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Taking trendy ice baths – or, as formally known, “immersion of cold water” -actally changes the way your cells act.

This is a conclusion of researchers from the University of Ottawi, Canada, who discovered that the week of long ice beaches is associated with improvement in cellular tolerance.

“We were amazed when we quickly adjusted the body,” said the paper author and physiologist Kelli King in the statement.

“Cold exposure can help prevent disease and potentially even slow down aging at mobile. It is like a custom microscopic body machine.”

In his studio, the king and colleagues were recruited 10 healthy young men and underwent them in immersion of cold water to 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit for one hour every day in seven days.

Researchers have collected blood samples from participants before and after icy baths per day, four and seven to assess cellular responses of subjects on a period of cold acclimatization.

“Our findings indicate that repeated cold exposure significantly improves the autofagic function, a critical mechanism for cell protection,” said the statement in the statement of a paper co-author and physiologist.

Autofagy – from Greek for “self-eating” – is a process that the cells separate, and then recycled their garbage parts.

Kenny added: “This improvement allows cells to better govern stress and may have important implications on health and longevity.”

The researchers found that exposure to ice baths caused the autophagia disorder – but not only stabilized during the week, already repeated refrigeration exposure to the visa and signals for removing damaged cells.

“By the end of the acclimation, we noticed the marked improvement of cell cold tolerance of the participants,” King said.

“This suggests that cold acclimatization can help the body effectively carry with extreme environmental conditions.”

In fact, researchers said, improved autophagic activity can expand cell longevity and help prevent the beginning of different diseases.

As cold immersion therapies, they understand the impact on such practices on mobile mechanisms from vital importance, the team said.

“This work underlines the importance of acclimatization protocols in human health promotion, especially in the contexts in which individuals are exposed to extreme temperatures,” Kenny said.

The study limit is to take only young men – further people will need to determine the extent to which houses are applied to another demographic.

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Reference

King, KE, McCormick, JJ and Kenny, GP (2025). The effect of 7-day cold water acclimatics on autophagic and apoptotic answers in young men. Advanced biology, 9(2).