Re: [Paddlewise] Cold water adaptation - Part II

From: <FoldingBoats_at_aol.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 11:20:01 EST
From: "Steve Brown" <steve_at_brown-web.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 7:15 AM
... Can one increase their actual resistance to cold water through repeated 
controlled exposure? ...

In a message dated 3/18/2003 10:32:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
pylka_at_castle.net writes:

> No. Loss of body heat is inherent in the physics of the situation. ...

There's no biological wiggle room to modify the pure physics? Changed 
response patterns with regard to surface blood circulation potentially?

Best regards,
Ralph

Ralph C. Hoehn

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