MH 108
no cloths equals warm skin...
too many cloths equals loss of circulation/cold skin.
while fasting, in theory; you should become warmer; why? because you breathe better, your fire burns "better"...all equals better circulation as the old foods are removed.
i know for a fact, if your skin is comfortable in 30 degree weather, then jumping in a pond actualy feel warm to your body....i know for a fact, my feet feel nice in 30 degree weather and i can take a garden hose that has pressurized 55 degree water and wash my feet and that 55 degree water feels bathtub warm.
i know for a fact, the blood goes to the naked skin to keep it warm, while skin covered in heavy cloths looses circulation and runs backwards in functions...
cold hands, feet, etc...are not caused by doing correctly, but just symptoms of past problems in diet and habit.
if the skin is healthy, it will turn cherry red when ice cold water is applied to it. i have laid down in a cold water running creek in january and my legs turned so red they look like they were painted red.
note: when doing extreme cold water therapy, it is dangerous to do it alone; but sadly most do it alone, simply because all others believe they are nutts!!!!
every sick/dieing person i have seen, has been cold. the sitz bath is the 150 year old medical treatment for humans that are loosing their circulation.
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