathing coaches provide instruction and guidance
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Cold exposure – cryotherapy
Cold is a high value experience.
Claims include:
• anti-ageing
• weight loss
• flushes toxins
• boost metabolism
• increases endorphins
• relieves pain and inflammation
• improves muscle repair and recovery
• elevates physical & mental well-being
-160oC
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Clinical benefits of cold exposure
• RCT of cold showers in healthy adults (n=3018)
• Hot to cold shower for 30, 60 or 90s at 10-12oC
• 29% less sick days after one month
• Length of shower did not matter
• 2/3rd continued taking cold showers
Cold showers reduce sick days
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Saunas –a seated workout
• cardiovascular workout
• improves vascular function
• flushes out waste products
• cleans your skin from the inside
• reduces risk of disease / death
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Nature is medicine
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Wild wellness
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