Are hot showers bad for your health?!


Question: Are hot showers bad for your health!?
I know that unfiltered water can be harmful because of the chlorine, but I'm specifically talking about hot water!. People in Costa Rica say it's bad for your bones, and health in general!. Even little babies are given cold baths! Granted, it's rarely chilly here, but I'm really curious if the health claims are true!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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I don't really know about all the health issues, but there is some logical sense why ancient romans bathe in a certain way and it really helped them clean themselves up:
ancient romans used four kinds bathing pools in their baths!. In simple terms, and in chronological order, the warm, hot, very hot, and cold bath!. they gradually transfer from a warm to a hotter bath in order to let their body get used to the intense heat and not get burned!. good thinking, because the very hot bath is so hot that you can undress a chicken of its feathers when you dip it in!. so why bathe in water that is so hot and get in a cold water bath after!? well, hot water kills bacteria and opens up the pores, cleaning them up as well!. after that, getting a cold water bath closes up the pores preventing dirt from coming in and leaving one feel refreshed!. so, there it is!. for hygienic purposes, its always good to bathe first in hot water and rinse with cold water!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

The only health risk that I'm aware of is potentially burning your skin!.!.!.!. But we're not talking about boiling hot water, right!?

This sounds like a piece of wisdom from a traditional theory of health that believes that the body needs balances between hot and cold!. These theories rarely have scientific support, but are still very pervasive!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I know if you're pregnant it can increase your risk of miscarriage (any excess heat on your abdomen, really)!.!.
And it's not terribly good for your hair either!.!. I like hot showers but I always turn it down at the end to wash my hair!.!.
I imagine if it was bad for you it would be widely known by now, since hot showers have been around quite a while ;)Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's better if you shower in warm water or cold, I myslef shower in hot water, but it's bad for your skin, it like drys it out, but other than that i don't know!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

for some people it may be something they believe in that hot showers are bad but for some people its relaxingWww@Answer-Health@Com





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