Comments on: The James Bond Shower: A Shot of Cold Water for Health and Vitality

By: L H

L H — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:32:53 +0000

Mr. Richard Rivers has way way wayyyyy too much time on his hands, apparently. If you are going to be a good doctor, you will want to be more open minded about alternative things that people may do for their health, that really have no negative side effects. You spent several hours composing that response when you could have been doing something constructive.

By: Luke

Luke — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:08:29 +0000

But the cold is evil!

By: lilo

lilo — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:34:22 +0000

I havent taken a warm shower this year. One ice cold one in the morning, and mostly every night.

It does not cure depression.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:17:13 +0000

No I’m not Richard Rivers before ya’ll think that. 1st of all I would like to say that the medical field can be so corrupt that its unbelievable. Ron thumbs up on your comments. Since 2009, I started to notice small pimples on my scalp since for the 1st time I shaved my head using a shaving razor then I started having problems with my scalp. I tried everything to stop this problem, my 1st stop was the pharmacy, when that did not do much to help, I then went to my doc and he failed to help me, I consulted another doc and still no luck till I was referred to a dermatologist who performed a biopsy to my scalp and the results came back that it was just a fungal infection, nothing major like cancer and stuff like that so he prescribed the most expensive pills I ever bought, Lamispor 250 (Terbinafine). There are 28 tablets inside and that costed me $67. He said I might need to get the box of 28 tables for the duration of 3 months with a woping total of $201. He also told me that after I’m done with the treatment, the pimples normally comes back again agter a few months. I listened but was kinda sceptical about that (I question everything) but I did buy the 1st box and it done some good but I could feel from my scalp that this problem will come back again. One day last year October there was no warm water at home but I had to take a shower because I had to be somewhere. I had no option but to take a cold shower but before doing that I went on the internet to find out whether that would kill me or not, lol. To my surprise I ran across al sorts of benefits then I went there with confidence that I won’t die or something. I must say after my 1st hit of cold shower I couldn’t stop, I’m still taking cold showers to this day. Okay, going back to my scalp, my stubborn scalp problem disappeared completely and its not itchy at all anymore. I also didn’t have to take take 3 boxes of Lamispor, I only took that one box, after that box was finished I bought me 14 more tablets and that was it. Till that time, my scalp is so healthy, and my skin looks flawless. I’m a 26 year old male btw. Not only that, I also used to have a fatigue problem for as long as I can remember and that used to affect my whole life. I also used to have lazy eyes and since I been taking cold showers, all that is gone, I have never felt so energetic naturally in my whole life. Before taking cold shower, I used to garble on energy drinks to help me with my fatigue problem but since I been taking cold showers I haven’t touched energy drinks ever since. Not only am I saving a lot of money, but I’m also saving my health from the bad energy drinks does to a persons health. Oh and I don’t feel tired anymore when I wake up in the morning either, I can go on and on of the good things I have experienced first hand ever since I have been taking cold showers but I will have to write a whole book of my experinces. One more thing and I promise to stop; my colleagues would have flues and fever, I had never gotten sick ever since I have been taking cold showers. Imagine how much money the medical field would lose if more and more people know the truth about cold showers. With that being said, we need them though if we need operations and those kinda serious things but if a lot of people knew about cold showers, then the money they would lose would be noticeable

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:00:14 +0000

I always heard about healthy old folks in the neighborhood that used to take cold showers in cold weather and never got sick rather it helped them stay healthy all their lifes, I never believed this rather called it a “BS” until a few weeks ago, when I started trying different natural things to help fight my unusual fatigue symtoms at age 35. First affect of regular cold showers helps me spend an active day and feel young again but this is not what impressed me about cold showers rather it miraculously cured one of my medical condition that I had suffered since fifteen year back when I was 20, I had “MUMS” and that caused one of my testicles to shrink to the size of a peanut and shapeless, not round rather like a soft jelly, a condition medically called “testicle atrophy”. I visited all kinda of doctors(yeah who call themselves medically learned, no offense Mr. rivers) and everyone of them told me I have to live with it and it is a medically reversible condition. Upon may be past ten weeks of taking natural tap water coldest shower(winter of North New Jersy are ice cold) my shrunk testicle has recovered back to its normal size and shape and I would make it clear here that I did not take any medicine or other natural remedy during last few months. Now, how could I believe any doctor when they try to give me a medical theory that takes away the hope, instead of giving hope. Medical science is good but it still has lots of work ahead.

By: Shantimoe

Shantimoe — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:38:05 +0000

This was really insightful. After coming to the US from St.Lucia I have had nothing but warm showers. I had a cold shower last night after starting to read this and I had one of the most restful nights ever. I woke up this morning feeling more invigorated than ever!

I am glad you mentioned the negative impacts of cold showers (or at least hot-cold-hot-cold switching). My mom always told us to be careful not to switch temperatures too fast, but I guess what she failed to mention was that this was detrimental to the weak at heart.

Thank you for this information.

By: Josh Hill

Josh Hill — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:42:27 +0000

Richard Rivers wants to be a doctor someday. My 8 year old cousin also wants to be a doctor someday. Therefore, Richard Rivers has the exact same medical credibility as my 8 year old cousin. I’m much more likely to believe someone with support from actual studies from actual doctors than some internet wannabe named Dick who wishes he was really a doctor.

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:19:22 +0000

So…I have now taken 2, count it, 2 cold finish showers and the consensus is…oh boy! Yeah…it’s kinda like that. Both times have been rather intense at first, but the edge wears off after a couple of seconds. I have only run cold for about 1 to 1-1/2 minutes, but it still feels pretty good when you are finished. I give the cold shower a thumbs up!

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:23:18 +0000

I don’t know about anyone else… but i’m going to go home and try it out tonight. Mildly crazy things interest me. I’ll update with results.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:00:44 +0000

Richard Rivers’ comment shut this idea down with great quickness, for me, at least.