Is Cold Water Immersion Good For Your Health?

A very chilly question with important implications

Pictured: Cold, presumably. Photo by Mika on Unsplash

Cold water exposure or immersion is an increasingly-popular health fad whereby people shuck the bonds of comfort and descend into the murky, freezing cold depths to improve their wellbeing. It usually involves finding the closest body of extremely cold water and spending at least 10–15 minutes bathing…