Cold Showers
People mainly take Cold Showers for mood, energy, immunity. Based on 70 first-hand reports. Ranked #191 of 1,974 overall.
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User score
Mostly positive39% positive7% mixed3% negative51% unclear
Of reports that state an outcome, 80% are positive.
Clinical research
Research pending
What Cold Showers does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
4 more with fewer than 3 reports
betterno changeworse
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
Research data for Cold Showers is being compiled.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
nightly and morningas reported
dailyas reported
on occasionas reported
before bedas reported
10-15 minutesas reported
morningas reported
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
depression ×1discomfort ×1
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“Cold showers has mixed reports leaning towards "heat lowering testosterone" and "cold having no or very minimal positive correlation to testosterone".”
“Cold showers are cheap, wake you up and saves you money.”
“I take a cold shower for as cold as I can get it every night before bed. I sleep like a baby.”
“Cold showers and Cardio exercise also are good for that.”
“About 10-15 minutes of straight cold in 57F shower water I was able to get to 97.1F core temp.”
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