{"product_id":"chill-the-cold-water-swim-cure-a-transformative-guide-to-renew-your-body-and-mind-paperback","title":"Chill: The Cold Water Swim Cure - A Transformative Guide to Renew Your Body and Mind - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Harper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA science-based approach for transforming ailments of both body and mind through cold-water swimming.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe belief that swimming in cold water can improve one's health is hardly new. For centuries, people from all over the world have reported that immersing themselves in cold water alleviates their pain and improves their overall well-being. Even Katharine Hepburn famously claimed to treat her winter colds by swimming in the icy waters of the Pacific Ocean. But until now, the practice has been treated lightly by the scientific community, the curative effects all but dismissed by doctors seeking medicine-centered solutions for their patients' illnesses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChill\u003c\/i\u003e, expert anesthetist and researcher Dr. Mark Harper delivers long-awaited evidence that cold-water swimming can, in fact, achieve powerful, tangible health benefits. Combining science with case studies and stories from the lives of patients, Dr. Harper illuminates the ways in which cold water can impact us physiologically and mentally, alleviating conditions like: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- chronic pain\u003cbr\u003e- arthritis\u003cbr\u003e- anxiety\u003cbr\u003e- depression\u003cbr\u003e- PTSD\u003cbr\u003e- migraines\u003cbr\u003e- and more \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Harper guides us in safely establishing our own customized practice of cold-water swimming in order to harness the therapeutic power of water for improved circulation, a strengthened immune system, cell regeneration, and everyday vitality. Eye-opening and actionable, and full of extraordinary discoveries about our minds, our bodies, and the healing powers of Earth's most plentiful resource, \u003ci\u003eChill\u003c\/i\u003e is a drug-free, no-cost, revolutionary approach to lasting wellness and rejuvenation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFOR EVERY SKILL LEVEL: With inspiring and instructional narrative case studies, \u003ci\u003eChill\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers a highly accessible, cost friendly approach to healing--whether you are an athlete or someone who enjoys wading in the water. Many of the cases studies include people who could hardly swim! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA NEW APPROACH TO COLD WATER PRACTICES: For readers who enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Wim Hof Method\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlue Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Harper offers a science-based, proven approach to the trending health and fitness practice of cold-water immersion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA NATURAL WAY TO HEAL: Joining an ever-growing genre of natural, drug-free alternative programs to heal ailments and improve overall health, \u003ci\u003eChill\u003c\/i\u003e will call to readers who came to books like Alejandro Junger's \u003ci\u003eClean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself\u003c\/i\u003e and Jon Kabat-Zinn's \u003ci\u003eFull Catastrophe Living: How to Cope with Stress, Pain and Illness Using Mindfulness Meditation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Mark Harper, MD, PhD, is a consultant anesthetist at Sussex University Hospitals in the UK and Kristiansand in Norway. He is a leading expert in the prevention of hypothermia in surgical patients and the therapeutic uses of cold-water adaptation and open-water swimming. He has been featured in the BBC documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs\u003c\/i\u003e, is a cocreator of Chill UK, a nonprofit committed to providing courses in cold-water swimming to improve mental health, and the director of Mental Health Swims. He lives in England and Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.96 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766960062752,"sku":"9781797213767","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/df7a975fedcdb89648a207f0260aabc4.webp?v=1780301828","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chill-the-cold-water-swim-cure-a-transformative-guide-to-renew-your-body-and-mind-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}