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Can you really cure cellulite, acne and fatigue with just three minutes in a deep freezer?

Stepping into a cold chamber and being chilled to sub zero temperatures for three minutes sounds less than enticing. Double your time in the chamber and you will almost certainly freeze to death. Now that sounds like pure madness.

The alternative health treatment that originated in Japan and is increasingly popular in Europe involves exposing yourself to cold, dry air for up to three minutes at a time.

Patients are blasted with nitrogen gas chilled to below minus 150 degrees, which shocks the body into action by revving up blood circulation and stimulating the immune system.

To give you an idea of just how bitterly Nike Air Jordan Mens cold that is, the lowest recorded temperature was minus 89 degrees in Antarctica.

So why would anyone voluntarily step into a Cryotherapy chamber?

The treatment has been embraced by elite athletes including F1 Racing Driver Mark Webber and England Rugby League captain James Graham who claim it speeds up their recovery process and enhances their performance.

But it is the long list of aesthetic benefits that has seen Whole Body Nike Air Max 2016 Wholesale Cryotherapy attract a growing number of fans.

The body numbing sessions boost the complexion, improve skin tone, increase energy and banish the appearance of cellulite.

Acne, eczema, insomnia and psoriasis sufferers have also reported significant improvements in their condition following a treatment.

According to Karl Benn manager of the Cryolab in Sydney, after just one treatment a patient white blood cells will have increased by four times and they will have burned around 1000 calories.

It is with these gilded promises in mind that I step into the Cryotherapy chamber.

Dressed in nothing more than underwear and fluffy slippers any other material would be frozen I have to shuffle around in the tiny chamber for the next two minutes to keep the circulation moving and prevent any nasty skin burns.

The first few blasts of nitrogen Nike Free Shoes Womens gas to enter the chamber are surprisingly bearable. Despite the temperature already having dropped to below minus 60 degrees, it feels no more uncomfortable than standing in a cool room.

However as the temperature plummets, the dry icy air takes my breath away.

Goosebumps cover my body and I shiver uncontrollably. The last twenty seconds of the treatment feels like an eternity and as the icy fog swirls around me I am desperate to get out of the chamber.

Finally after seven blasts of nitrogen gas chills the chamber to minus 170 degrees I am allowed to escape.

Surprisingly I don have the urge to wrap myself in a big fluffy blanket, however I do get the occasional urge to shiver.

Dressed back in my summer attire, my skin is blotchy, red and tingly all over kind like I badly sunburnt.

But I feel euphoric and energized as if I could run a marathon.

Later that feeling quickly turns to exhaustion and I am famished, namely due to burning excess calories (and perhaps the fact I skipped breakfast.)

In the days that follow the treatment, friends comment that my skin looks brighter and there is a noticeable improvement to the psoriasis that had plagued me since I was a child.

So how does it work?

The theory behind Whole Body Cryotherapy is that it tricks the body into believing it is in serious danger of freezing. The brain sends signals to the rest of the body to draw blood from the extremities and rush it to the core for protection. After Air Max 2016 Black Blue Red the treatment the blood rushes back out again, increasing capillaries and white blood cells by up to 400 per cent.

The cold also triggers the nervous system to release feel good endorphins and a natural anti inflammatory, resulting in an energy boost, skin rejuvenation and pain relief.