The Benefits Of Cold Water Immersion for Your Genetics
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Discover the amazing benefits of cold-water immersion and the best way to make it easier.
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0:00 Introduction: Cold-water immersion explained
1:38 Cold therapy vs. warm therapy
1:48 How to make cold-water immersion easier
2:25 Cold-water immersion benefits
7:12 How cold-water immersion affects your genes
9:58 Learn more about heat therapy!
Today we’re going to talk about how cold-water immersion can greatly affect your genes in a positive way.
To experience these incredible benefits, you only need to do cold-water immersion therapy for eleven minutes per week.
You can get the advantages of cold-water immersion by using a special cold-water immersion tank, a cold shower, a cold pool, or a cold body of water.
While heat therapy is beneficial, cold therapy has even more benefits. If you have no tolerance for doing this, taking B vitamins may help make it easier.
Cold-water immersion can potentially help decrease:
• ApoA to ApoB ratios
• Homocysteine levels
• Oxidative stress
• ACTH and cortisol
• Antibodies
• Insulin
• Uric acid
• Your risk for upper respiratory tract infections
• Depression
• Pain
• Inflammation
• Muscle soreness
• Recovery time after exercise
• The growth of tumors
Cold-water immersion can potentially help increase:
• Thyroid stimulating hormone and T3
• T cells
• White blood cells
• Zinc
• Noradrenaline
• Insulin sensitivity
• Mental resilience
Cold-water immersion also helps turn on certain genes that would otherwise be inhibited. These genes have amazing effects, like supporting metabolism and many other health benefits.
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Thanks for watching! I hope this helps increase your awareness of the benefits of cold-water immersion. I’ll see you in the next video.
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I tried ice baths. First 30 seconds were horrible. My calves were in pain. I tried 3 times in one visit. The ice was real. The cold more real. Initially the 30 seconds went to1 minute and then 5 minutes the last dip. The next week I ended up lying in the ice bath for 10 minutes at rest. Now at home I bought a cattle drinking tub with city water at 5 degrees (Celsius)and I can sit in it for 10 minutes after a long day working. I feel like super man after getting out. Fully exhilarated and my sleep got much better.
Bro, my first 10 seconds of trying a cold water shower i immediately felt like a superman, now i can last like 2 to 3 minutes? But i dont do it everyday, it certainly needs a strong will to do this. And i have noticed that i feel very good in the day and sleep better. Also noticed since i started doing that, i can hold my breath for longer, kinda weird, but cool nonetheless.
Inspiring and impressive 👏⭐️
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
City water? Eeeek
Love this! Thanks for sharing your experience.
I live in Canada and am Indigenous. We have been cold-water bathing for thousands of years. It's nice to see some science and research on this. I go to the Ocean and two glacier rivers 4 times per week! The glacier rivers range in temperature from 1 - 4 degrees and the ocean is about 5-7 degrees. I crave the swims now and will never stop for the rest of my life!
@@danhogue782 Yikes! I think showers are harder as well. I don't do the cold showers, just the plunges. The hardest plunges are the waterfall pools where the glacier runs off. A bit of shower and plunge!
Wow I’m complaining at 40 and below
That’s crazy! My ancestors have been taking hot showers for thousands of years!!!!!
@@SilverGrizzly Nice, happy to hear this. They must have lived close to hotsprings. We love those as well.
@@NoClueHowBoutYou LOL, there was a time that I could not do this. I had some health and other troubles in my life that left some scars. I needed to get well and fast as I am a single mother. Our bodies adjust. We are all built for surviving the elements. It really helps the nervous system to stay stable. If you can teach your body to enjoy and function in "extreme" condition, the stress of the day-to-day naturally relaxes.
Wim Hof has been advocating this for a long time... as well as breath work.
Excellent presentation. I take a 5 minute 59F cold shower at 3:00am every morning. There is no better way to wake up and feel awesome for the entire day. THERE IS A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, and its name is cold water immersion. 🙂
Glad you like the video. Stay safe and healthy!
Amen
@@Drberg Dr. Berg, what if sb. has high cortisol...the cold water will signal stress to the body.Will this be negatve for my body?Another stressfactor to heat up the body? Should i stop in my case?
Love this! 🎉
Ron... good timing 3am
You are maintaining health better than most ♻️
Thank you Dr. Berg! I hope you see this Sir! I Truly want to say thank you for all of the knowledge you have shared with us. I found your channel. I have learned so much from your videos and started actively pursuing a healthy lifestyle nearly 4 months ago. I am 57, 6'3" and weighed 210lbs when I started my focus on health February 1, 2023. I did not know that I was on my way to type 2 diabetes, but also knew I was not healthy. I began this journey with the mindset of getting in the best shape I possibly could for longevity, not weight loss. Insulin resistance and the health of my liver have been a priority. I started with 2 meals a day, cutting out all snacks, sugar and processed foods. This worked so well and had me feeling better than I had in years, I took the next step and began One Meal A Day with a 4 to 6 hour window of eating per day. As of today, I weighed in at 179.2, have more energy than I can remember having in decades. The weight coming off was a byproduct of only one of your recommendations I employed. I am sure that I was having an Iodine deficiency as my eyebrows are really starting to fill in since taking Kelp supplements, especially on the outsides of each. I was also deficient in B-vitamins, the vertical lines on my nails have nearly been eliminated and they are almost back to normal. Nobody wants to talk about it, but even hemorrhoids are addressed and helped from your advice on Collinsonia Root. I added Colostum to help heal my gut, but the one that has changed my life the most and I mean daily is the addition of Betaine HCI. I had a back injury 10 years ago and am hooked on Advil as I won't take opiates, it was really upsetting my stomach which led to heartburn so I began taking Pepcid, daily, for years to offset the heartburn and the calcium was not allowing body to absorb any vitamins, or essential mineral. Information also learned from one of your videos. I am trying to walk as much as possible, 2 to 5 miles per days a week as possible, it's difficult to walk a lot after breaking my back, but it is amazing how good I feel after. The one I am still hanging tuff with is Niacin, with Flushing as you recommended. Wow, Niacin can be intense, but awesome, I love it. The bottom line to all this is that I am So Grateful to have found your videos, I was on a slow road to death and feel like I have a new lease on life that I attribute to your videos. I look forward to more of your videos and can not recommend your channel any higher than I already do to everybody I can.
Thank you Dr. Berg!
Cold showers every day gave me a lot of positives:
- no cold, not a day being sick
- less inflamation
- faster recovery after workouts
- better skin (cod liver oil plays a big part also)
- mental clarity
- less fatique
- better stress management
- more energy
- most IMPORTANT I just feel better
I don't do sauna, can't stand hot water.
The only minus is that during those hot days when it's really really hot I feel not as good, sometimes really bad.
In conclusion: cold water is the way to go 👍 and it's your fault Dr Berg... soooo Thank You 🥊😉
Does cold water not work as great on hot days or in hot climates?
@@ja9pwnw119 from my experience during those hot days I feel bad because my body got used to lower temp. I have always hated hot days, high temp. and thanks to cold showers my toperance for heat got lower I think. Yes cold shower or bath helps during the day but you can't stay all day in cold water but 1-2 hours after it's still ok
Dr Berg, thanks to you I’ve been doing daily cold showers for several weeks now and it makes me feel amazing 💪👍 I am 40 and feel 25 🙂I am now eager to attempt a full immersion in a cold water bath, thanks to your exceptional video presentation🙏Thank you so much for making our lives better in so many amazing ways! 👏
I actually find bath immersion easier than a shower
@@linzianderton2090I am the same - I find a cold bath is much easier than standing under a cold shower
our water heater went out and I had to take a cold shower which was very uncomfortable but I felt wonderful for hours afterwards.
now, I end each shower in cold water and it definitely helps!
There's also benefits to hot water submersion, the main one being NO COLD WATER INVOLVED.
I've been doing daily cold emersion/cold showers for three years - the benefits are not just physical! Mental health positivity is a beautiful side effect. Mental clarity, focus and concentration come with the cold therapy, too. I look forward to my 3 - 5 minute daily! It's great.
Love this!
That's great!
@@Drberg dr i bought your vitamin c complex and I found silica gell inside..after I eat the vitamin I feel dry mouth and I saw some white color on the pills ..is this sillica?? And why i feel dry moth is there sillica bag..inside the vitamin.. c.. because i have allergy from silicon .
@@galengalen1604 I know what you mean I have a collection of those moisture absorbent silica bags. Since I store my supplements in a dry environment I take the bags out when I open vitamin bottles. I throw the bags in my tool box to keep rust off of the tools.
@@alycep.5886 What a great tip!!!! Ty.
Why Dr. Berg, I clicked on this just to see the rest of you in the tub!! Lol I have a sick sense of humor. I guess that means I'm not overwhelmed with illness. Thanks in large part to all the good advice you give people on these videos. You, Sir, are a real life Hero. It's an honor to be subscribed!! 😍
Wow! I am so happy to see a new video every day!😃
I use the cold plunge pool alternatively at the sauna. Usually around 10-8 degrees C (sauna approx 60+ for 15 mins each time). The contrast between the two is such a great feeling. Agree with Dr Berg that the body goes into shock in the cold, but it's possible to realise this at the time and relax the body for 1-1.5 minutes each time. I also try to cold shower as much as possible.
I have not gone the full level of cold therapy. I just gradually turn down the heat of my hot shower to cold.
It is still very effective as my body aches less and mentally I am able to control my depression a lot better.
I will slowly build up my cold tolerance to be able to one day dip into an ice bath.
Just tried for the first time in my tub with 15 degree water for 6 minutes while I played two of my favorite songs. It didn't take me long to control my breathing, 20 seconds in I was fine...around 30 seconds in my submerged body became too warm to notice the temperature anymore. I can't tell what I'm feeling, but I feel light on my feet, and my mood feels better too. I'll try to keep this up weekly to record the benefits I experience. Thanks Dr. Berg!
I have not done the immersion but I really enjoy alternating hot and cold shower. I feels amazing. I just got an idea for cold immersion! It just might work! I wish I had the full house water filtration. Thank you Doc., If I only would fallow your advice, would be amazing! 🤗❤️
Thanks for this video, Dr Berg!!! I find this so interesting and will do this!!!! Gods blessings 🙏
you never disappoint ... i will try this - thank you
If you happen to be battling prostrate cancer, and they are giving you shots to lower your testosterone, then do not do cold water immersion, as it will have the opposite effect. God Bless all, and TY Dr. Berg for all the good you do.
Thank you for this
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great video. I love swimming in the lake early in the summer when its ice cold. the cold plunge is great and all, but swimming is exhilarating.
I always finish my shower with switching to cold water. The cold shock makes me laugh and be fully alert, just one min a day, feeling very good afterwards!😅👍
Me too. I find going hot as I can followed by cold as I can x3 loosens my muscles right up. I always finish with cold to boost dopamine and wake me up.
That's nice. Thanks for sharing your routine.
I do the same but Florida summers it’s not very cold unfortunately. It’s better then coffee in the morning
I'm trying cold shower for some years, but only for some short seconds, and it is great. Thank you for this amazing video.
Thank you for everything you do for us! I take a few minutes in the cold shower, so I think it adds up to way more than 11 minutes a week. Probably more than 11 minutes each shower. I cannot handle the ice, especially 37 degrees! I have asthma and copd, and these are not from smoking.
Thanks for contributing Dr. Berg!
Most welcome!
Hy Doctor, since three years i take cold shower every day. This Winter, i take cold baths in the Leman lake in Swizerland, also at the "Tèppes de Verbois", where I had to breake the ice before going in the water. The feeling is so powerfull!! And since 5 years, I take care of my feed. Right now I'm 60, but I feel so better than 10 years ago! And my friends ask me what I'm doing to be like that!
I really enjoy cold baths!
Thank you Doctor
Dominik from France.
We miss your live show today Dr Berg ❤😞 Hope you enjoy your holiday 🥰
We'll see you in a couple of weeks!
Good morning Dr Berg and his team.Great topic very informative.Thank you so much and so much Doctor Berg.Have a nice weekend
Thank you very much. Glad you like the video. Have a nice weekend too!
The way he opened this is cute. I suppose he is so correct. He sure does cover so much when it comes to health and body, youth maintenance. How wonderful to alert all to his knowledgeable brain information. ⭐️
I've been taking cold showers every morning since i came down with covid. I was doing it on and off before for several weeks. It helped me get rid of my headache and fever faster.
I do take a cold shower , I love it after I get out.
My body feels like it warming from the inside out .
I also feel happy , more motivated.
This was amazing, I loved this!
I have not tried this in ages since teens, I'll definately give it a try soon. It is very interesting to know that cold water thearapy lowers insulin resistance and acid uric, as opposed to hot showers that make you more tired, (personal experience), or the negative energy of shower's hot water tainted with fluoride and chloride.
Dr everytime I think of something new I swear you create a video about it 😂. Thank you so much for the great content
Same here n I’m thankful lol.
You're welcome. Hope you are learning a lot here.
As always great info Dr. B....
Glad you liked it!
Just wanted to thank you for this. I started cold therapy a year ago
along with other vitamins along with medication and my Crohn’s disease is now in complete remission for the first time in 25 years. Thank you!
Please avoid following the trend of using an open-mouth pose for RUclips thumbnail images. But thank you for great video as always!.
It's become an unsubscribe offence for me..
Thanks doctor,for one more time.😊😊😊
Hi Dr berg, thanks for all your amazing info!
Can you please do a video on liver cysts?
Thanks from Australia 🇦🇺
Dr Berg, white between your iris and bottom eye-lid, that demonstrates stress-overload.
Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese monk, formally from Plum Village; his videos neutralize my stress.
Thanks Dr, your videos are super.
Incredibly fantastic information
I take a cold shower twice a day now. I've gotten used to it; what helps me is starting the shower first, and then stepping in. If you get your feet wet first it makes it easier
Dr. B I been taking a cold shower since the beginning of the year thanks to you🤩and I love them!
Yeah...tell me about it...we here from down under in Australia is moving into winter in June, the ideal of having cold showers is off,will probably start this cold shower therapy in warmer weather later
From New Zealand here, I have been taking cold showers for a year and half now even in winter. It’s the best therapy for me to get the day started! There is something about jumping into that cold water early in the morning! My skin has improved so much, dry skin and eczema has completely gone away.
I take a three minute cold shower every morning. Followed by a 5 minute plank. Rewarded with bulletproof coffee. A great was to start the day.
I submerged in the Arctic back in 1998 as part of the Polar Bear Club when the water was 31 degrees and air temp was 9 degrees. Im still benefiting from that as far as im concerned.
Most informative cold shower video I’ve watched thanks doc
Thank you for all you do!
No problem. Glad to share this info.
Love your videos, many thanks Dr Berg 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
As a kid starting at 6 years old my parents made me ride my bike no gears to school 4 hours round-trip uphill both ways in all-weather and I'd get to school and my face would be so red and so would my legs because I had to wear uniform which was a spirit and kneesocks. And we had swimming lessons every year all summer long and a non-heated swimming pool again writing our bike at6:30 in the morning, plus having to take a mandatory cold shower before plunging. When I got a little older I bodysurf regularly at Stinson Beach which was cold year-round and I summered in Tahoe City and you couldn't keep us out of the water which was absolutely freezing and no getting used to it but we played in it for hours. Turn my shower too cold for getting out for years. In terms of weight loss I don't think this works for women. In terms of longevity let's hope.
These days, sadly, it would probably be classed as child abuse...
Yeah making your kid ride 4 hours to school is just straight up neglect 🤡🤡🤡
Right,i had a stroke,survived,the immersion in the cold sea water in november has returned my neurological status in what was before the stroke without any problem!
Wow. That's amazing. Congrats on recovering from a stroke.
I love cold water therapy - I used to soak in the Galatin River in Montana at least every week.
Best of the best way in the earth to learn ever before ❤❤❤❤❤
Love this therapy. But having had a slight stroke - my right leg can feel frozen in winter - and cold immersion makes it worse. So I can only do it in warmer weather (in England!)
Thanks doc! I been wanting to do this but the most I could do was cold showers when the weather is cold lmao. Can you discuss who are the people (or their conditions) that shouldn't do this? For safety reasons.
I just couldn't get my self to do it this winter. I knew it would be a good idea, and might even snap me out of me depression, but I was too weak in my body, and mind due to inactivity, and terrible diet
Yeah get those b vitamins bro good luck!
The urge to eat certain foods is real
Hopefully you can find a way to have different foods to snack.on
Carrots
Celery
Cranberries/raisins
Oatmeal squares (Quaker cereal)
The grab-n-go with little prep is important, especially at first...
The convenience of junk food is too easy to resist
One step
Your body deserves it
Your mind deserves it
You deserve it
Hugs
Maybe start with a cold blast to the head and then switch to hot water, and work up from that with longer cold showers and shorter hot until the latter becomes unnecessary.
I have Plantar fasciitis and the only thing that helps my feet is to soak them in a tub of ice water several times a day. The more you do it, the easier it gets.
Bend your foot downward stretching it. Dr. Berg has a video on it. It cleared mine up instantly
I cured my plantar fasciitis by walking around my house with no shoes, socks only, that way you start to use all the muscles in your feet ,which will get stronger over time, believe me you will see results
@@jeffgalaska9277 I do that and it helps. Soaking my feet in ice water (ice cubes and all) is something I do after I'm done walking. Although, if my feet bother me enough, I will stop half through walking and soak my feet. It works every time.
Dr Berg..U R the only Dr I believe in....❤
A fun place to do this is Slide Rock in Arizona, the Colorado River, and the creek in Grasshopper Park. So cold it hurts.
I’ve never had a cold water bath plunge , but cold showers I just love now , can’t abide hot water. I’ve noticed that I don’t even get goosebumps now , once I’m out I’m really warm.
My skin is less dry , I know right ,and I don’t have to use so much skin lotion. Another effected I noticed , going up hills is less stressful and no hyperventilating this could also be caused by Nose Breathing 😍😍😍
Interesting! I’m considering implementing this in my weekly plan!
Great. Stay safe and healthy!
I love the cold weather!! Sleep is amazing, the long walks outside.💞💞
That's great. Enjoy there.
I started putting the shower on cold at the end of every shower. Hated it at first. Now I look forward to it.
Thankful for fantastic topic dr Berg however in Australia too cold at the mean time I will try in summer time.
I started red light therapy, infrared sauna therapy, cold plunge and hot tub therapy 6 months ago.
I started in 46° water for 90 seconds. Now I can sit in 18° supercooled water for 4 minutes.
To Johnny boy; functional neurology would be your best way to go after a concussion. They are really good to help get you better. My daughter and I have been seeing one for sometime. She has POTS. She is greatly improved.
With Regards, great information Thank you very much Dr Berg 🌺🙏🇨🇦
Hi there. Thanks for watching the video. Wishing you good health!
you should also mention the recent Scandinavian study, which was a very large and long study, that showed cold plunge therapy lowered testosterone
Excellent! I’ve been waiting to hear what Dr Berg has to say about cold therapy.
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching.
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Thank you my friend @Dr. Eric Berg DC
Merci Dr Berg. J’ai fait des douches froides tout l’hiver, puis j’ai arrêté et mes problèmes d’arthrose ont recommencé. Alors dès demain je recommence
Where i live are three swimming groups. They dip all year round. Some claim it helps mental clarity
Winter & Summer? All seasons Cold therapy? In South Africa Gauteng daily temp are warm, dry & sunny... Showers outside in the garden, is a great idea Dr Berg.
I just started cold water sitting in it
Omg I’m addicted
I feel amazing I’m 69
The pool is cold
@Jan Martin, I have started doing it too! Welcome to Poland 🇵🇱 and my channel 😊
I feel it wakes me up when I want to nap for 15 min in the afternoon but now I’m so energetic after my cold dip I live in the tropics where it’s 30. - 34 everyday of the year we have dry and wet seasons so cold water is heavenly here
Our tap cold water is always warm but our pool has a shake over it yo keep the sun off the pool and now is the dry season and the pool is cooold I’ll measure it tomorrow
Hurts so good 😂
If I had room, I’d simply buy a large chest freezer and fill it with water and set timer for how often it would turn on to keep it cold, but not frozen.
@Dr.EricBergDC I love your videos and have benefited greatly from your breakdown of fasting. I understand that diffrrent demographics are able to benefit from different things. Would it matter that I am african american to do these cold showers? Also if it doesnt matter could i benefit from doing 11 minutes at 1 time two or 3 times a week? Thank you in advance!
This sounds to me similar to the old adage. ”If something doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger” ✅
I remember as a child jumping into grandma’s ice-cold swimming pool ! (Granny was loaded, but to cheap to pay heating her pool, lol)
So if we kids wanted to swim, we were gonna have to jump into that ice-cold pool 🙏
I loved it, & I remember jumping out & freezing but giggling at the same time😊
We definitely need to push ourselves, & get out of our comfort zone. Not just mentally, but also physically
Just my silly opinion, sorry to ramble on …….😁
? So if you get your arm mangled in an accident it will make you stronger? How about if you have a stroke? You gonna be stronger than huh?
@@earl9673you're a banger !!
Nice Doc!
Cold showers are fabulous….I swim in Hampstead ponds in Hampstead, north London, year round…..🇬🇧
A few years ago I've tried the cold shower but it was unbearable so I never did it again. MAYBE I'll try it again sometime soon.
Good to know the list of benefits when doing a cold therapy. I was told that it's good for the body but not the specifics.
Same here. My body can't stand cold water. 😩
You got this! 🙏
I started slow. Decreasing hot water amounts while showering, every week a little less. I still use some hot water while showering but for a final rinse I’m almost at full cold. Course I’ve been doing this since the weather started warming up.
Thank you!
This is amazing.
I do this during summer. I don't turn my a/c until it hit 105 degrees. It helps to regulate your body to stay cool. The downside is if you have Perphral neuropathy, your feets and hands start to hurt.
FEET, not "feets."
@j b Getting trigger on a typo. Ask RUclips to pay you to proofread people comments and stop working for free.
@Helenegardener Thank you. I'll take a look at his videos.
Please do a beginner’s guide to cold therapy 🙏🏽 💕
Hello. We will add this to our video suggestion list. Thanks.
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Thank you Dr. Berg👑🏆
Most welcome!
I had bunion surgery on both feet at the same time. During therapy they tricked me and ended up grabbing my legs and puttting them in a barrel of ice cold water.
I thought I was going to pass out. That pain shot through me and i just literally froze from the ultimate shock up my legs
It helped later that night when i went to bed.
I get up and walk early with T-shirt & jeans - temp usually 41 F (sometimes 37) - it works without immersion
I do it everyday for 5 minutes at 50 degrees. Wouldn't miss it! It's also a mental victory every day
I have been doing the Wim Hof method for 3 weeks now. I got a round portable bath off of Amazon for about $110 and have it in my basement bathroom/laundry room. The problem (unless my thermometer is wrong) is that I can't seem to get it under 55-60F. I put some buckets of water outside overnight and put ice in it. It is darn cold but I want to make it colder. Now that winter will be coming, my buckets should start freezing over. I spend 13 minutes in that every morning after my breathing exercise. This, along with a low carb diet and OMAD/2MAD should make my immune system bullet proof! Ha ha!
Have been doing the cold water shower almost as soon as I wake up, right thru UK winters as well as the rest of the year. I'm 66 and it is a very good way to wake up, energetic buzz. Amusingly, if I am naked after the shower do not feel cold but as soon as I dress the cold seeps back in (I think laziness has been built into the human body over time). Not really transformative otherwise and still feel the cold unless the house is heated (it rarely is given energy costs) and when out and about in winter under layers of clothes. I have stopped using hot water, so that saves some money. Cold water is also good for scalp and hair (unless you use a shampoo designed for hot water). Be interesting to compare cold water showers with the effects of switching back and forth between hot and cold water.
Hi Dr. Berg ,
I was wondering if you can do a video on what are the best supplements to take when recovering from a concussion and if perhaps, there is even a diet that you might recommend as well…? PS Great video by the way. 🤙
Nailed it! 🎯
Good morning Dr
Last time I tried this was a few years ago, I got into my pool, the water was around 9 deg C, my whole body cramped up immediately, I had to call for assistance to get out as my hands went into spasm. Similar thing happened when I last waded into the sea. I guess my days of wild swimming are over.
I am trying ice bath for past few month and I am seeing huge improvements in my health. I receomment it to people.
Wonderful. Thanks for sharing your experience here.
Ok ok Dr. Berg, enough, you win! I'm starting the cold therapy today 🤠
I'm in Canada so during winter our underground pipes get real cold. I noticed my cold showers which I started this summer get far more cold in the winter months. It's bitterly cold, I mean glacier water type of cold. I don't care, I stay all the way till I get use to it and stay some more after that till the chill is well inside me. My severe anxiety & depression is finally dissipating and my stomach is shrinking. Not only that, but I believe in astral communication and women subconsciously get naturally attracted to men with a full healthy sack and cold therapy aids with just that. So I believe it even helps with keeping the mairraige healthy.
Hi Doc thank you for this incredible video as always. I have been taking cold shower everyday since January of 2023 and I have to admit that it has been very helpful and speed up my recovery since I train people and still workout everyday. Now I haven’t try ice baths in years, but definitely I want to try that on my high intensity cardio day which is once a week for 11 mins straight like you said Doc, and then take a warm shower; can I do that? Please correct me if that is not a good idea before I try that…another question is it a good idea to do ice baths and heat therapy on same day?
It will be better to do the hot shower first and finish on cold. It's good to let your own body warm itself up after the cold shower
So.. benefits with cold water + benefits with sauna = we gotta put our body outside its comfort zone 💪🏻
But not too much?
I am not fond of cold water. Only bc it is suggested by Dr. Berg will I attempt this. Freeze 🥶
Same here...... I'm not too fond of cold water or cold weather
Neither was I but it does become addictive!!
I live on a lake we’ve been having cold snow melt. Went on a hike then made my way down to the lake n stayed in for almost 15 min! My cousin was smart she brought her life jacket n floated while I was kicking n hanging on to the dock lol 🥶 I have to say I felt really good afterwards but it’s so hard to pump myself up n jump in 😂