Seldom Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) from my experiences since starting it's effects seem cumulative, since i was young i have had what's called Raynaud's , my main motivation in starting was to experiment to see if this would help. i also found this -> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0808718#t=articleResults , about brown adipose tissue Edited July 14, 2011 by humanzee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Peddler Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I know a lot about raynauds. Some patients have elevated assymetric dimethylarginine which results in reduced nitric oxide bioavailability and increased vasoconstriction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 i dig your knowledge man ^. do you know of any ways to treat it aside from the orthodox avoid cold/get exercise/avoid stress/eat well? i've heard racetam family nootropics can be useful for vasospastic disorders, i went through a period of taking piracetam over the year i was living in college, but it's really not something i want to be stuck on if i can avoid it. it's off topic but would you recomend anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 yep i've stopped the experiment. i'm back for uni in a cold cold place starting with Ar, anyone who knows will know it's not an easy place to persevere. the small increased resiliance against the cold < hot showers. in the summer maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) / Edited July 23, 2011 by humanzee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderIdeal Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 maybe it was the romans, who used to wash in heated baths, with the hot water helping to open the pores in their skin, then after washing they would enter a cold bath to close their pores (stop new dirt getting in i guess). hot water not meant to be good for hair either.cold showers really aren't that bad, if you only want to quickly clean yourself. i can't see myself relaxing for five minutes in a cold shower though. i'm not going to disagree with zen peddler, i wouldn't recommend cold showers to a sick person or anything, but you do feel rather nice after one. it's kind of like going down the highway on a roadbike in the cold. not as bad, but you get that effect where the skin tightens up and the blood leaves the surface, you don't feel the cold as badly and when you stop the bike / get out of the shower, you are quite comfortable even though you are standing in the cold air and your skin is like ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 recommencing experiment. day 1: really fucking uncomfortable, but extremely invigorating. it's like dying a little death every morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelly Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I do something similar....tough it out in the hot tub (42C) for as long as I can then jump into the unheated pool at 13C.2 cycles like that &'m totally mush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycot Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) I remember one time jumping into a very icey stream above waist level. I do not recomend this, very painfull to the gonads, hard to describe.On the other hand I can dig cold even icey showers having a beneficial effect on health.Utilising waterfalls gives the practice a somewhat aesthetic quality. Indeed this is a practice of several martial arts sytems most principally karate. One advantage of doing the practice this way is that the concentration helps to take one's mind off the cold. Edited November 3, 2011 by Mycot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 still have cold showers every day, it's still a little death every morning, and i love it does anyone else do this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strontium Dawg Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 All year round. Although in the middle of winter I might start off warm then go the cold blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti101 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 In summer, quite often, but in winter I settle for a quick dip in the ocean, and then a hot shower.Don't know if it was mentioned (didn't re-read the whole thread), but exposure to cold can apparently stimulate the production of 'good' brown fat - http://www.garvan.org.au/news-events/news/the-iceman-study-how-keeping-cool-could-spur-metabolic-benefitsI think it takes more than a cold shower, but it could help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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