Episode Summary

Welcome back to Season 2! And first up is a deeper dive into Cold Immersion Therapy and intentional cold exposure as a wellness booster. Evie and Toréa talk through the various ways to get cold at home and they cover what kinds of health benefits can be derived from such activities. Moreover, highlighting something that can be found in nature and places to find cold immersion opportunities in the outdoors. This conversation is a cross-over episode with the Health In Motion, Cold Immersion Therapy episode where we cover even more benefits, the “how” and “why” and ways to incorporate this into your life. If you have not heard that episode yet, give yourself a treat and check it out.

In This Episode:

How Evie got started with cold plunges (02:42)

Hormetic stressors  (04:28)

Metabolic health & immune response (06:37)

Controlling stress response  (09:00)

Shifts in mood  (10:33)

Blood sugar stabilization  (11:28)

Continuous glucose monitoring  (14:19)

Cold therapy with rheumatoid arthritis  (14:19)

Finding cold water outdoors  (17:10)

The mental game  (19:38)

Cold exposure and Reynaud’s syndrome  (22:58)

Cold exposure and microbiome  (28:13)

Wim Hof Method  (29:25)

For full show notes and resources: https://www.torearodriguez.com/wowpodcast/e011