Page 13 - Healthy Living and Hot Water

Scientific evidence shows that immersion in water helps us reduce the

effects of stress. Immersion in hot water helps our body relax by
allowing the parasympathetic branch to reverse the effects of the

sympathetic branch. Dopamine, a hormone that causes relaxation, is

released when a person is immersed in hot water; the formation of this
hormone shows an in-creased parasympathetic response.

Immersion in hot water helps the body relax.

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