Cold Plunges, Ice Baths & Beneficial Stress (hormesis): Surprising Metabolic Health Benefits

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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Exposing your body to extremes, like deliberate cold exposure, can reteach your brain and body how to handle struggle which can improve both mental and physical well-beingOur environment is so regulated (temperature, comfort, food) that we have lost our natural response to the struggleBenefits have been seen in both autoimmune conditions as well in psychological conditions and emotional regulationCold immersion has a way of targeting concentrated relief where you need it mostSubstitute your afternoon coffee with a cold shower and test your energy levelsHarness internal calmness rather than competing against yourselfAny amount of cold is a good amount of cold. If you’re uncomfortable, you’re doing the work.Coldness, duration, and routines can all varyAs you age, your fat cells lose the ability to undergo the process of thermogenesis which can lead to obesityIntentional cold exposure and mental regulation can induce thermogenesis without shivering and, as a result, the burning of more brown fat

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Cold exposure has many health (metabolic and immune) benefits. We catch up with Adrianne and Jason of Morozko Forge to discuss the many health benefits linked with cold therapy.

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0:00 Intro
0:20 Acclimating to cold
2:08 Vitamin D Levels Decline in the Fall
3:00 Cold plunge and metabolic health
2:53 Cold and Circadian Rhythm
3:54 The Best Plunge
4:00 DIY Stock tank
4:19 Why the Morozko Forge
4:58 The Shivering response
5:30 Starting with cold showers
5:58 Fat loss and cold exposure
21:30 How Morozko Forge Started
24:17 Benefits of Hormetic Stress
30:20 How long to plunge
34:00 the power of cold
37:00 Best time to plunge
31:50 Cold and the Brain
47:27 Using cold to enhance circulation
52:16 How Adrienne used cold exposure to heal her autoimmune conditions
60:00 Depression and cold exposure
1:03:00 Keeping your plunge cold and clean
1:08:00 Shivering with the cold