Author Q&A: Mark Harper talks about Chill: The Cold Water Swim Cure

The belief that swimming in cold water can improve one's health is hardly new. For centuries, people from all over the world have reported that immersing themselves in cold water alleviates their pain and improves their overall well-being. Even Katharine Hepburn famously claimed to treat her winter colds by swimming in the icy waters of the Pacific Ocean. But until now, the practice has been treated lightly by the scientific community, the curative effects all but dismissed by doctors seeking medicine-centered solutions for their patients' illnesses.

In Chill, expert anesthetist and researcher Dr. Mark Harper delivers long-awaited evidence that cold-water swimming can, in fact, achieve powerful, tangible health benefits. Combining science with case studies and stories from the lives of patients, Dr. Harper illuminates the ways in which cold water can impact us physiologically and mentally, alleviating conditions like chronic pain, arthritis, anxiety and depression

Mark will talk about the book and the benefits of sea swimming and answer audience questions.

Due to its popularity, this event is kindly being hosted by Egg and Spoon cafe - just along the road from the bookshop.

Host or Publisher Kemptown Bookshop