The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
So cold water exposure turns out to be a very potent stimulus for shifting the entire milieu, the entire environment of our brain and body and allowing many people to feel much, much better for a substantial period of time after getting out of the ice bath or cold water of any kind than they did before.
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but afterwards as soon as I got up I felt fantastic and we went into the SAA and I did three rounds because I just loved it I love the feeling afterwards because you have all these neutr transmitters going in your brain and you feel more positive you feel I feel invigorate
afterwards as soon as I got up I felt fantastic and we went into the SAA and I did three rounds because I just loved it I love the feeling afterwards because you have all these neutr transmitters going in your brain and you feel more positive you feel I feel invigorate I had so much energy
I love that feeling of the first time you get into the Ice Water you feel a yeah right you feel that little thing and um I mean there is really compelling evidence at what this does to brain chemistry and I Al so that's the other thing that I think you're also experiencing although in your swim it was to a much higher degree than just taking a cold shower and ice bath but I think probably being flooded with endorphins and neurotransmitters that are very posi M absolutely