For many of us, taking a long hot shower isn’t just about getting clean, it’s the only time of the day when no one can reach us to ask about that overdue work assignment or what’s for dinner or our car’s extended warranty.
But could our beloved shower time be wreaking havoc on our bodies?
That’s what we — Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson, hosts of HuffPost’s “Am I Doing It Wrong?” podcast — asked Dr. Divya Shokeen, the founder of Ocean Skin & Vein Institute in Manhattan Beach, California, when she dropped by the studio to talk about all of the ways we might be showering wrong and how to do it better.
Click here to listen to the full episode and learn tons of doctor-approved tips about taking your humble shower to the next level.
“Should you be taking a hot shower? No. Ideally, you should be taking a cold one,” Dr. Shokeen told us.
