The Benefits of Cold Exposure & Self-Actual Engineering ft. Thomas Seagar

Welcome to the 6th Episode of the Back to Human podcast. On today's show we have special guest Dr. Thomas Seagar. Dr. Seagar is an associate professor in the school of Sustainable Engineering & the Built Environment at Arizona State University. His teaching and research is focused on a new approach to personal development called Self-Actual Engineering which is about redesigning ourselves, our relationships and our lives to realize more of our fullest potential.  Dr. Seagar is also the Chief Science Officer of Morozko Forge, a company that builds ice baths that can maintain freezing temperatures. It also has its own filtration system and ozone as a disinfectant so you can enjoy doing cold plunges as much as you want without having to go to the gas station to buy loads of ice. Some of the topics we discuss in this episode include:  •How Tom got introduced to cold exposure and the beginning of Morozko Forge. •Can cold exposure followed by exercise increase your testosterone? •How cold exposure can help you increase your stores of brown adipose tissue (brown fat). •Is cold exposure safe for pregnant women? •What effect does cold exposure have on cancer? •Is mitochondrial health the key to aging? •Self-Actual engineering; becoming a better version of yourself so you can live a more meaningful life. •Our compulsion to repeat behaviors and overcoming inherited epigenetic trauma. You can find more of Tom's work at: https://seagertp.substack.com/ Listed below are some additional resources if you would like to do some research of your own: Books •Normal Breathing by Dr. Artour Rakhimov •The Wim Hof Method by Wim Hof Websites •https://www.morozkoforge.com/ice-bath-science Instagram •@morozkoforge If you are interested in purchasing a Morozko Forge ice bath, you can use code “Sixkiller150” to save $150 off your order of a Filtered Forge or “Sixkiller500” to save $500 off your Prism at checkout. I hope you enjoyed the episode and I would love to hear what you thought about it. Feel free to reach out to me via DM on instagram @Kingsixkiller or leave a comment on this episodes post. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-andriella/support