Comments on: MORE ON HOT TUB SOAKING AND THE BRAIN http://74.53.141.18/~madrona5/more-on-hot-tubbing-and-the-brain/ from "Ahhhhh" to "A-Ha!"... Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:46:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Alice http://74.53.141.18/~madrona5/more-on-hot-tubbing-and-the-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-1253 Alice Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:50:31 +0000 http://www.hottubbliss.com/?p=976#comment-1253 Laurie: Thanks for your comment. It is amazing to learn that Dr. Becker found such a parallel between relaxation and anxiety reduction with soaking in a 102 degree hot tub. It's something we've know anecdotally. But now we have scientific proof that hot water immersion does in fact improve working memory because of the increased blood circulation to the brain. Dr. Becker's work will have far reaching application for the future. Thanks again for sharing. Keep us posted on his work and findings. Laurie:
Thanks for your comment. It is amazing to learn that Dr. Becker found such a parallel between relaxation and anxiety reduction with soaking in a 102 degree hot tub. It’s something we’ve know anecdotally. But now we have scientific proof that hot water immersion does in fact improve working memory because of the increased blood circulation to the brain. Dr. Becker’s work will have far reaching application for the future. Thanks again for sharing. Keep us posted on his work and findings.

]]> By: Laurie Batter http://74.53.141.18/~madrona5/more-on-hot-tubbing-and-the-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 Laurie Batter Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:23:28 +0000 http://www.hottubbliss.com/?p=976#comment-1248 Hi Alice, Thanks for this very stimulating information. I agree and suspect it is about more than just increased circulation! By the way, Dr. Bruce Becker at Washington State University and Dr. Jack Raglin of Indiana University are weighing in on hot tub immersion - Taking time to relax in warm water may also, according to Jack Raglin, Ph.D., Indiana University, Indiana, separate us from the sources of stress which can lead to a decrease in anxiety. And, in his latest research reported at the fifth World Aquatic Health Conference (WAHC), October 2008, Bruce Becker, M.D., Washington State University, states “We found that, with 25 minutes of soaking in a 102F degree hot tub, the autonomic nervous system alters during warm water immersion, producing changes that are parallel to those seen during relaxation and accompanying a reduction in anxiety.” Dr. Becker suggests that with the relaxation, warm water immersion may well have a positive effect on working memory and performance of cognitive tasks, including problem solving. Hi Alice,

Thanks for this very stimulating information. I agree and suspect it is about more than just increased circulation! By the way,
Dr. Bruce Becker at Washington State University and Dr. Jack Raglin of Indiana University are weighing in on hot tub immersion -
Taking time to relax in warm water may also, according to Jack Raglin, Ph.D., Indiana University, Indiana, separate us from the sources of stress which can lead to a decrease in anxiety. And, in his latest research reported at the fifth World Aquatic Health Conference (WAHC), October 2008, Bruce Becker, M.D., Washington State University, states “We found that, with 25 minutes of soaking in a 102F degree hot tub, the autonomic nervous system alters during warm water immersion, producing changes that are parallel to those seen during relaxation and accompanying a reduction in anxiety.” Dr. Becker suggests that with the relaxation, warm water immersion may well have a positive effect on working memory and performance of cognitive tasks, including problem solving.

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