What Happens after 14 Days of Cold Showers Part 2

00:00 now I recently did a video on the now I recently did a video on the benefits of taking cold showers but of benefits of taking cold showers but of benefits of taking cold showers but of course those benefits only occur if you course those benefits only occur if you course those benefits only occur if you actually take a cold shower a lot of actually take a cold shower a lot of actually take a cold shower a lot of people in the comments section just you people in the comments section just you people in the comments section just you know kind of chickened out because know kind of chickened out because know kind of chickened out because taking cold showers can be very very taking cold showers can be very very taking cold showers can be very very uncomfortable so today I want to discuss uncomfortable so today I want to discuss uncomfortable so today I want to discuss some tips how to do this and get the some tips how to do this and get the some tips how to do this and get the benefits without the incredible painful benefits without the incredible painful benefits without the incredible painful uncomfortableness that comes along with uncomfortableness that comes along with uncomfortableness that comes along with taking cold showers the first thing you taking cold showers the first thing you taking cold showers the first thing you need to know about cold shower is just need to know about cold shower is just need to know about cold shower is just like any type of stress is that when our like any type of stress is that when our like any type of stress is that when our bodies are too comfortable when we get bodies are too comfortable when we get bodies are too comfortable when we get rid of too much stress our bodies weaken rid of too much stress our bodies weaken rid of too much stress our bodies weaken and so adding a little stress in your and so adding a little stress in your and so adding a little stress in your life if it's not overwhelming is a very life if it's not overwhelming is a very life if it's not overwhelming is a very very positive thing whether it's very positive thing whether it's very positive thing whether it's exercise intermittent fasting or even exercise intermittent fasting or even exercise intermittent fasting or even taking a cold shower so let me just kind taking a cold shower so let me just kind taking a cold shower so let me just kind of recap on the benefits of recap on the benefits of recap on the benefits first thing and this is quite big is first thing and this is quite big is first thing and this is quite big is your immune system greatly responds you

01:00 your immune system greatly responds you your immune system greatly responds you would think if you're out in the cold or would think if you're out in the cold or would think if you're out in the cold or let's say it's raining or something that let's say it's raining or something that let's say it's raining or something that you would get sick but in fact if the you would get sick but in fact if the you would get sick but in fact if the stress is not overwhelming if you're not stress is not overwhelming if you're not stress is not overwhelming if you're not outside too long you can actually outside too long you can actually outside too long you can actually strengthen your immune system to the strengthen your immune system to the strengthen your immune system to the point where you can resist pathogens so point where you can resist pathogens so point where you can resist pathogens so there's huge immune benefits to cold there's huge immune benefits to cold there's huge immune benefits to cold therapy okay that's number one now also therapy okay that's number one now also therapy okay that's number one now also attached with that is inflammation now attached with that is inflammation now attached with that is inflammation now I'm not just talking about inflammation I'm not just talking about inflammation I'm not just talking about inflammation from an infection I'm talking about from an infection I'm talking about from an infection I'm talking about inflammation from an autoimmune disease inflammation from an autoimmune disease inflammation from an autoimmune disease talking about inflammation from talking about inflammation from talking about inflammation from especially arthritis if you have especially arthritis if you have especially arthritis if you have arthritis stiffness okay or pain cold arthritis stiffness okay or pain cold arthritis stiffness okay or pain cold therapy can be huge for you and if you therapy can be huge for you and if you therapy can be huge for you and if you combine several things at once you can combine several things at once you can combine several things at once you can really strengthen your immune system as really strengthen your immune system as really strengthen your immune system as well so if you combine exercise with uh well so if you combine exercise with uh well so if you combine exercise with uh fasting and this cold therapy you can fasting and this cold therapy you can fasting and this cold therapy you can basically bulletproof yourself against a basically bulletproof yourself against a basically bulletproof yourself against a lot of pathogens and a lot of people lot of pathogens and a lot of people lot of pathogens and a lot of people with Lyme disease get benefits from with Lyme disease get benefits from with Lyme disease get benefits from doing this as well we have the immune

02:00 doing this as well we have the immune doing this as well we have the immune system benefits we also have brain system benefits we also have brain system benefits we also have brain benefits I'm talking about both with benefits I'm talking about both with benefits I'm talking about both with your mood and your cognitive function so your mood and your cognitive function so your mood and your cognitive function so people who are depressed have anxiety people who are depressed have anxiety people who are depressed have anxiety can benefit from this greatly also can benefit from this greatly also can benefit from this greatly also cognitive benefits whether you want to cognitive benefits whether you want to cognitive benefits whether you want to increase your focus your concentration increase your focus your concentration increase your focus your concentration get more attention be more productive get more attention be more productive get more attention be more productive cold therapy can help now when you're cold therapy can help now when you're cold therapy can help now when you're exposed to cold therapy there is a huge exposed to cold therapy there is a huge exposed to cold therapy there is a huge spike in certain neurotransmitters I'm spike in certain neurotransmitters I'm spike in certain neurotransmitters I'm specifically talking about two specifically talking about two specifically talking about two epinephrine and norepinephine okay now epinephrine and norepinephine okay now epinephrine and norepinephine okay now epinephrine is also called adrenaline epinephrine is also called adrenaline epinephrine is also called adrenaline okay now these two neurotransmitters okay now these two neurotransmitters okay now these two neurotransmitters they act like hormones but they work they act like hormones but they work they act like hormones but they work within the nervous system in the brain within the nervous system in the brain within the nervous system in the brain and also in the adrenal gland through and also in the adrenal gland through and also in the adrenal gland through the nervous system and part of the the nervous system and part of the the nervous system and part of the adrenal the inside called the medulla is adrenal the inside called the medulla is adrenal the inside called the medulla is all neurological tissue so your medulla all neurological tissue so your medulla all neurological tissue so your medulla and the adrenal produces adrenaline or and the adrenal produces adrenaline or and the adrenal produces adrenaline or noradrenaline as well as certain parts noradrenaline as well as certain parts noradrenaline as well as certain parts of the brain and so when we think of the

03:00 of the brain and so when we think of the of the brain and so when we think of the sympathetic nervous system which is the sympathetic nervous system which is the sympathetic nervous system which is the flight or fight a lot of times people flight or fight a lot of times people flight or fight a lot of times people think cortisol and that's one hormone think cortisol and that's one hormone think cortisol and that's one hormone but the other two are adrenaline and but the other two are adrenaline and but the other two are adrenaline and noradrenaline in fact cold therapy you noradrenaline in fact cold therapy you noradrenaline in fact cold therapy you can increase these two neurotransmitters can increase these two neurotransmitters can increase these two neurotransmitters up to 550 and so when you have more up to 550 and so when you have more up to 550 and so when you have more adrenaline in the body you're going to adrenaline in the body you're going to adrenaline in the body you're going to be very very awake so it's going to wake be very very awake so it's going to wake be very very awake so it's going to wake you up very very fast and then there's you up very very fast and then there's you up very very fast and then there's all sorts of cascading effects that all sorts of cascading effects that all sorts of cascading effects that occur from this adrenaline and nor occur from this adrenaline and nor occur from this adrenaline and nor adrenaline you have increased production adrenaline you have increased production adrenaline you have increased production of mitochondria that's the energy of mitochondria that's the energy of mitochondria that's the energy factories in the cell and so just by factories in the cell and so just by factories in the cell and so just by taking regular cold showers you can taking regular cold showers you can taking regular cold showers you can increase the number of mitochondria in increase the number of mitochondria in increase the number of mitochondria in your muscle cells and that's pretty wild your muscle cells and that's pretty wild your muscle cells and that's pretty wild and so you're going to have more and so you're going to have more and so you're going to have more capacity for energy and also an capacity for energy and also an capacity for energy and also an increased ability to burn things like increased ability to burn things like increased ability to burn things like fat and so cold therapy is actually very fat and so cold therapy is actually very fat and so cold therapy is actually very beneficial to help you lose weight beneficial to help you lose weight beneficial to help you lose weight specifically activating something called specifically activating something called specifically activating something called Brown fat Brown fat Brown fat now brown fat is different than white

04:00 now brown fat is different than white now brown fat is different than white fat Brown fat is tied into thermogenesis fat Brown fat is tied into thermogenesis fat Brown fat is tied into thermogenesis temperature regulation so when you do temperature regulation so when you do temperature regulation so when you do cold therapy you actually stimulate more cold therapy you actually stimulate more cold therapy you actually stimulate more production of your brown fat which production of your brown fat which production of your brown fat which basically has more mitochondria and basically has more mitochondria and basically has more mitochondria and doing that can elevate your metabolism doing that can elevate your metabolism doing that can elevate your metabolism and that brown fat also Taps into and that brown fat also Taps into and that brown fat also Taps into calories from the white fat helping you calories from the white fat helping you calories from the white fat helping you oxidize a lot fat so there are other oxidize a lot fat so there are other oxidize a lot fat so there are other things that go beyond just diet and things that go beyond just diet and things that go beyond just diet and exercise as far as losing weight now the exercise as far as losing weight now the exercise as far as losing weight now the other really cool thing about cold other really cool thing about cold other really cool thing about cold therapy is that you can improve your therapy is that you can improve your therapy is that you can improve your blood sugars and make insulin more blood sugars and make insulin more blood sugars and make insulin more sensitive so many people have a problem sensitive so many people have a problem sensitive so many people have a problem with insulin resistance and so in other with insulin resistance and so in other with insulin resistance and so in other videos I talk about apple cider vinegar videos I talk about apple cider vinegar videos I talk about apple cider vinegar talk about melanium carbs exercise but talk about melanium carbs exercise but talk about melanium carbs exercise but you can also do this called shower to you can also do this called shower to you can also do this called shower to help your blood sugars which is quite help your blood sugars which is quite help your blood sugars which is quite amazing and then the last big benefit I amazing and then the last big benefit I amazing and then the last big benefit I want to just mention briefly is want to just mention briefly is want to just mention briefly is longevity certain genes that are tied longevity certain genes that are tied longevity certain genes that are tied into living longer are skin emulated into living longer are skin emulated into living longer are skin emulated when you're out in the cold because of

05:00 when you're out in the cold because of when you're out in the cold because of the survival programs that are attached the survival programs that are attached the survival programs that are attached to surviving when you're freezing to to surviving when you're freezing to to surviving when you're freezing to death now the other side note I want to death now the other side note I want to death now the other side note I want to mention about cold therapy is that when mention about cold therapy is that when mention about cold therapy is that when you sleep at night especially when you you sleep at night especially when you you sleep at night especially when you get into the Delta wave sleep which is get into the Delta wave sleep which is get into the Delta wave sleep which is the Deep Sleep the overall quality of the Deep Sleep the overall quality of the Deep Sleep the overall quality of the Delta weight sleep is improved if the Delta weight sleep is improved if the Delta weight sleep is improved if your temperature in your room is your temperature in your room is your temperature in your room is slightly cooler slightly cooler slightly cooler and it's worsened if you're trying to and it's worsened if you're trying to and it's worsened if you're trying to sleep when it's too hot out now sleep when it's too hot out now sleep when it's too hot out now personally I like to just use a very personally I like to just use a very personally I like to just use a very thin sheet and I like to be on the cold thin sheet and I like to be on the cold thin sheet and I like to be on the cold side when I sleep I sleep much better side when I sleep I sleep much better side when I sleep I sleep much better I'm a little bit cooler than if I'm too I'm a little bit cooler than if I'm too I'm a little bit cooler than if I'm too hot and before I get into the tips hot and before I get into the tips hot and before I get into the tips there's just one last really important there's just one last really important there's just one last really important point I want to bring up about colds point I want to bring up about colds point I want to bring up about colds here would be in relationship to your here would be in relationship to your here would be in relationship to your circulation roughly your body has about circulation roughly your body has about circulation roughly your body has about 62 000 miles of circulatory vessels 62 000 miles of circulatory vessels 62 000 miles of circulatory vessels throughout the body including the veins throughout the body including the veins throughout the body including the veins and the arteries and the papillaries you and the arteries and the papillaries you and the arteries and the papillaries you have a lot of vessels and there is have a lot of vessels and there is have a lot of vessels and there is muscle regulating the vasoconstriction

06:00 muscle regulating the vasoconstriction muscle regulating the vasoconstriction and the vasodilation of that system so and the vasodilation of that system so and the vasodilation of that system so when you're taking these cold showers when you're taking these cold showers when you're taking these cold showers you are activating 62 you are activating 62 you are activating 62 000 miles of vessels which have muscles 000 miles of vessels which have muscles 000 miles of vessels which have muscles and so you're creating this interesting and so you're creating this interesting and so you're creating this interesting effect of vasoconstriction and effect of vasoconstriction and effect of vasoconstriction and vasodilation and getting more blood flow vasodilation and getting more blood flow vasodilation and getting more blood flow to a certain parts of your body that to a certain parts of your body that to a certain parts of your body that might need it so in other words there's might need it so in other words there's might need it so in other words there's a lot of positive things that are going a lot of positive things that are going a lot of positive things that are going to happen if you can get up enough nerve to happen if you can get up enough nerve to happen if you can get up enough nerve to do these cold cellos all right let's to do these cold cellos all right let's to do these cold cellos all right let's start with number one what you do in the start with number one what you do in the start with number one what you do in the shower is you start with a very warm shower is you start with a very warm shower is you start with a very warm shower okay so you're taking a warm shower okay so you're taking a warm shower okay so you're taking a warm shower and you're turning up really shower and you're turning up really shower and you're turning up really really hot and then what you're going to really hot and then what you're going to really hot and then what you're going to do is you're just going to basically on do is you're just going to basically on do is you're just going to basically on a nice gradient start cooling it down a nice gradient start cooling it down a nice gradient start cooling it down okay slowly until your body gets used to okay slowly until your body gets used to okay slowly until your body gets used to it and then you're going to go colder it and then you're going to go colder it and then you're going to go colder and colder and colder over a period of and colder and colder over a period of and colder and colder over a period of time to do this very gradually so it's time to do this very gradually so it's time to do this very gradually so it's not so painful starting out because the not so painful starting out because the not so painful starting out because the biggest barrier that we're running into biggest barrier that we're running into biggest barrier that we're running into is to ignore your body saying no don't

07:00 is to ignore your body saying no don't is to ignore your body saying no don't do it so for some reason your body has do it so for some reason your body has do it so for some reason your body has this great resistance against being too this great resistance against being too this great resistance against being too cold for example I'm from Wisconsin and cold for example I'm from Wisconsin and cold for example I'm from Wisconsin and they used to have this Polar Bear Club they used to have this Polar Bear Club they used to have this Polar Bear Club in Lake Michigan in the winter they in Lake Michigan in the winter they in Lake Michigan in the winter they would all run out there and jump in Lake would all run out there and jump in Lake would all run out there and jump in Lake Michigan I mean it gets cold in Michigan I mean it gets cold in Michigan I mean it gets cold in Wisconsin now at the time I thought Wisconsin now at the time I thought Wisconsin now at the time I thought these guys were crazy but now that I these guys were crazy but now that I these guys were crazy but now that I know the benefits I probably would have know the benefits I probably would have know the benefits I probably would have follow them and jump into Lake Michigan follow them and jump into Lake Michigan follow them and jump into Lake Michigan at least I would attempt to do it all at least I would attempt to do it all at least I would attempt to do it all right number two this tip can help just right number two this tip can help just right number two this tip can help just um counter some of the shock to your um counter some of the shock to your um counter some of the shock to your body so let's say for example you have body so let's say for example you have body so let's say for example you have your shower on cold and you expose a your shower on cold and you expose a your shower on cold and you expose a certain part of your body let's say your certain part of your body let's say your certain part of your body let's say your chest okay you start to rub your chest chest okay you start to rub your chest chest okay you start to rub your chest okay rub it as the cold is going on your okay rub it as the cold is going on your okay rub it as the cold is going on your skin and that can help make things a lot skin and that can help make things a lot skin and that can help make things a lot easier and because these cold receptors easier and because these cold receptors easier and because these cold receptors are on the skin and they're superficial are on the skin and they're superficial are on the skin and they're superficial so if you're rubbing them you'll tend to so if you're rubbing them you'll tend to so if you're rubbing them you'll tend to numb some of the intensity of that cold numb some of the intensity of that cold numb some of the intensity of that cold shocking uh sensation all right number

08:00 shocking uh sensation all right number shocking uh sensation all right number three you're going to go into this cold three you're going to go into this cold three you're going to go into this cold water water water with complete relaxation that's the with complete relaxation that's the with complete relaxation that's the opposite of what most people do they're opposite of what most people do they're opposite of what most people do they're kind of going into this uh with kind of going into this uh with kind of going into this uh with exhilaration with this heightened fear exhilaration with this heightened fear exhilaration with this heightened fear or whatever and they're not relaxed and or whatever and they're not relaxed and or whatever and they're not relaxed and so it just makes things worse so you so it just makes things worse so you so it just makes things worse so you want to just kind of go into this with want to just kind of go into this with want to just kind of go into this with total relaxation it'll be a lot easier total relaxation it'll be a lot easier total relaxation it'll be a lot easier for you to face this for you to face this for you to face this um this change in temperature all right um this change in temperature all right um this change in temperature all right and number four relates to number three and number four relates to number three and number four relates to number three start slowing your breath down okay start slowing your breath down okay start slowing your breath down okay breathing very slowly in for maybe four breathing very slowly in for maybe four breathing very slowly in for maybe four to five seconds and out for four to five to five seconds and out for four to five to five seconds and out for four to five seconds so the combination of being seconds so the combination of being seconds so the combination of being relaxed and slow deep breaths can help relaxed and slow deep breaths can help relaxed and slow deep breaths can help you push past the pain of this cold you push past the pain of this cold you push past the pain of this cold number five turn on some music that you number five turn on some music that you number five turn on some music that you really really like listening to certain really really like listening to certain really really like listening to certain types of music can help you push through types of music can help you push through types of music can help you push through the barriers it can also help distract the barriers it can also help distract the barriers it can also help distract your mind from this sensation of being

09:00 your mind from this sensation of being your mind from this sensation of being very very cold number six is to do this very very cold number six is to do this very very cold number six is to do this cold shower right after you've had some cold shower right after you've had some cold shower right after you've had some intense exercise where you're sweating intense exercise where you're sweating intense exercise where you're sweating it'll just help counter some of the heat it'll just help counter some of the heat it'll just help counter some of the heat that you just generated so it'll be a that you just generated so it'll be a that you just generated so it'll be a little bit easier number seven is just little bit easier number seven is just little bit easier number seven is just not to overthink the same not to start not to overthink the same not to start not to overthink the same not to start to even talk yourself into it just do it to even talk yourself into it just do it to even talk yourself into it just do it without thinking just jump right in without thinking just jump right in without thinking just jump right in there in the morning kind of trick there in the morning kind of trick there in the morning kind of trick yourself into just doing it all right yourself into just doing it all right yourself into just doing it all right number eight ideally over time I'm number eight ideally over time I'm number eight ideally over time I'm talking over weeks you should go from talking over weeks you should go from talking over weeks you should go from maybe 10 seconds 20 seconds 30 seconds maybe 10 seconds 20 seconds 30 seconds maybe 10 seconds 20 seconds 30 seconds to 45 seconds to a minute and then up to to 45 seconds to a minute and then up to to 45 seconds to a minute and then up to two minutes okay once a day that would two minutes okay once a day that would two minutes okay once a day that would be awesome if you could do that so be awesome if you could do that so be awesome if you could do that so normally at 30 seconds things should be normally at 30 seconds things should be normally at 30 seconds things should be a little bit easier you'll start to feel a little bit easier you'll start to feel a little bit easier you'll start to feel kind of a numbing effect and you'll kind of a numbing effect and you'll kind of a numbing effect and you'll start to tolerate it more but that first start to tolerate it more but that first start to tolerate it more but that first 30 seconds is the hardest all right 30 seconds is the hardest all right 30 seconds is the hardest all right number nine is just jump in the cold

10:00 number nine is just jump in the cold number nine is just jump in the cold shower but end with a very warm hot shower but end with a very warm hot shower but end with a very warm hot shower they take away the shower they take away the shower they take away the uncomfortableness of what you just uncomfortableness of what you just uncomfortableness of what you just experienced so if you're going to take a experienced so if you're going to take a experienced so if you're going to take a cold shower just in your mind realize cold shower just in your mind realize cold shower just in your mind realize that it's going to end with some nice that it's going to end with some nice that it's going to end with some nice comfortable pleasure moment okay number comfortable pleasure moment okay number comfortable pleasure moment okay number 10 when you go into this cold shower 10 when you go into this cold shower 10 when you go into this cold shower just do one part of your body whether just do one part of your body whether just do one part of your body whether it's your legs okay or maybe your left it's your legs okay or maybe your left it's your legs okay or maybe your left arm and shoulder this is what you're arm and shoulder this is what you're arm and shoulder this is what you're doing in a nice gradual gradient where doing in a nice gradual gradient where doing in a nice gradual gradient where it's not too intense there's certain it's not too intense there's certain it's not too intense there's certain parts of your body and then just keep parts of your body and then just keep parts of your body and then just keep adding another part each time you do it adding another part each time you do it adding another part each time you do it to make it easier and the last one to make it easier and the last one to make it easier and the last one number 11 is just to turn the shower on number 11 is just to turn the shower on number 11 is just to turn the shower on for a few seconds and then turn it off for a few seconds and then turn it off for a few seconds and then turn it off for a few seconds on for a few seconds for a few seconds on for a few seconds for a few seconds on for a few seconds off for a few seconds and that way off for a few seconds and that way off for a few seconds and that way you're doing some type of intermittent you're doing some type of intermittent you're doing some type of intermittent type exposure which definitely will type exposure which definitely will type exposure which definitely will break up the intensity and the pain from break up the intensity and the pain from break up the intensity and the pain from this uh cold sensation all right so now this uh cold sensation all right so now this uh cold sensation all right so now I hope you have enough nerve to attempt I hope you have enough nerve to attempt I hope you have enough nerve to attempt these cold showers okay now if you these cold showers okay now if you these cold showers okay now if you haven't seen my other video on cold

11:00 haven't seen my other video on cold haven't seen my other video on cold showers and the benefits I think you showers and the benefits I think you showers and the benefits I think you should check that out I put it up right should check that out I put it up right should check that out I put it up right here

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