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People Started to Take Cold Showers in an Experiment, And a Strange Thing Happened
Opting to immerse your naked body in a torrent of frigid water might even seem like pure masochism, but evidence suggests there are reasons to take the plunge.
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Opting to immerse your naked body in a torrent of frigid water might even seem like pure masochism, but evidence suggests there are reasons to take the plunge. In a series of experiments, psychologist Lena Glaser investigated the effects of people having cold showers, as part of a broader study into the psychological factors involved when people are urged to adopt new behaviors.
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