Is it OK for kids to take cold showers?

Taking a bath is a must for everyone in daily life, because if you don’t take a bath for a long time, your body will not only feel very uncomfortable, but also easily emit an unpleasant odor, especially for some female friends. However, people usually use hot water to take a bath, and few people use cold water. However, some parents let their children take cold showers since they were young. So, is it good for children to take cold showers?

Strengthening human blood vessels

When the body is stimulated by cold water, the blood vessels on the surface of the skin will contract sharply, and a large amount of blood will flow to the internal organs of the body, increasing visceral blood flow. At this time, in order to resist the cold, the blood vessels in the skin will expand rapidly and a large amount of blood will flow back to the body surface. This phenomenon causes the blood vessels in the skin to contract and expand, as if the blood vessels were moving, which not only promotes blood flow, but also enhances the elasticity of the blood vessel walls. Therefore, some people call cold showers vascular gymnastics. In the long run, it can prevent vascular sclerosis and the diseases caused by it, such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, etc.

Enhance the body's ability to adapt to cold air

The stimulation of a cold shower can also strengthen the function of the body's temperature regulation center and improve the body's ability to adapt to cold stimulation. It is less likely to suffer from diseases caused by colds, such as colds, bronchitis, tonsillitis, pneumonia and allergic rhinitis. Children with asthma may prevent asthma attacks and reduce the need for medicine if they take a cold bath or shower for 30 seconds every day, Japanese researchers report.

Enhance digestive function

When cold water acts on the skin, it causes the skin blood vessels to contract violently, and blood flows to the internal organs or deep tissues, which can enhance the metabolic process of the internal organs and increase heat. When the blood circulation in the abdominal cavity is accelerated, the gastrointestinal function is active and intestinal peristalsis increases, which can improve the digestion and absorption capacity and enhance the function of the entire digestive system. It has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on diseases such as constipation.