DOES COLD EXPOSURE ELECIT A POSITIVE ADAPTIVE RESPONSE? ▫️ If you are someone interested in jumping into a tub of ice water 💦 , a freezing 🥶 lake, or taking cold showers 🚿 you will NEED to know how to control your breath to elicit a positive response vs negative response. ▫️ Cold 🥶 exposure can be very beneficial to; activating brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the increase in metabolic rate, norepinephrine + dopamine, immune cells, mitochondrial biogenesis, and stress management. ▫️ NOREPINEPHRINE ✅hormone and neurotransmitter that is used to enhance mood, focus and attention ✅It is anti-inflammatory and can cause a reduction in pain. ✅Vasoconstrictor ▫️ DOPAMINE ✅a neurotransmitter that enhances mood, motor control and reduces insulin production ✅Reduces GI motility ✅Reduces activity of WBCs ✅Vasodilator ▫️ Stimulation of BAT: When we are cold 🥶 , the main goal of the body is to heat 🔥 itself back up. It does this by increasing metabolism to produce heat 🔥 through the replication of mitochondria. This is called cold thermogenesis and there are two types: shivering and non-shivering. ▫️ Shivering occurs in the muscles 💪🏻 . They contract, increasing metabolism to produce heat. But this means you’ve been in the cold too long. Get out! ▫️ Non-shivering happens in the adipose tissue (fat) and is regulated by norepinephrine and the sympathetic nervous system. This type of reaction by the mitochondria causes a browning of our adipose tissues. Brown fat is very metabolically active and can increase insulin sensitivity. The more insulin sensitive you are, the less your pancreas has to work to normalize blood sugar. ▫️ Cold 🥶 activates more mitochondria to produce more ATP for great energy 🔥 expenditure and has a large effect on overall health, homeostasis, cellular energy production, and aerobic capacity. ▫️ Start with a cold shower 🚿 as this will allow you more awareness with your breath. Titratethe nob slowly to the R every minute until it gets cold. Stay here for 5 minutes and take slow and controlled breaths in and out your nose 👃🏻 . #coldshower #coldtherapy #coldimmersion #coldshowertherapy #brownfatisgoodfat #thyroidhealing #realfoodgangstas https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvt55emAlVR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wgp6etguzjco
