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Recent research suggests taking a [drip / dip] in very cold water for several hours [a / the] week is good for our health. Researchers from the University of Central Lancashire in the U.K. looked [onto / into] the benefits of cold-water immersion therapy. They found it could have positive [affects / effects] on our cognition, sleep [quality / qualify] , and overall well-being. The researchers studied the effects [in / on] the health of 13 people. The participants were dunked in 10ºC water for 10 minutes, three times a week, [for / and] four weeks. Study author Dr Robert Allan said the cold-water therapy could "help [with / without] a number of positive physiological and psychological changes linked [to / of] improvements in overall general [health / healthy] and well-being".

Cold-water immersion has been used in [variety / various] fields for its curative and healing benefits. For many [decade / decades] , ice baths have helped to speed the [recovery / recover] of athletes following intense, energy-sapping performances. Dr Allan said his [funding / findings] also showed a positive impact [on / in] sleep. He said: "Two weeks of regular therapeutic cold-water immersion improved [subjectively / subjective] sleep, with fewer sleep disturbances." Subjecting the body to cold water for health [porpoises / purposes] is already a [common / commons] practice. At the New Year, people take a [plunger / plunge] in icy seas and lakes. In Japan, bathers refresh their bodies by alternating dips in hot and cold baths in a tradition [known / knowing] as toto-no-u.