Whole-body cryotherapy

Not to be confused with the equally scientifically-unsupported-but-sci-fi-movie favourite cryonics, or the actually scientifically supported ideas of or  whole-body cryotherapy is a fabulous woo treatment to remove you of heat and money whilst still alive! Mostly!

From the Wouldn't-it-be-great-if-it-were-true Department comes whole-body cryotherapy (WBC), helpfully and easily confused with partial-body cryotherapy (PBC, same tube without a lid) so they can charge the same amount to fit the same size fool into a smaller box.

YAY! I HAVE COLDS!

How does it work?
It doesn't.

Whilst Cryotherapy, or ice therapy, has a good body of supporting sciencey-type stuff to say 'mostly good', Whole-body Cryotherapy involves placing a human wearing very little, often with some thermal protection for all extremities except their wallet, into a carbonite sheath/plastic vat marked 'gullible' and then introducing very low temperature, very low humidity air, cooled using liquid nitrogen or an air conditioner, and an ongoing monthly subscription fee.

So yes, WBC/PBC does get you cold, but so does an ice bath.

But what about all the wonderful claims of WBC/PBC helping with: and having too much money?
 * Asthma
 * Alzheimer’s disease
 * Anxiety
 * Chronic pain
 * Depression
 * Fibromyalgia
 * Insomnia
 * Migraines
 * Multiple sclerosis
 * Osteoarthritis
 * Rheumatoid arthritis
 * Weight loss

US FDA states that whole-body cryotherapy is 'meh' and might even be 'ouch'
According to the US FDA, the claims made by advocates of WBC/PBC are not backed up by science. Sorry.

Did someone die from WBC?
The coroner said it was asphyxia from being locked in a whole-body cryotherapy sauna.