EPI 134: Dr. Mark Harper - Author of "Chill - The Cold Water Swim Cure". Evidence That Cold Immersion Provides Many Tangible Health Benefits From Chronic Pain, Depression, Arthritis, Anxiety, Migraines, And More!

Show notes:

(0:00) Intro

(1:12) The power of cold water immersion

(10:11) Cold water immersion as a stress coping mechanism

(12:20) The ideal temperature for cold water immersion

(20:58) Cased studies and real-life scenarios on the benefits of cold water immersion

(36:21) Outro

Who is Dr. Mark Harper?

Dr. 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 The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs, 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.

Connect with Dr. Mark Harper:

Website: https://www.drmarkharper.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewildswimdoctor/

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mark-harper-60ab01141

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