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This particular health benefit claim may have been popularised by a 2016 Dutch study where users of daily cold showers showed a reduction in self-reported sickness . Since then, there have been numerous studies showing that cold exposure, typically in winter ice swimmers, increases the plasma levels of a number of different immune cells. Quite simply, more immune cells in your blood is generally a good thing.

“I try to go in three times a week. I had a period over the summer where I didn’t get in much because of childcare. It was pure hell! And that’s the time when you need it the most. I was kind of neglecting myself a little bit by paying so much attention to my daughter and not paying enough attention to me.

Rosie Marcel is a British actor from London. You might recognise her as Jac Naylor, the senior surgeon from the BBC drama, Holby City. We asked Rosie, what was it that attracted her to cold water immersion, and how did she know it was time to buy an ice bath? Rosie began her journey with the cold in November 2022 and her life-changing results compelled her to share her story. 

Raynaud’s Syndrome affects up to 20% of the adult population worldwide. There may be as many as 10 million people with the condition in the UK according to the NHS.

Brass Monkey exists to help people build stronger minds and bodies, to inspire everyone to get their cold on in any way that they can. As humans we are plagued by inflammation, but what is inflammaging and how can you reduce it?