[can16358p]

Expose yourself more to cold. Take cold baths/showers. Swim in cold sea (if possible) (do not suddenly shock yourself though, enter gradually and slow). Practice Wim Hof Method. Do not sit for long periods of time and walk around at least 5 minutes after every hour of sitting. Avoid stress and practice meditation. Ear less carbs and more fibers/vegetables/meat.

Once you get used to these, it's extremely unlikely that you'll get cold again.

[automatic6131]

> Practice Wim Hof Method Do not practice the pseudoscientific methods of a genetic outlier who strapped some random thoughts and ideas to the _revolutionary_ method of... training. It's a waste of your time, as are cold showers etc.

Even with the best of diets and exercise regimes, you'll still get sick. Don't fall for the "oh well once you sat down for two hours straight and ate some chocolate on Christmas day, of course you got sick, you didn't do it right!!" manipulations.

[can16358p]

Genetic outlier? The guy literally took many completely untrained random people from diversity many times, applied his methods, and shown people have similar effects. Not to mention all the science-backed experiments around the method.

Wim Hof is exactly opposite of pseudoscience: someone who is collaborating with scientists and doctors to show that he's not special and anyone can do the same.

[altdataseller]

How long do these cold showers have to last? And should i take ice cold showers or just cold? (Should the faucet handle be pointing at 3 o clock or can it be 1 of clock)

[can16358p]

Do not shock your body or push to extremes. That might be potentially dangerous if you have a cardiovascular condition.

Start light: have your normal shower, then slowly make it colder gradually. Let it push you out of the comfort zone, yet of course stop before it feels hard on your body or heart or anything serious.

You might start with 10 seconds and gradually increase the time until you basically can stand 1 minute under cold water.

About "just cold" or "ice cold" and the faucet: the "coldest" setting changes wildly depending on where you live, but "really cold but not shocking your body" might be a good sweet spot. If you aren't living somewhere particularly cold, the coldest from the shower might not even reach that cold anyway.

Listen to your body and know your limits. Start slow and gradually make it "harder" as your body gets used to it by days and weeks.

[brigandish]

You can try a "Scottish" shower. Run it warm for however long you want (think about your gas bill though:) and then switch it to cold (as cold as you can get it) at the end for 30 seconds to a minute, or alternate but finish on the cold. Even 10 seconds is good, helps keep me warm after I've left the shower.

[boxed]

Colds are virus infections from multiple species of virus. It's just called "a cold" due to historical misinformed ideas of what it is.