Do you feel the cold? If the answer is “yes”, then (0) ___why____not try a cold bath or shower? This unusual advice (1) ________from a natural health therapist in Germany (2) ________, for the last 30 years, has (3) ________studying the effects of cold water. Most people are brought (4) ________to believe that it’s important to (5) __________warm during the cold weather, with extra clothing and heaters, (6) _________ research shows that the opposite is true. At a German health centre, hundreds of visitors follow this advice by taking their first cold bath at 6 am, and come out feeling (7) _________ more relaxed. This is (8) __________ to the fact that the cold water increases blood sugar levels, the heart beat and breathing rate. New research at the medical centre of Hanover has (9) __________ that those taking daily cold baths have 50% (10) __________ colds and breathing problems than those who don’t. Studies (11) ________
London have also proven that (12) __________ treatment will help protect (28) ___________ heart attacks. For those people who find the idea of such behaviour unthinkable, then regular exercise such (13) ___________ running or cycling is a good alternative. So, next time you’re suffering from the cold, don’t sit and complain, (14) __________ action!