Using Deliberate Cold Exposure for Health and Performance
Andrew Huberman takes a deep dive into practices of deliberate cold exposure and the ways they can enhance mental health, physical health, and performance.
In this episode of the Huberman Lab Podcast, Dr. Andrew Huberman goes over the following topics:
- Deliberate cold exposure and health: precautions
- Utilizing moderate exercise and cognitive work as strategies
- The agreement between the brain and body
- Exploring circadian rhythms and body temperature
- Methods for rapidly lowering core body temperature and treating glabrous skin
- Psychological impacts of exposure to cold
- Physiological implications of cold exposure
- Determining the ideal cold temperature
- Comparing cold showers with cold water immersion
- Establishing protocols for cold exposure
- Optimal mental approaches during cold exposure
- Incorporating movement during cold exposure
- Determining the best frequency for cold exposure
- Leveraging cold exposure for dopamine regulation, mood enhancement, and improved focus
- Understanding the impact of cold exposure on metabolism and brown fat activation
- Using caffeine in conjunction with cold exposure to influence dopamine levels
- Tools and strategies for enhancing metabolism through cold exposure, such as the Søberg principle and inducing shivering
- Exploring the role of norepinephrine in fat cells during cold exposure
- The correlation between cold exposure, physical performance, and inflammation
- Managing hyperthermia and cooling glabrous skin
- Utilizing Palmar cooling techniques to enhance endurance
- Cold exposure targeting the groin area to boost testosterone levels
- Determining the optimal timing for daily cold exposure
