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I use sauna; 10-15 minutes in hot, followed by a short break (1-2 minutes), then up to 2 minutes immersed in cold water. Repeat 5-6x. I feel like a new person a
by bitL 7y ago
I use sauna; 10-15 minutes in hot, followed by a short break (1-2 minutes), then up to 2 minutes immersed in cold water. Repeat 5-6x. I feel like a new person afterwards, total mental clarity and many ideas immediately. Also removes stress. It might take you a few months to get adapted to that cycle though (2-minute cold immersion is not trivial at first). If you start feeling bad, abort, you can try next time.
- Buttons840 7y agoIf knowingly taking a placebo can affect a person, I have no doubt that the ritual you described can also have an effect.
- friendlybus 7y agoHeat shock forces some cells or proteins to rejuvenate themselves. Dr Rhonda Patrick and the anti-aging guy have talked about similar ideas for hours in depth on joe rogan's podcast but I never remember the details in full.
- sharedfrog 7y ago> the anti-aging guy Aubrey de Grey?
- friendlybus 7y agoDavid Sinclair
- bitL 7y agoThis came from trial and error from about 6 months of trying different things in sauna. Just heating myself multiple times in hot sauna didn't work that well, but once I started to rigorously follow >1 minute cold water immersions, after 3-4x cycles I almost always ended up in a stress-less state of mental clarity (not when I felt bad/sick or didn't sleep well though). After ~4 cold immersions I also look like my skin was full of veins, connected red patches over white patches everywhere. YMMV
- thomk 7y agoThis is no joke. After a shower, I turn off the hot water and just stand there under the cold water for a while. It makes a big difference for me. So does not eating late.