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#021 How Cryotherapy Affects the Brain, the Immune System, Metabolism, and Athletic Performance

12 Feb 2016

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Dr. Rhonda Patrick explains how cold shock is a type of hormesis, which is a description of a type of stress that, in the right doses, is enough to shock the body and kick off adaptive processes and response mechanisms that are hardwired into our genes, and, once on, are able to create a resilience that actually exceeds what was needed to counter the initial stimuli. In this episode, you'll discover: (00:00) Introduction (03:09) Cold exposure is good stress for the brain (15:42) Cryotherapy reduces inflammation (23:12) Cold exposure, weight loss, and thermogenesis (30:45) Cold exposure increases antioxidant capacity and (33:42) How to use cold exposure to enhance athletic performance and recovery (52:44) Whole-body cryotherapy vs cold water immersion If you’re interested in learning more, you can read the full show notes here. Join over 300,000 people and get the latest distilled information straight to your inbox weekly: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/newsletter Become a FoundMyFitness premium member to get access to exclusive episodes, emails, live Q+A’s with Rhonda and more: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/crowdsponsor

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