Mihail Pautovmedic, IC Fundeni · Doctor Mihail - Medic specialist în chirurgie generală, Educator de sănătate

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11 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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Short explanatory clip (single speaker) about deliberate cold exposure. The speaker explains that entering cold water triggers a fight-or-flight response because the brain interprets it as a survival threat; intentionally exposing oneself to cold is described as controlled discomfort that awakens cells, increases mitochondria, and activates and grows brown fat, which helps with warmth and calorie burning. The speaker compares cold exposure effects to those of exercise.

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What happens there is the body goes in a fight and flight mode. You can say it tries to survive because the brain doesn't know that you are doing this deliberately. But of course we are talking about deliberate cold exposure. So you go deliberately into the cold water and you know you're going to stay there for a short period of time but the, the brain tells you, oh, we need to make sure that we don't die. That's what makes cold exposure kind of unpleasant. Yeah, exactly, but, but it's actually a way to get uncomfortable on, on, on purpose. But it's also what you do when you exercise. But it's a good thing because then you are awaking all your cells in your body. You are increasing mitochondria, you are exposing your brown fat to this, this activation which makes the brown fat cells actually grow and it's like muscle cells. You want the brown fat cells to grow because they will help you, keep you warm and it will burn your calories in your body. So.