Luke O'Neill

Have a bit of a chat.

Sometimes they combine it with a cup of coffee or whatever it might be.

And that helps as well.

So the social bit, again, I can't overemphasize enough how important that is, which means you don't need to do a sauna.

You can just socialize anyway.

But the sauna might make it a bit better, I guess, with all the blood sloshing around.

Now, one other thing to mention.

The cold dip, and especially that transition from hot to cold, the body gets a bit of a shock and it makes adrenaline.

Now, adrenaline is really good.

Acute adrenaline is really good for your heart.

So maybe that slight adrenaline rush makes you feel good as well, by the way.

And then very importantly, endorphins, they go up.

They've measured those in the saliva.

That seems an easy place to measure them.

And they will go up because you're in pain.

especially with the cold.

And guess what?

Endorphins make you feel a bit elated.

It's almost like you're making a natural antidepressant in your own body and that gives you a lift and that helps your mood.

And of course, stress and issues around mental health are showing benefits here and that's really good for you overall as well.