‘Freeze Hack’ STOPS Autoimmune Attacks (Study)

By Jack Taylor Posted December 23, 2021

If you or a loved suffers from an autoimmune disease (any disease where your body’s immune system attacks healthy cells), you know firsthand that an ‘attack’ can come out of nowhere and put you on the sidelines. 

And the prevalence of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), lupus, celiac disease, and even multiple sclerosis (MS) is starting to increase – especially if you’re over the age of 50.  

In fact, recent research has found that autoimmune diseases are 50% higher in older adults today than they were 25 years ago! 

And unfortunately treating any autoimmune disease is complicated, expensive, and risky. 

Most mainstream docs treat autoimmune diseases with prescription drugs and injections that cost an arm and a leg, and come with a boatload of side effects. 

But thanks to some new research, staving off an attack from your autoimmune disease doesn’t mean you need to be a prisoner to expensive and complicated medications.  

In fact, the key to stopping debilitating autoimmune attacks could be as simple as a quick ‘freeze.’ 

Let me explain… 

According to a study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, researchers in Switzerland have found that exposure to the cold can treat autoimmune diseases as the body ‘stops fighting itself’ in order to maintain heat. 

During extensive lab studies, the researchers found that exposure to colder environments (about 50 degrees Fahrenheit) diverts your body’s resources away from your immune system to, instead, focusing on maintaining body heat.  

The result? 

Your immune system vastly decreases its harmful activity which can limit the attack of the autoimmune disease on your body. 

In other words, your body’s natural reaction – to keep you warm – can help fend off an autoimmune attack. 

Now, with more than 80 autoimmune diseases out there, more research continues to be done on how colder temperatures can help alleviate autoimmune attacks. 

However, with winter now in full swing, now may be a perfect time to give yourself some exposure to ‘the cold’ if you suffer from an autoimmune disease. 

This doesn’t mean you need to sign up for a local Polar Bear Plunge, but taking a walk or reading a book on an early brisk, winter morning could help rev up your body’s natural defenses against an autoimmune attack. 

If you’re currently taking any kind of medication for an autoimmune disease, discuss this ‘cold’ treatment with your doctor, first.