[cport]

In the Fleming novels, James Bond always begins the day with a "scalding hot" shower, as hot as he can stand it, followed by an "ice cold" shower, as cold as he can get it.

I thought that remedy was for hangovers in the novel I read (can't remember which one), and he would repeat the cycle

[Angelino97]

I read all the Fleming novels, more than once. I think it was Bond’s standard way of showering. He did it several times, with or without a hangover.