Huberman: Why Cold Showers Are So Life Changing

[@FBeckenbauer4]

I do get the 'cold water in the morning to get dopamine' argument, but personally I still prefer doing cocaine.

[@stray2726]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@evil_duck6405]

Looool 😂😂😂

[@stavrio3074]

Doing both+sauna is probably the nastiest dopamine cocktail you could give yourself. I love doing it bahahahahah

[@los1923]

I was expecting hot water after the word prefer 😂

[@andrewcraig11781]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Gcuso]

Misunderstood the video, now I'm addicted to cocaine.

[@andrewcraig11781]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@quicksand8869]

😂😂😂

[@notMrBustFn]

Same

[@stenxo1345]

Misunderstood your comment, now the cocaine is addicted to me

[@SilusBrandt]

Lmao😂

[@jacobhiers]

Pure un-cut Columbian Cold Showers. The finest of fine.

[@TSmoove74]

naah yo shit lukewarm, stepped on

[@elled10024]

@@TSmoove74 clearly

[@harryv6752]

😄😄😄

[@mollybutler8850]

I love how he had to clarify that you shouldn’t take cocaine at all

[@pothekainfused]

Started a couple weeks ago and now I’m on day 3 of a 2min in the morning for 2weeks….lets go 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@alloutofdonuts3998]

During the winter when my limbs would get cold, mostly my feet, I found going outside in the snow bare foot for a few actually helped warm them up. Now I know it wasn’t just psychosomatic.

[@Strength_In_Wisdom]

I noticed that too

[@nick_z_boss6178]

It’ll create more brown fat cells in your feet. They produce heat

[@berkefeil5646]

It’s interesting how the positive effects actually get more noticeable over time, at least in my case. After just a week of taking a cold shower everyday, you‘ll not only have felt the benefits of that dopamine spike, you also start to feel more energized and resilient overall. Step by step, you learn to cope with stress (mental and physical) in a more comfortable way and overcome psychological barriers. Now, I’m going to start an ice bath routine after having been familiar with cold exposure for a while, as someone who has always happily _avoided_ the cold. If I can do it, you can do it too

[@yulianloaiza]

Awesome! Did you buy a cold plunge or a barrel or similar?

[@KU_16]

what about testosterone and hormones balances in male? I want to increase mines...

[@lukaspanek_]

I prefer to take cold showers before I go to sleep. Helps to ease my mind and relax my body

[@jryan2443]

just started taking cold showers best thing ever, now I'm at the point where I can start cold and finish cold took one 3 times yesterday

[@tvm2209]

RIP all the coke dealers 😂

[@noogieboog]

Its a nice rush. Feels better after more than during.

[@jd233joel4]

I laugh in cold water

[@capntibbz5094]

I believe that is called hyperventilating

[@iddicted]

Laugh yoga?

[@9mully.]

Makes me laugh like a child, when life was simple, no bills, no stress, no worries

[@nicolajmarquardsen1482]

Bro i Cant stop Shadowboxing

[@quostad]

That's probably for that same reason we laugh when being tickled

[@Illusion_21]

Wash Yourself First With Warm Water, Then Switch To Cold And Stay In For About 30 Seconds. Gradually Start To Increase Your Time And How Cold It Is.

[@jabeiamd1352]

THANKS MAN 🙏🏽 all I wanted to know

[@Max-zu8xj]

I think it's easier to just start with cold, I'll try now

[@Illusion_21]

@@Max-zu8xj That works too

[@kindofagod7]

Just had my first one and i feel amazing, 100% try it

[@baab7614]

This is true. Je nage en hiver, et c’est excellent!

[@drillinstructorbaumgartner]

This guy is a legend! ❤

[@Vontre323]

I was. 11 years old when my Mom sent me and my lil bro to visit Belize and our dad. We ended up staying for 3 years enduring a lot of asss whooping and beatings from our dad by taking cold showers from ages 11-14! Didn’t know it then but the cold showers are what kept us alive ❤

[@NicoleEivissa]

That explains the question of people in shorts and T-shirt in winter! I was always wondering how they do it, now it’s clear

[@twixxtro]

once you do cold showers you never wanna go back to warm it literally feels so pleasureable

[@wabbidaful]

I so agree

[@roboticgeorge]

Cold water is heavenly

[@danielbroomhall8882]

hard to start tho

[@hiddencabbage559]

​@@danielbroomhall8882Drop the temp dial by one notch a day.

[@Charly-ys7hl]

How long after to where it isn’t hard to take cold showers anymore?

[@HH-hc7mg]

yes I agree it feels so good

[@Humbled_jjackkk]

Cold shower feels good to your soul it makes my skin more shiny and smooth and u also hsve a clearer mind after it ...u also feels sleepy if you're not active after it

[@Fabian6980]

I just took my first cold shower for over 10 minutes i feel reborn pretty sure i overdid it for my first time so if youre not a strong person be like everyone else and start with 30 seconds lol im very sleepy right now

[@LisaMarieAdams]

You probably overtaxed your nervous system! Stick to 1-3 minutes ❤️

[@josemontano7767]

I find I look forward to showing more ever since I started taking cold showers.

[@Sid629]

I may have to get back to cold showers. I’ve been getting too soft after a recent PCS as it was stressful but now it’s time to get back to brass tacks!

[@roblabow9702]

Same here.

[@SultanDougBob]

this is good for defeating the oppressors

[@flymofoisthebest3885]

In all seriousness this is so true, best part is no regretful come down

[@ninjafury5374]

I don't even wear a sweater in the wintertime in the PNW. I've only been doing cold showers for a week. It's helped regulate my thyroid hormones as well.

[@majestichellium9166]

I was actually addicted to cold showers for a bit and for some reason it was making me really tired so I stopped I’m thinking about trying again now but idk

[@Boudicaisback]

Yeah cold exposure burns a ton of calories that is why you were tired

[@aschenkielbayocboc]

Nobody: Me after taking a cold shower: *ALPHA MALE MOMENT*

[@bryanutility9609]

Is that why I couldn’t sleep last night with no hot water in my shower? 😂

[@braydenwatkins671]

I feel so warm

[@hitendrasingh5734]

Thanks bro 😊😊

[@alexandruteodor3585]

I did cold showers for a month, until my lower back started hurting so bad I could barely walk. Yeah, cold showers are life changing.

[@swastikeditz15]

I used to be sleepy while giving exams because of storage of sleep but cold showers have the lord to stay wake up for 3 hours

[@futuregentlemenpodcast]

I am on day 4 of cold water. Looking forward to the benefits 💪🏻

[@peanut0brain]

I'm on day 8th, completely cold shower from start to finish!

[@crixyftbl]

Day 2 of taking cold showers and am feeling amazing!

[@Unnatural09]

Cocaine...I get it. I feel like I'm high after I finish taking a cold shower.

[@Zuberm1]

Tbh I tried this and felt good all day

[@shea5542]

So useful

[@arizonatea3734]

How cold is recommended? I dont have a bath tub but i usually just put my shower to where it barely runs but im unsure of the temp

[@sumitjuneja6565]

I experienced COVID that lasted around 12 days. At first, I believed I was fine but I started to lose more hair than normal. After doing some research, I've come to realize it’s from the stress my body went through during that time and also due to the shampoo that I was using. So I began doing yoga and meditation everyday and changed my shampoo and conditioner to littleextrraa coooconion anti hair fall kit. And now i dont face any hairfall. Thanks for this video! I feel so much more at peace.

[@Por_Tu_Boca]

I take cold showers for 15-20 minutes, and right before getting out, I make the water colder than it was. It's riveting..

[@StevDoesBigJumps]

Thanks to Goobermann for explaining why cold showers feel nice.

[@skindawg3615]

Tomorrow, first go. My friend told me everything you've said. If you and him are agreeing, I'm doing.

[@paulfalchi9548]

I Love You

[@aprilberney4472]

I listen to his videos 5 days a week for hours at a time. I APPRECIATE the information. Thank you.

[@sempiterno3243]

Luckily I live in a place where 100% of the time the water is cold, don't need ice

[@SuraDoes]

If you’re anxious, would cold showers or plunges be bad for you since your cortisol and adrenaline are constantly too high?

[@JamieDrake-cz6mb]

Here's a trick folks give me a like. Go to the song berserk featuring Iceman. When it's first starts up you wait until you can talking in the song starts hitting and the chest in and you slapping water on your shoulders your unpits on the back and rub yourself vigorously on your crotch rub it vigorously. Two before the song starts up pumping to you liquid soap on your hands tackles two birds with one stone. Once then the song stops during the first half it'll start to talk that's when you back away from cold water and then turn around with the back against the cold water you wait till the song hits and then you plunge yourself into the cold water and and then you start headbanging playing the air guitar and just put all your forefront focus on all the bad stuff stuff you had that has happened to you. Over the whole entire life you just put that in your forefront of your mind and you get angry. And you do this for two song loops so here's the even more once you get really accustomed to it like after like like a week or two weeks into it during another part with the song starts to die out out in the second half and the person starts talking that's what you flip around and you scrub yourself again and put water on your face and keep doing that over and over and over again and then you flip back around listen to the song again with the second time time in a row this song is the best song to listen to when having a cold shower trust me

[@josephschuster7181]

Haven’t done cocaine since the 1980’s, don’t need to! I’m doing a final rinse under a cold shower for now. I recently purchased a portable cold plunge tub, still in the package!😬

[@hiddencabbage559]

I do lines in a cold shower. Takes some practice, but oh boy that dopamine hits different.

[@steveb8269]

Been having a cols shower every morning for the last 7 months.....absolute game changer

[@kmp8985]

What did you notice ?

[@steveb8269]

@@kmp8985 increased metabolism, increased energy levels and mental clarity, also improved sleep pattern with deeper sleep and better mood

[@adamtesalona1735]

I don’t like cocaine much, but I love the way it smells

[@runwithaxx8663]

damn so you like snorting it if so that's an underrated comment

[@Alastordadeer]

Welp, i’m going into the cold shower tomorrow first thing💪

[@XGoatBlack]

Wow, Omni-man sending a report to Viltrum

[@jameschannel01182]

Using cold shower.as.my coffee 😊

[@farmbear1231]

This is for pampered people. Come work outside in -10 to -20°C for 9-10 hrs a day.

[@asap445]

That's why I can't leave cold shower

[@Wwaynelifts]

I love my cold showers, gotta get used to loving being uncomfortable

[@1Jason]

Xaver, My man. Haven't seen you on Quora for ages!!

[@Wwaynelifts]

@@1Jason I shall return one day

[@1Jason]

@@Wwaynelifts Good, we miss you Man.

[@yodaiam5235]

I now snort Ice cubes.

[@MarcoMtui-gb6bg]

Can cold water cause stammer??

[@user-op4vg9dy1o]

Is a herxheimer reaction possible after a cold shower? I became extremely sick after finishing my shower with 5 minutes of cold water. I initially felt great, my neuropathy pain dramatically decreased but within a short amount of time my ears began to ring, I shook internally, muscles locked up, and then anxiety was terrible. What on earth happened?? Was it a herx or is this not good for someone with HPA dysregulation and other health issues?

[@nicolas_sch]

👏🏼

[@LucaNunez-ej3bw]

Cold shower or cold bath guys

[@JamieDrake-cz6mb]

So you're telling me I've been doing cocaine all this time and it's safe. Cool

[@hazzt6298]

That explains me giggling like a little bitch when when I force myself to stay longer than 2-3min but that’s amazing feel so much better the last month especially when you suffering from anxiety and depression

[@s13283]

What about for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue??

[@hardikpandey5179]

I’m in a bad period of life, trying to change it, I take really cold showers daily but I don’t really feel good even after doing it for long. When I used to do it before this phase of my life I used to feel amazing. Why is this so

[@heavydiggari]

Experiment with it, maybe don't go as cold or do it for a shorter perioid of time. Hope things get better man!

[@SuriyaWetzler]

So finally you didn't say for how long cold shower increasing dopamine will stay?!!

[@user-ov4xx9ih8k]

I heard cocaine, I jumped right in, getting high on my own supply, shit feels amazing, done 3 minutes after sparring and I wanna go another 5 rounds

[@moemo284]

Every time I take a cold shower I want to go back to bed as soon as my body warms up every single time it's bogus

[@magneticflux7833]

Took a hot shower been fking freezing since

[@user-uj7yx2dc5j]

Cortisol is Stress hormone right?? Is it ok to get it increased?? Doesn't that makes you more stressed?

[@alexandrestrano8716]

I honestly don't think it increases cortisol. even because it's quite noticeable when the body increases cortisol, stinky sweat, anxiety.. to feel cortisol, just don't eat and take some energy drink. pure cortisol in the blood.

[@Morrsoda]

After showering cortisol drops because your body react less to others things that add stress Just dont overdue it

[@spencerusername]

Cold water therapy gives a much better high than cocaine

[@Creeper4160]

Okay... So I can just stay in the shower at around 25°C before getting hyperthermic? (Max is 35°C, I think..) 35°C is 90°F, 25°C is 77°F. (Am I getting something wrong btw?)

[@ryanmurillo8625]

Just did coke in a cold shower, was the happiest man in the worst for 3 minutes.

[@joas162]

Still a stretch to compare as cold shower to a 1 hour 14 celcius immersion (with the researcher stirring the water 😂 it says that in the paper), but I do feel an effect from a cold shower for a few minutes after. The effect from an ice bath is still perceptible hours after for me, that's a real shock to the system.

[@spiderdoom]

By cold temperature we mean colder than what a shower will put off. If you really want the sub-par cocaine effect, the water has to at least be 37 degrees and less.

[@bibinoojen]

Cold shower in the morning is too much for me, I'm easing into it taking hot-ish shower first then switching to cold. Does this have the same effect?? I need to know 😭

[@JulianY2K12]

I think the discomfort is the whole point 😅 you'll feel great once it's over though trust me

[@bibinoojen]

@@JulianY2K12 it dooooeesss

[@Du11Moss]

I have question is the bottom of your feet supposed to hurt like burning or rug burn while taking a cold shower

[@Halogamer18871]

Jahhahahaha😂

[@entity303unknown5]

No

[@kowalskiplota634]

I get really sleepy after cold showers😅

[@xitizrana5128]

Ya same bro is there anything due to which I don't feel sleepy

[@TheBlueberryJamYT]

Try shortening the length of the cold shower. I've noticed if I stay in too long, I get that fatigue after.

[@Fabian6980]

​@@xitizrana5128shorter time i took a cold shower for the first time throughout the whole session over 10 minutes i almost fainted but my brain is super relaxed

[@xitizrana5128]

@@Fabian6980 but i only take cold shower for about 5 min but still feel sleepy, so how much min should I take cold shower

[@Fabian6980]

@@xitizrana5128 take a cool shower then when you're done washing yourself turn the shower to its coldest for 1 minute

[@ChuukeseStink]

How about drinking cold water?

[@gdsyth3r574]

it decreases cortisol

[@andreatorluemke4982]

Who needs more cortisol in their life tho. Now a mother alive man

[@gabriele684]

Is it possibile to become addicted from cold showers?

[@MrGoodeats]

No….. cocaine created a physical and chemical dependency in the body causing symptoms of withdrawal. Cold showers simply create a positive association / feedback loop. Super different experiences for the body.

[@BeNice524]

Anyone else watching this because their water heater went out?

[@Aziz0938]

If so is the case why dont i feel euphoria aftet cold showrt ?😊

[@DVS_808]

Isn't adrenalin and cortisol something that makes you age faster?

[@cristoburn4778]

Hey man, even take a few bumps in a cold shower? That’ll definitely release some dolphins 5x. 😂

[@anelijamilosavljevic9093]

👍😁

[@Bumbaclat]

Why does he have green screen for paint on a empty room

[@bert1234]

Will this help me get more girls like you.

[@DigitalDiamond1]

yea, but an increase in cortisol is bad since cortisol is stress related and cortisol decreases T-levels

[@nicolajmarquardsen1482]

Do you take cold showers?

[@DigitalDiamond1]

@@nicolajmarquardsen1482 no but I know what I said is right

[@nicolajmarquardsen1482]

@@DigitalDiamond1 im pretty sure it does increases cortisol yes, but it will lower cortisol in the day because you Can tolerate more stress situations.

[@PWizz91]

I’ve seen afew videos on here and the vast majority admit that you do feel awesome after it but after there 30 day trial…. They go back to the luxury of a warm shower. Haha

[@paolopizzini9506]

I do a 3 monutes cold bath

[@mmafans2542]

So it’s wrong to do it in the summer time because it will make you hotter

[@Lazymath007_]

But I don’t need to increase my metabolism.. my metabolism is already very fast and hence I am skinny

[@bender6942]

So should I still do blow or no?

[@kingantonio2793]

TAKE COLD SHOWERS ON COKE....GOT IT🎉😈

[@loudestcars2245]

But why then people get addicted to cocaine But not to cold showers? Both increases dopamine but only cocaine is addicting?

[@MrGoodeats]

Cocaine creates a physical chemical dependency in the body where you will have withdrawals and symptoms. Cold showers create no such effect. Therefore no addiction. But definitely can create a super positive association and basically become addicted. Just a different type of addiction when it isn’t self defeating. Then it’s a habit.