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    TAKE THE PLUNGE

    Sep 09, 2022 5 minutes
    BY LINDSAY DE FREITAS

    THOSE who do it say it’s life-changing. Once you push through the discomfort, they say, the reward is more than worth it.

    That was certainly the case for Dr Leila Sadien, who decided to brave the cold ocean waters at Bakoven beach in Cape Town towards the end of 2020. “There was just an incredible sense of euphoria after the pain of the cold wore off,” she says.

    The exhilaration of the experience made her go back and do it again the very next day. And every day after that for the next two weeks.

    “After about a week I noticed that my skin was firmer and I felt lighter. I felt happier and had a more consistent energy through the day. The time it took to

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