00:00let's do this since ancient times humans have bathed since ancient times humans have bathed in cold water for health benefits in cold water for health benefits in cold water for health benefits even after ancient culture developed even after ancient culture developed even after ancient culture developed water heating systems they continue to water heating systems they continue to water heating systems they continue to bathe in cold water bathe in cold water bathe in cold water for example the ancient greeks the for example the ancient greeks the for example the ancient greeks the ancient romans ancient romans ancient romans and the ancient russians all use dips in and the ancient russians all use dips in and the ancient russians all use dips in cold water for health and spiritual cold water for health and spiritual cold water for health and spiritual reasons reasons reasons japanese practitioners of shinto in both japanese practitioners of shinto in both japanese practitioners of shinto in both ancient and modern times would stand ancient and modern times would stand ancient and modern times would stand under ice-cold waterfalls in a ritual under ice-cold waterfalls in a ritual under ice-cold waterfalls in a ritual called misogyny called misogyny called misogyny some native american tribes would some native american tribes would some native american tribes would alternate between sitting in a sweat alternate between sitting in a sweat alternate between sitting in a sweat lodge and then jumping into an icy river lodge and then jumping into an icy river lodge and then jumping into an icy river or snow banks those most famous cold or snow banks those most famous cold or snow banks those most famous cold water aficionados are those folks from water aficionados are those folks from water aficionados are those folks from scandinavia scandinavia scandinavia beginning in the first century finns beginning in the first century finns beginning in the first century finns would sweat it out in saunas and then
01:00would sweat it out in saunas and then would sweat it out in saunas and then jump into ice holes in a lake jump into ice holes in a lake jump into ice holes in a lake so what's going on here why have so many so what's going on here why have so many so what's going on here why have so many cultures from across time taking to cultures from across time taking to cultures from across time taking to bathing in cold water bathing in cold water bathing in cold water well modern research is revealing that well modern research is revealing that well modern research is revealing that our ancient forebears may have our ancient forebears may have our ancient forebears may have inadvertently stumbled upon a practice inadvertently stumbled upon a practice inadvertently stumbled upon a practice that provides a myriad of health that provides a myriad of health that provides a myriad of health benefits and today we're going to show benefits and today we're going to show benefits and today we're going to show you why you need to start taking you why you need to start taking you why you need to start taking cold showers to get those benefits as cold showers to get those benefits as cold showers to get those benefits as well cold showers can improve well cold showers can improve well cold showers can improve circulation circulation circulation good blood circulation is vital for good blood circulation is vital for good blood circulation is vital for overall cardiovascular health overall cardiovascular health overall cardiovascular health healthy blood circulation also speeds up healthy blood circulation also speeds up healthy blood circulation also speeds up recovery time from strenuous exercise recovery time from strenuous exercise recovery time from strenuous exercise and work and work and work alternate between hot and cold water alternate between hot and cold water alternate between hot and cold water while you shower is an easy way to while you shower is an easy way to while you shower is an easy way to improve your circulation improve your circulation improve your circulation cold showers may help relieve depression cold showers may help relieve depression cold showers may help relieve depression research the department of radiation research the department of radiation research the department of radiation oncology at virginia commonwealth oncology at virginia commonwealth oncology at virginia commonwealth university school of medicine university school of medicine university school of medicine that was a mouthful indicates that short that was a mouthful indicates that short that was a mouthful indicates that short cold showers may stimulate the brain's cold showers may stimulate the brain's cold showers may stimulate the brain's blue spot blue spot blue spot this is the brain's primary source of a this is the brain's primary source of a this is the brain's primary source of a hormone called hormone called hormone called nor adrenaline it's a chemical that nor adrenaline it's a chemical that nor adrenaline it's a chemical that could help mitigate depression could help mitigate depression could help mitigate depression so if you're feeling down in the dumps so if you're feeling down in the dumps so if you're feeling down in the dumps hop in a cold shower hop in a cold shower hop in a cold shower cold shower can help burn fat when your
02:00cold shower can help burn fat when your cold shower can help burn fat when your body is exposed to cold it requires more body is exposed to cold it requires more body is exposed to cold it requires more heat to warm you up heat to warm you up heat to warm you up to do so it has to process more energy to do so it has to process more energy to do so it has to process more energy and in doing so you burn more fat and in doing so you burn more fat and in doing so you burn more fat more efficiently cold water exposure can more efficiently cold water exposure can more efficiently cold water exposure can also activate what's called brown fat also activate what's called brown fat also activate what's called brown fat which is sort of a good fat that helps which is sort of a good fat that helps which is sort of a good fat that helps you generate heat and increase your you generate heat and increase your you generate heat and increase your metabolism metabolism metabolism and it burns up yellow or white and it burns up yellow or white and it burns up yellow or white fat fat on adults brown fat is located fat fat on adults brown fat is located fat fat on adults brown fat is located on the upper back and neck and on your on the upper back and neck and on your on the upper back and neck and on your chest above your clavicles so when chest above your clavicles so when chest above your clavicles so when you're in the shower you're in the shower you're in the shower with the cold water aim so the water with the cold water aim so the water with the cold water aim so the water hits those parts of your body hits those parts of your body hits those parts of your body cold showers can help improve your sleep cold showers can help improve your sleep cold showers can help improve your sleep so if you've been having trouble falling so if you've been having trouble falling so if you've been having trouble falling to sleep lately you might try taking a to sleep lately you might try taking a to sleep lately you might try taking a cold shower one hour before bed cold shower one hour before bed cold shower one hour before bed for optimal sleep our bodies need to be for optimal sleep our bodies need to be for optimal sleep our bodies need to be cool and some research suggests that cool and some research suggests that cool and some research suggests that cold water exposure can trigger our cold water exposure can trigger our cold water exposure can trigger our body's sleep signalers and aid in body's sleep signalers and aid in body's sleep signalers and aid in getting to sleep faster getting to sleep faster getting to sleep faster and experiencing a deeper sleep at night and experiencing a deeper sleep at night and experiencing a deeper sleep at night cold showers can help to keep skin and cold showers can help to keep skin and cold showers can help to keep skin and hair healthy hair healthy hair healthy hot water dries out skin and hair if you
03:00hot water dries out skin and hair if you hot water dries out skin and hair if you want to avoid an irritating itch and want to avoid an irritating itch and want to avoid an irritating itch and ashy elbows turn down the temperature of ashy elbows turn down the temperature of ashy elbows turn down the temperature of your showers your showers your showers also cold water can make your manly mane also cold water can make your manly mane also cold water can make your manly mane look shinier and your skin look look shinier and your skin look look shinier and your skin look healthier by closing up your cuticles healthier by closing up your cuticles healthier by closing up your cuticles and pores and pores and pores cold showers can help increase fertility cold showers can help increase fertility cold showers can help increase fertility are you thinking about becoming a dad are you thinking about becoming a dad are you thinking about becoming a dad well cold showers may be good for your well cold showers may be good for your well cold showers may be good for your little swimmers little swimmers little swimmers you see your testes aren't meant to get you see your testes aren't meant to get you see your testes aren't meant to get too hot too hot too hot that's why they hang outside your body that's why they hang outside your body that's why they hang outside your body sperm counts decrease when the sperm counts decrease when the sperm counts decrease when the temperature of a man's testes increases temperature of a man's testes increases temperature of a man's testes increases we know this because experiments done in we know this because experiments done in we know this because experiments done in the 1950s showed that hot baths were an the 1950s showed that hot baths were an the 1950s showed that hot baths were an effective contraceptive effective contraceptive effective contraceptive men who took a 30 minute hot bath every men who took a 30 minute hot bath every men who took a 30 minute hot bath every other day for three weeks were infertile other day for three weeks were infertile other day for three weeks were infertile for the next six months for the next six months for the next six months more recently the university of more recently the university of more recently the university of california at san francisco did a study california at san francisco did a study california at san francisco did a study with men who were exposed to with men who were exposed to with men who were exposed to 30 minutes of wet heat which is like a 30 minutes of wet heat which is like a 30 minutes of wet heat which is like a hot shower hot shower hot shower or a steam bath or a steam bath or a steam bath 30 minutes a week and when the men cut 30 minutes a week and when the men cut 30 minutes a week and when the men cut this exposure out this exposure out this exposure out their sperm count went up get this by
04:00their sperm count went up get this by their sperm count went up get this by 491 percent 491 percent 491 percent and their sperm motility which is how and their sperm motility which is how and their sperm motility which is how well they move well they move well they move improved as well so while switching from improved as well so while switching from improved as well so while switching from a hot to cold shower may not have a hot to cold shower may not have a hot to cold shower may not have a dramatic effect on your fertility if a dramatic effect on your fertility if a dramatic effect on your fertility if you're trying to create some progeny it you're trying to create some progeny it you're trying to create some progeny it surely won't hurt surely won't hurt surely won't hurt to turn the temperature down cold to turn the temperature down cold to turn the temperature down cold showers may help showers may help showers may help improve emotional resilience if you want improve emotional resilience if you want improve emotional resilience if you want to stay to stay to stay cool calm and collected in the face of cool calm and collected in the face of cool calm and collected in the face of adversity cold showers may help adversity cold showers may help adversity cold showers may help in the book in the hour between wolf and in the book in the hour between wolf and in the book in the hour between wolf and dog writer john coates reports that some dog writer john coates reports that some dog writer john coates reports that some biologists theorize that the nervous biologists theorize that the nervous biologists theorize that the nervous system that supports system that supports system that supports thermoregulation in mammals it's what we thermoregulation in mammals it's what we thermoregulation in mammals it's what we use to control body temperature use to control body temperature use to control body temperature if it's cold we warm ourselves up it's if it's cold we warm ourselves up it's if it's cold we warm ourselves up it's hot we cool ourselves down hot we cool ourselves down hot we cool ourselves down that system laid the foundation for that system laid the foundation for that system laid the foundation for later systems of emotional arousal later systems of emotional arousal later systems of emotional arousal scientists have found that rats who swim scientists have found that rats who swim scientists have found that rats who swim regularly in cold water develop the regularly in cold water develop the regularly in cold water develop the capacity to mount a quick and powerful capacity to mount a quick and powerful capacity to mount a quick and powerful arousal arousal arousal relying on adrenaline more than cortisol
05:00relying on adrenaline more than cortisol relying on adrenaline more than cortisol which is that stress hormone which is that stress hormone which is that stress hormone and they can switch off that arousal and they can switch off that arousal and they can switch off that arousal just as quickly just as quickly just as quickly when subsequently exposed to stressors when subsequently exposed to stressors when subsequently exposed to stressors these rats stayed resilient these rats stayed resilient these rats stayed resilient and are not as prone to learn and are not as prone to learn and are not as prone to learn helplessness some tentative research has helplessness some tentative research has helplessness some tentative research has suggested that much of the same thing suggested that much of the same thing suggested that much of the same thing occurs occurs occurs in humans cold showers may help improve in humans cold showers may help improve in humans cold showers may help improve immunity immunity immunity according to a study done in 1993 by the according to a study done in 1993 by the according to a study done in 1993 by the thrombosis research institute in england thrombosis research institute in england thrombosis research institute in england individuals who took daily cold showers individuals who took daily cold showers individuals who took daily cold showers saw an increase in the number of saw an increase in the number of saw an increase in the number of virus-fighting white blood cells virus-fighting white blood cells virus-fighting white blood cells compared to individuals who took compared to individuals who took compared to individuals who took hot showers researchers believe that the hot showers researchers believe that the hot showers researchers believe that the increased metabolic rate which results increased metabolic rate which results increased metabolic rate which results from the body's attempt to warm itself from the body's attempt to warm itself from the body's attempt to warm itself up up up activates the immune system and releases activates the immune system and releases activates the immune system and releases more white blood cells and response more white blood cells and response more white blood cells and response cold showers can help decrease cold showers can help decrease cold showers can help decrease inflammation and aids in recovery inflammation and aids in recovery inflammation and aids in recovery after a hard workout take a cold shower after a hard workout take a cold shower after a hard workout take a cold shower for a quicker recovery for a quicker recovery for a quicker recovery ice baths have long been used by elite ice baths have long been used by elite ice baths have long been used by elite athletes to help decrease inflammation athletes to help decrease inflammation athletes to help decrease inflammation after a workout after a workout after a workout or a big football game cold exposure or a big football game cold exposure or a big football game cold exposure constricts the veins throughout your constricts the veins throughout your constricts the veins throughout your body and helps remove toxins like lactic
06:00body and helps remove toxins like lactic body and helps remove toxins like lactic acid from your muscles acid from your muscles acid from your muscles when you get out of the cold shower or when you get out of the cold shower or when you get out of the cold shower or cold exposure blood flow increases as cold exposure blood flow increases as cold exposure blood flow increases as your veins open up and your system is your veins open up and your system is your veins open up and your system is flushed with fresh flushed with fresh flushed with fresh nutrient-rich blood that can help bring nutrient-rich blood that can help bring nutrient-rich blood that can help bring stuff to help repair your muscles stuff to help repair your muscles stuff to help repair your muscles cold showers may help increase cold showers may help increase cold showers may help increase testosterone wanting to put some more testosterone wanting to put some more testosterone wanting to put some more hair on your chest hair on your chest hair on your chest of course you do you're watching the art of course you do you're watching the art of course you do you're watching the art of manliness a cold shower may help of manliness a cold shower may help of manliness a cold shower may help a study done by the thrombosis research a study done by the thrombosis research a study done by the thrombosis research institute showed that cold water showers institute showed that cold water showers institute showed that cold water showers increase testosterone production of men increase testosterone production of men increase testosterone production of men increased testosterone levels not only increased testosterone levels not only increased testosterone levels not only boost a man's libido which helps out boost a man's libido which helps out boost a man's libido which helps out with that fertility thing with that fertility thing with that fertility thing but also increases a man's overall but also increases a man's overall but also increases a man's overall strength and energy level strength and energy level strength and energy level finally cold showers provide a quick but finally cold showers provide a quick but finally cold showers provide a quick but long lasting energy boost long lasting energy boost long lasting energy boost the shock of the cold water is like the shock of the cold water is like the shock of the cold water is like knocking back an energy shot knocking back an energy shot knocking back an energy shot every time i take a cold shower i feel every time i take a cold shower i feel every time i take a cold shower i feel invigorated energized invigorated energized invigorated energized and that feeling doesn't just last right and that feeling doesn't just last right and that feeling doesn't just last right after the shower i after the shower i after the shower i it lasts what i find my experience the it lasts what i find my experience the it lasts what i find my experience the entire day so if you're looking for a entire day so if you're looking for a entire day so if you're looking for a little more energy the more pep in your little more energy the more pep in your little more energy the more pep in your step
07:00step step try taking a cold shower well there you try taking a cold shower well there you try taking a cold shower well there you go the benefits of taking a cold shower go the benefits of taking a cold shower go the benefits of taking a cold shower i hope you found this video useful until i hope you found this video useful until i hope you found this video useful until next time i'm brett mckay telling you next time i'm brett mckay telling you next time i'm brett mckay telling you keep those showers cold and stay manly you