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Hazzardjon Check-In 12/22/2025
New to group. Had a question if others had success / failures.
I was cold plunging for 5 minutes a day for 4 months. I had been reading up about benefits specifically boosted immune system. During that time, no lung issues and I felt great. Stopped for a week around thanksgiving, then had a flare up and was very sick for 3 weeks. Could be a coincidence, or could be that I was getting an immune benifit from the plunge. Normally get my flare ups between end of August - early November.
Thoughts? Any success stories? Nervous to restart it, but I want to.
Thank you for your time.
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Hazzardjohn Hello! Welcome to the BNTM Community. I have never cold plunged- I had to read up on some of the possible benefits and risks which are listed in the article below: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-to-know-about-cold-plunges
Flare ups in August maybe due to the higher humidity, and due to mold or other environmental factors in the fall months. Some of these factors are within our control. Winter flare ups are higher since people are indoors more. . There is a lot of information in the menu above on the right, including blog articles, podcasts, information sheets and more.
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