Why shouldn't women take cold showers?

Taking cold showers should be familiar to many men, because in the summer, many men have had the experience of taking cold showers. However, taking cold showers will have certain effects on the human body, especially for women, it is best not to take cold showers. So, why shouldn’t women take cold showers? Most people don’t actually know the answer to this question, and even some women themselves are not clear about it.

In fact, for most people, they would not choose to take a cold shower under normal circumstances. Generally, taking a cold shower is under special circumstances, either there is no hot water, or the weather is too hot, etc. Of course, in reality there are some people who prefer to take cold showers. So, let’s talk about the question that women ask about why they can’t take cold showers.

Studies have found that the sensors in women's skin are extremely sensitive. As long as the brain receives cold information, it will instantly feel cold and the blood vessels will naturally contract. If you take a cold shower, the human body will produce a series of stress reactions, such as increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, muscle contraction, nervous tension, etc. Especially during lactation, pregnancy and menstruation, women are prone to various gynecological diseases after being stimulated by cold water, which will have adverse effects on women's pregnancy and physical health.

Cold water stimulation causes women to suffer from gynecological diseases

Water is a good thing in life, but in order to prevent female arthritis and gynecological diseases, women (especially those who are pregnant, postpartum, and menstruating) should try to avoid the stimulation of cold water in daily life. Those who have the conditions should use hot water for housework such as washing clothes, cooking, and cleaning.

I often hear people use the phrase "women are like water" to describe the beauty of women. It also reflects from another perspective the importance of water to women and how close the relationship between them is. From the perspective of Chinese medicine's constitution theory, being afraid of cold is because "the human body's yang is weak, qi and blood are insufficient, and the Wei Yang is not solid, unable to warm the muscles to resist the invasion of external cold evil." Women are more afraid of cold because most women have a yang deficiency constitution and have poor tolerance to low temperatures.

In our country, many northern cities use groundwater, and even in midsummer, the water temperature is still relatively low. Once the cold air enters the body, cold hands and feet may occur. Over time, women are more likely to experience symptoms such as joint pain and general fatigue. A woman, due to washing a large amount of clothes for boarding students in winter, had her hands soaked in freezing cold water for a long time. As a result, the joints of her right arm became twisted, and the five fingers of both hands could not be straightened, causing severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Through the detailed introduction in the above article, we should all know the reason why women cannot take cold showers. In fact, it is not suitable for women to take cold showers. The main reason is that the stimulation of cold water can cause many women to suffer from gynecological diseases. So for some unfamiliar women, it is best not to take cold showers in normal times, for the sake of your own health.