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Is contrast therapy (alternating sauna and cold plunge) backed by meaningful research, or is it wellness culture?
Trying to assess the hot and cold cycling protocol on its own merits rather than through the filter of recovery product marketing. What is the mechanistic case for contrast therapy that is genuinely distinct from sauna alone or cold alone, and where does the evidence run out?
u/Dry-Enthusiasm-8037 — 18 hours ago