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Ice bath increases brown fat, boosts metabolism, slows aging, & improves brain health. Go cold enough to gasp, long enough to shiver.

Critics of cold plunge therapy fail to acknowledge the metabolic and sex hormone benefits of cold exposure. This lecture to Wim Hof certified instructors explains the science of ice baths for management of sexual and reproductive health.

Mitochondria regulate cell differentiation, division, and death. They are the site of sex hormone synthesis and steer neural development. Martin Picard, PhD call mitochondria the CEOs of human physiology.

Cold exposure stimulates production of testosterone in women, but men must exercise after an ice bath to get a testosterone boost.

Ben Bikman talks brown fat, insulin resistance, cold plunge during pregnancy, & the mitochondrial origins of erectile dysfunction in these interviews for the Uncommon Living podcast.

Blood labs and performance markers like VO2max do not measure health resilience. Rick Cohen MD proposes new measures for stress readiness, including breath hold index RBH.