What Happens After 30 Days of COLD SHOWERS? - This Will SHOCK YOU! | Dr. Susanna Søberg

Cold showers, icy plunge pools, outdoor swimming – are you a fan, or does the very idea make you shiver? Today’s podcast is all about one of the biggest wellness trends of the past few years: cold water immersion therapy.

CAUTION: IF YOU HAVE UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION or HEART DISEASE, IT IS NOT ADVISED THAT YOU START PRACTISING COLD WATER IMMERSION. If you have any doubt at all as to whether you are fit enough to give this practice a go, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.

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[livelearnandteach]

Some of the best things for our health are totally fasting, sunlight, sleep, cold, proper breathing & meditation.

[Grrrrrrr]

Cold sea swimming literally saved my life after I lost my son to suicide. I can’t swim in the sea every day so I cold shower and it has helped my mental health immensely 🙏

[EsmondLyons]

All around me for years people have been succumbing to one illness or another. I refused the jab and was ostracized. I’m 73, been taking cold showers for many years, eat two meals a day, arise at 4:30 to do yoga, paint and make music, and live in an old church in northern NY that is hardly heated. I’m so grateful for the discoveries that bring vitality, peace, and love.

[oly]

I’m 72 years old. About 30 years ago I decided not to become a victim of comfort. Since then, I cold shower every morning and exercise regularly but mildly. My BMI was always around 27, so 4 years ago I started doing intermittent fasting, which I do since, almost every day (6 - 18). Now, my BMI is 24.5 and feeling really well. Nothing is automatic at my place, I have to do everything, open the gate, the garage door, house keeping, etc. I don’t watch tv, I read, I do electronics and computing, photography etc.

[leeosborn]

I'm 77 and have taken a cold shower pretty much every day for the past 50 years. I take supplements, keep my mind active, watch my diet, avoid unnecessary stress and exercise and not for one second contemplated taking the jab. We need to get back to simplicity.

[ActiveAdultsFitness]

It's about being comfortable with being Uncomfortable.
Fasting - hunger
Cold Water- Feeling cold
Exercise - breathless
Strength- Sore Muscles
Breathwork - Restless
All these provide a degree of discomfort and that's where the magic and the adaptions happen.

[ironfacemusic]

I have been practicing cold exposure for 35 days, which includes 31 times of being in a tub of +41°F/+5°C water for over 2 minutes at a time, as well as 6 days of walking/biking outside in freezing temperatures wearing only a t-shirt and shorts. I add 5 seconds per week, and right now I have a tub waiting where I will stay for 2 minutes and 25 seconds.

I am convinced that I have gained brown fat because yesterday I rode an e-bike wearing only shorts and a t-shirt for about 1 hour and 15 minutes on snowy terrain and forest trails up and down a ski slope for a total of 6.8 miles/11 kilometers (-3°C/26.6°F) and didn't feel cold except in my upper thighs towards the end.

About a week ago, I walked for over an hour in -11°C/12.2°F weather wearing only shorts and a t-shirt, and it also didn't feel extremely cold.

However, I am monitoring my skin and pulse just in case I get frostbite or accidentally slip into hypothermia.
I have noticed that my core body temperature has permanently dropped by over 0.5°C/0.9°F, which is now around 34.7°C/94.5°F - 35°C/95°F.

Blood tests show that my hemoglobin is also the highest it has ever been because cold exposure also raises it.

This is truly rewarding, and there are so many health benefits, including:

Improved circulation

Increased metabolism

Reduced inflammation

Improved sleep quality

Strengthened immune system

Increased amount of brown adipose tissue

Reduced body fat percentage

Improved mood

Increased focus

Improved stress tolerance

Improved muscle function

Reduced pain

Reduced muscle fatigue

Improved wound healing

Improved cognitive performance

Improved insulin sensitivity

Improved heart health

Reduced blood pressure

Reduced blood sugar

Reduced risk of obesity

Improved hormone function

Improved tissue oxygenation

Reduced risk of skin conditions

Improved digestion

Improved cholesterol levels

Reduced risk of obesity

Improved sexual health

Reduced risk of depression

Reduced risk of anxiety

Improved lung function

If you're still reading this and want to follow my progress and possibly get some inspiration or ask me anything related to this, my Instagram is @ironfacemusic, where I post daily updates on cold exposure.

Best regards, Ironface from Finland, Rovaniemi - Polar Arctic Circle 🇫🇮 ❄

[broadcasttttable]

Going on 1 year now taking cold showers. I've missed a day here and there when traveling, but I always get back into it. Here's the thing: I've NEVER gotten used to it. I still look for reasons to avoid or delay it, but catch myself and do it anyway. And I love it when I'm done. The fact that I don't acclimatize tells me its creating new neural pathways and jolting my immune system in a good way. It feels like the body's innate wisdom is balancing out whatever conscious thinking I'm doing, which in my opinion is nothing more than the ego, and which has never served me well in the long run. I'm 73, and never get sick anymore.

[FriendofBill-]

I'm 70 years old and began taking 4 min cold showers 1 year 2 months ago, only missed 2 days. Definite game changer for me, I feel so good when I get out. Aside from the mood boost, it has trained me to not label discomfort as "bad" but just accept it as a sensation. This is useful in every aspect of my life. That and hitting the gym 6 days a week and a relatively healthy diet (always room to tighten up) has kept me healthy. I look at "old people"shuffling around in the supermarket and it's startling to realize some of them are probably younger than me.

[TimTim]

"Comfort is killing us" is so true. The biggest gains in my fitness have come through things like cold showers and various types of fasting. Being a little uncomfortable now and then can be a very positive thing, and this needs to be taught more.

[stephanbrissette]

Taking a cold shower here in Canada is definitely a different story than taking it in a warmer country, after 2 minutes I'm not cold anymore because my body is completely frozen and I can't feel anything anymore!

[janswimwild]

I used to hate the winter and the cold, and found that it made my MECFS much worse and made me hibernate. Then I got fed up with being so afraid of winter and became fascinated by the idea of cold water therapy. I tried cold showers indoors and hated them, then one day while washing off my muddy dog in the garden on a cold wet day I turned the garden hose on me and the shock changed something in me. From then on I started to have hosepipe showers every day building up to five minute showers over a month. This was just before the first lockdown, and shortly afterwards started year round cold water swimming as well. I now have a dipping/recovery pod in the garden that freezes over in the winter. The combination of being outside in cold water is magical, whether in ‘wild’ water or in the garden, it is very freeing and connecting.
For those who find an indoor cold shower difficult i recommend outdoor showers or dips, preferably naked if possible. The idea is never comfortable but pushing through this is always worth it. I have never regretted my daily dip or swim but I have regretted the rare days I’ve missed and even got up in the middle of the night to have that missed dip.
I now love all seasons and I have more connection with and control over my ME symptoms. I am more active and more accepting of me and whatever is going on in my life.

[mariasheehan]

8 months ago I started taking a cold bath (no ice just cold water) once a week after my long run.
I started at 30 seconds & have now built up to 9 minutes.
I find it amazing for recovery. I used to experience quite a lot of joint pain post long runs but the cold bath has significantly reduced that.
It isn’t easy to start with but it’s surprising how much your tolerance of the cold can increase week to week.
You don’t need to fill a bath with ice or get a fancy cold plunge tub to feel the benefits.

[yesimhere]

My Grandfather told me to take cold showers 86 years ago. He also helped pass the "pure food' law in the Boston/Cambridge area so he knew a few secrets.

[jayfilho]

It’s great to hear you talk about the benefits of cold showers and cold exposure. Based on my long-term experience with cold showers, I’m a strong believer in thermogenesis. I’m 59 years old, and when I was 21, a former college professor suggested that I cold showers to prevent my frequent sinus and flu infections.

I gave it a try and started with alternating hot and cold showers, gradually increasing the cold exposure. After that, I never took a hot bath or shower again. It’s been almost forty years and I rarely get sick or have any health problems. I have more energy and focus, clearer and softer skin, and very few injuries from sports activities. Try it yourself; you won’t regret it.

[donaldfrazier]

In one week I’m 68 and within the last two months I decided to try a cool shower, I don’t start out cold but after washing my hair with warm water I turn off the heat and turn up the cold, as cold as I can stand it and it’s never felt better! Very invigorating and I always feel great afterwards!

[jesseherbert]

She was explaining "AfterDrop" but got interrupted (though you came back to it so that is good ;-), which I want to stress is deadly serious. It almost killed me when I started with cold water exposure. I went in 50 degree water for 10 minutes and felt fine (note that a more healthy weight woman stayed in a half hr with no issues, but I'm fairly thin) and a few minutes after I got out my core temp started plummeting, and for the next half hr I was violently shivering like I never had, barely maintaining consciousness, and I knew inherently that I was close to crossing over. So I researched "after drop" and now I'm careful about working up to what my body can handle, regardless of what other's can...

[shawnd]

I worked on a concrete floor for 10 years wearing the wrong type of shoes....standing in one place for hours some days....The pain in my back n hips was excruciating and would not leave hardly get up after sitting down at times....I started plunging in my bathtub not really expecting man Oh man there is a a week or so I could feel a significant decrease in my moods have stabilized and my mindset has become stronger....I will be plunging for many years to

[MPine]

I have been swimming with an open water group for years now, but this last season a number of us have been going colder, partially to extend our season and partly for health benefits. My first dunk this winter where we had to break the ice was was no less than exhilarating. I got out and thought, I could build a house right now! It was such a rush. I Iive on a smaller reservoir ( US, northern Colorado) and have gone in regularly since the ice came off on March 15. It’s up to 57F and I find myself wishing it would stay as cold as it was in March. This morning before 7am I shared the lake with a variety of ducks, a couple of eagles, a cormorant and a couple pelicans.There’s no better feeling…

[hopefully]

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