Long Covid Podcast

87 - Dr Mark Harper - Cold Water & Long Covid

Jun 7, 2023

49:42

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Effects of Cold Water Swimming on Stress

3min

The Benefits of Cold Water for COVID

3min

The Negative Chain Reaction of Inflammation

3min

The Role of Inflammation in Chronic Fatigue

2min

The Parasympathetic Response to COVID

3min

The Effects of Water on Energy Levels

3min

The Importance of Staying Warm

2min

How to Deal With Long COVID

2min

10.

The Importance of Listening to Your Body

2min

11.

Tips for Starting Out

4min

12.

The Inflammatory Effect of Inflammation on Mental Health

3min

13.

The Importance of Mental Health in Long COVID

3min

14.

The Power of Breathing

2min

15.

How to Forget in the Water

2min

16.

The Importance of Social Connection in Long COVID

3min

17.

The Effects of Cold Water on Post Exertion Symptoms

2min

18.

How to Reduce Discomfort and Maximize Fun

2min

19.

The Long COVID Podcast

2min

Episode 87 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with Dr Mark Harper, consultant anesthetist, researcher and cold water enthusiast! We chat about cold water and all it's amazing benefits on both mind & body, as well as how you can do it safely.

Chill (swims around the UK)
Mark Harper website
Mental Health Swims

Buy Mark's book "Chill"
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Chill-by-Mark-Harper/9781797213767; https://www.waterstones.com/book/chill/mark-harper/9781797213767

Message the podcast! - questions will be answered on my youtube channel :)

For more information about Long Covid Breathing courses & workshops, please check out LongCovidBreathing.com

(music credit - Brock Hewitt, Rule of Life)

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