{"id":4903,"date":"2018-08-01T12:57:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T16:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/?p=4903"},"modified":"2018-08-01T12:57:02","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T16:57:02","slug":"cold-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/cold-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Crazy Facts About Cold"},"content":{"rendered":"
This won\u2019t come as much of a surprise, but we\u2019re big fans of cold here at IMPACT Cryotherapy. As the leading manufacturer and seller of cryosaunas in the US, we take pride in helping others discover the natural healing power of colder temperatures. Just for fun, here are ten crazy facts about cold that you may not know.<\/p>\n
1. The Stars Use Cold for Recovery<\/strong><\/span> 2. Love Is In the Colder Air<\/strong><\/span> 3. Cold Can Calm Your Mind<\/strong><\/span> 4. The Earth is Closest to the Sun During the Winter<\/strong><\/span> 5. Not All Snowflakes Are Unique<\/strong><\/span> 6. Our Founding Fathers Embraced the Cold<\/strong><\/span> 7. Scientists Recently Recorded the Coldest Temperature on Earth<\/span><\/strong> 8. Ice May Not Be the Best Way to Reduce Pain<\/strong><\/span> 9. \u201cCool as a Cucumber\u201d Is a Real Thing<\/strong><\/span> 10. Cryophobia is Alive and Well<\/strong><\/span> We hope you enjoyed these crazy cold facts. Learn more about the benefits of cryotherapy here<\/a>, or, reach out to our team<\/a> with any questions today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2014 that you’ll want to share! This won\u2019t come as much of a surprise, but we\u2019re big fans of cold here at IMPACT Cryotherapy. As the leading manufacturer and seller of cryosaunas in the US,…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4903"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impactcryo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCryotherapy is becoming increasingly popular among celebrities. Here are just a few that we know use this cold therapy: Joe Rogan, Derek Hough, Tony Robbins, Kevin Hart, Demi Moore, Tim Ferris, Daniel Craig, Mandy Moore, and Chelsea Handler.<\/p>\n
\nConception rates reach their peak in December. In fact, 9%<\/a> of all U.S. conceptions happen during that colder month.<\/p>\n
\nIn 1994, German doctors discovered that short-term whole body cold exposure<\/a> dramatically decreased uric acid in the body, resulting in an increased tolerance to stress and disease.<\/p>\n
\nMind blown. It\u2019s a common misconception that seasonal drops in temperature result from our planet\u2019s proximity to the Sun. Instead, it has everything to do with the tilt of the Earth\u2019s axis.<\/p>\n
\nWhile this is true on a molecular level, snowflakes only fall into one of 35 different shapes<\/a>. As for how exactly they form their particular shapes? That\u2019s still a bit of a beautiful mystery.<\/p>\n
\nIt has been well-documented that the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, used a cold foot bath every morning to maintain his health.<\/p>\n
\nAs it turns out Earth\u2019s southernmost continent can get even colder than we realized. The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was recently updated<\/a> to minus 144\u00b0F in Antarctica.<\/p>\n
\nWe\u2019ve all heard about R.I.C.E (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) as a method for treating injuries. While ice can be an effective way to immediately reduce pain and swelling, it comes with drawbacks including irritated skin, joint stiffness, and numbness.<\/p>\n
\nThough the phrase is often used to describe a calm attitude during difficult situations, it actually has scientific backing. The inside of cucumbers are in fact 10-20 degrees cooler than their surroundings.<\/p>\n
\nCryophobia is a condition where a person fears intense cold. Don\u2019t worry, cryophobics, we won\u2019t force you to enter the cryosauna.<\/p>\n