Episode Highlights
- What is cold therapy and what are the different types
- The known benefits of cold therapy (improved recovery, reduce inflammation, increased energy, better mood, etc)
- What the research and studies show on the health impacts of cold exposure
- The anti-aging benefits of cold therapy and ways to do it
- Cold exposure and dopamine connection
- Important guidelines on how to begin with cold therapy (i.e. how to start, how many minutes, etc)
- How I personally started and worked my way up to longer exposure
- Why sauna plus cold therapy together can be an effective tool for inflammation, recovery and performance
- Cold exposure and how to use with workouts and the one caveat with this
Resources Mentioned
- Cold Plunge - Use code wellnessmama for a discount
- Huberman Lab Podcast on cold exposure
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