Cold plunges should be avoided when trying to conceive because they are potent inhibitors of acute inflammatory responses necessary for adaptation to exercise and ovulation. — Whalespan
Cold plunges should be avoided when trying to conceive because they are potent inhibitors of acute inflammatory responses necessary for adaptation to exercise and ovulation.
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“So, is there any reason to think that in the time where somebody's trying to conceive that perhaps they should avoid the cold plunge? >> I usually recommend against them for reasons stated here. I think there's very few things we have that are going to really turn off that acute inflammatory response to the degree that insaids do, but we should proceed with caution in doing those things. Most everything else is trying to just get rid of the excess inflammation we have. But if something's dampering down into that acute inflammatory response, then I think we have to be a lot more judicious and saying, "Yeah, go for this." So, I'm not a fan of cold plunges when trying to get pregnant.
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