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, Migraine

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 Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram