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Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney

Ice baths are booming in popularity – but they come with health risks

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Walk through any trendy suburb and you might find a new “wellness” studio offering ice baths or “contrast therapy” (a sauna and ice bath combo).

Scroll social media, and you’re likely to come across influencers preaching the cold plunge gospel with cult-like zeal.

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