The Risks and Benefits of Cold Plunges
Webinar + Q&A
Program Information
Date: June 27th, 2025 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1.5 hours
Last Day to Register: June 25th, 2025
Cold water immersion is a popular post-exercise recovery strategy for athletes during training. In this 1.5-hour CME-approved live webinar, I will take a deep dive (pun intended!) into the best temperature, timing, and duration for cold plunges, as well as cover the negative effects of cold plunges for muscle building and identify which of the benefits may just be a placebo effect. I will then discuss whether cold showers can improve immune function, the merits of using cold water immersion for gout flares, and the risks and benefits of winter sea bathing. I knew next to nothing about this topic when I started, and it turned out to be much more interesting than I thought.
Everyone registered for the webinar will receive the webinar recording within a few days of the webinar taking place.
Registration Information
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You will receive your CME certificate via email a few weeks after the webinar takes place.
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Rochester Academy of Medicine and NutritionFacts.org. The Rochester Academy of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Statement
The Rochester Academy of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Financial Disclosure Statement
None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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Dr. Greger did a fantastic job bringing his genius knowledge down to my level. I learned so much on all the ways to research effectively, thoroughly and truthfully. He was fantastic! He went over aspects enough times for me to get what he was talking about. So he didn't go too fast. He went just at the right pace. He did it with humor and fascination on a subject that can be tedious, he made it an adventure. I really appreciate all the work and planning that went into the four hours! Can't wait for him to do it again on another subject!
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