living
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A Cool Cure
3 minutes a day to a better life
Would you
like a restful
night of sleep? I
mean sleeping like
a baby, no insomnia,
or waking up in the middle of the
night. What about mood elevation,
reduced feelings of depression, and
stress reduction? What if I told you,
that you can reduce chronic pain
without medication? A holistic ap-
proach to a better quality of life, feel
good look good kind of thing. The treatment I am talk-
ing about is called Whole Body Cryotherapy.
ing from lower back pain. At times,
I could hardly bend and performing
daily activities became a struggle for
me. My sleep was interrupted each
time I changed a position and would
feel a sudden lower back spasm. I had
to learn how to sleep on my back. I
did not like living a limited life, and
I went to see a medical doctor. She
assured me that it’s just inflammation
and prescribed anti-inflammatory
medication and muscle relaxers for
the course of one month. As I was taking the medica-
tion, my pain gradually decreased, and I started feeling
normal again. Woohoo, no pain! I was so delighted, but
Cryotherapy is the practice of using cold temperatures not for long. After some time, the back pain returned. I
to promote natural healing and wellness that dates back wasn’t happy. Overly I am a healthy person. I take care
to ancient civilizations. Reaching temperatures as low of myself by eating wholesome organic diet, I practice
as -120 Celsius (-184ºF), whole body cryotherapy is a mindfulness, do yoga, all the things a health-conscien-
fast and effective alternative to traditional ice baths. The tious person does to keep herself at the top performance.
treatment has been used for over thirty years in Europe Therefore, taking medication for the rest of my life to
and has made its way to the USA. Athletes use it for relieve my lower back pain was not a good solution for
faster recovery, muscle soreness alleviation, and overall me. So, I started researching nontraditional ways of al-
better performance. Celebrities use it for weight loss and leviating my pain. That’s when I came across an article
for younger looking skin, due to the increased collagen in a health magazine about cryotherapy. The author was
production after regular use of Cryotherapy.
pouring about the benefits of cryotherapy and one of
them was inflammation reduction! Inflammation! That
Allow me to tell you my story how I came across cryo- is what I have, an inflammation!! Being curious and will-
therapy: I have been a fitness trainer for the past ten years. ing to anything at least once, kind of person, I dived into
I lift weights regularly and live an active lifestyle. The the idea. The closest cryotherapy spa to me was 30 mins.
heavy lifting took a toll on my body and I started suffer- away. The next day I found myself driving there. I have
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