Using Deliberate Cold Exposure for Health and Performance
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I describe mechanisms by which deliberate cold exposure can enhance mental health, physical health, and performance. I detail specific protocols to safely engage in deliberate cold exposure, including minimal exposure times, time-of-day effects, determining optimal temperatures, recovery, mindset, and movement during cold exposure. I discuss how cold exposure can be used to safely stress the body to improve attention, mood, and cognitive focus and boost metabolism and reduce inflammation. Also, I explain how cold exposure on specific regions of the body (called glabrous skin surfaces) can be leveraged to enhance endurance and weight training and increase work output.
For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com.
Thank you to our sponsors
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Deliberate Cold Exposure, Health Warning
(00:04:23) Tool: Moderate Exercise & Cognitive Work
(00:11:04) Sponsors: AG1, LMNT
(00:15:37) Circadian Rhythm & Body Temperature
(00:18:41) Tool: Quickly Decrease Core Body Temperature, Glabrous Skin
(00:25:26) Mental Effects of Cold Exposure
(00:29:02) Physical Effects of Cold Exposure
(00:30:11) How Cold Should the Temperature Be?
(00:34:53) Cold Showers vs. Cold Water Immersion
(00:38:27) Protocols for Cold Exposure
(00:50:57) Optimal Mindset(s) During Cold Exposure
(00:55:26) Tool: Using Movement During Cold Exposure
(00:57:51) Optimal Frequency of Cold Exposure
(01:00:22) Cold Exposure for Dopamine, Mood & Focus
(01:12:55) Cold Exposure & Metabolism, Brown Fat
(01:25:55) Tool: Caffeine, Dopamine & Cold Exposure
(01:29:14) Tools: Increasing Metabolism w/Cold – The Søberg Principle, Shivering
(01:34:15) Norepinephrine & Fat Cells
(01:36:22) Cold, Physical Performance, Inflammation
(01:47:36) Hyperthermia & Glabrous Skin Cooling
(01:53:27) Tool: Palmar Cooling & Endurance
(02:03:18) Cold Exposure to Groin, Increasing Testosterone
(02:07:50) Tool: Optimal Timing for Daily Cold Exposure
(02:11:16) Neural Network Newsletter, Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify Reviews, Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Supplements, Instagram, Twitter
Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac
Disclaimer
I describe mechanisms by which deliberate cold exposure can enhance mental health, physical health, and performance. I detail specific protocols to safely engage in deliberate cold exposure, including minimal exposure times, time-of-day effects, determining optimal temperatures, recovery, mindset, and movement during cold exposure. I discuss how cold exposure can be used to safely stress the body to improve attention, mood, and cognitive focus and boost metabolism and reduce inflammation. Also, I explain how cold exposure on specific regions of the body (called glabrous skin surfaces) can be leveraged to enhance endurance and weight training and increase work output.
For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com.
Thank you to our sponsors
AG1: https://athleticgreens.com/huberman
LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/hubermanlab
Waking Up: https://wakingup.com/huberman
Momentous: https://livemomentous.com/huberman
Timestamps
(00:00:00) Deliberate Cold Exposure, Health Warning
(00:04:23) Tool: Moderate Exercise & Cognitive Work
(00:11:04) Sponsors: AG1, LMNT
(00:15:37) Circadian Rhythm & Body Temperature
(00:18:41) Tool: Quickly Decrease Core Body Temperature, Glabrous Skin
(00:25:26) Mental Effects of Cold Exposure
(00:29:02) Physical Effects of Cold Exposure
(00:30:11) How Cold Should the Temperature Be?
(00:34:53) Cold Showers vs. Cold Water Immersion
(00:38:27) Protocols for Cold Exposure
(00:50:57) Optimal Mindset(s) During Cold Exposure
(00:55:26) Tool: Using Movement During Cold Exposure
(00:57:51) Optimal Frequency of Cold Exposure
(01:00:22) Cold Exposure for Dopamine, Mood & Focus
(01:12:55) Cold Exposure & Metabolism, Brown Fat
(01:25:55) Tool: Caffeine, Dopamine & Cold Exposure
(01:29:14) Tools: Increasing Metabolism w/Cold – The Søberg Principle, Shivering
(01:34:15) Norepinephrine & Fat Cells
(01:36:22) Cold, Physical Performance, Inflammation
(01:47:36) Hyperthermia & Glabrous Skin Cooling
(01:53:27) Tool: Palmar Cooling & Endurance
(02:03:18) Cold Exposure to Groin, Increasing Testosterone
(02:07:50) Tool: Optimal Timing for Daily Cold Exposure
(02:11:16) Neural Network Newsletter, Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify Reviews, Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Supplements, Instagram, Twitter
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The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. The podcast discusses neuroscience and science-based tools, including how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health, as well as existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works.
Huberman has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills, and cognitive functioning. He is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation Fellow and was awarded the Cogan Award, given to the scientist making the most significant discoveries in the study of vision, in 2017.
Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford School of Medicine has been published in top journals, including Nature, Science, and Cell, and has been featured in TIME, BBC, Scientific American, Discover, and other top media outlets.
In 2021, Dr. Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast. The podcast is frequently ranked in the top 10 of all podcasts globally and is often ranked #1 in the categories of Science, Education, and Health & Fitness.