Cold Therapy: Reduce Stress and Sleep Better | Jim Kwik & Dr. Susanna Søberg

What are the mental and physical benefits of cold therapy?
There’s one element of my morning routine that I get asked about a lot: taking a cold shower. Even though we’ve talked about cold therapy before, the idea of submersing yourself in cold water can be intimidating. But there are numerous benefits for both your body and mind that cold therapy can provide.
I’m excited to welcome leading international scientist and expert on cold therapy, Dr. Susanna Søberg, to our show today. Dr. Søberg is the Founder of the Søberg Institute and the Thermalist Cure. She’s here to talk more about her new book, Winter Swimming: The Nordic Way Towards a Healthier and Happier Life.
Cold therapy might be uncomfortable at first, but research shows it’s good for you. It can help reduce stress, optimize sleep, strengthen cells, and improve your overall health and performance. If you want to understand the science behind cold therapy and learn some simple protocols for where to start, this episode is for you.
0:00 Dr. Susanna Søberg
2:55 Cold therapy benefits
12:16 What is brow fat?
15:04 Overcoming the discomfort of cold therapy
18:40 How cold therapy affects your mood
24:31 Cold exposure therapy: how long?
30:20 Breathing exercises for cold therapy
34:38 Cold therapy risks
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[@Tom-Travels]

My hot water heater went out 2 months ago. I said, "screw it, I'm going to take cold therapy showers and baths for now on.

[@marcogil6665]

It will get easier as you continue to take a cike shower👍

[@TB-ki1ux]

Quality content once again, thank you both

[@sir_thomas5186]

I'm going to incorporate this into my routine. Great video!

[@parisconstantinou8299]

the spider man of quick learning and effective brain use!!mr Jim Kwik!!!

[@Gratitude807]

Thank you❤❤❤❤

[@AlamoCityCello]

Jimmy! Good stuff man

[@Musclemvn]

Love this idea! I've been practicing this weekly and it's been giving my brain a grave boost, Thank you both!

[@lesliebarrientos5616]

I tried this one day and the cold shower was a shock to my body. After 10 min out of the shower I was so sleepy I knocked out. Slept like a baby. I was not expecting that. I was hoping for a boost of energy 😅

[@amill1563]

Jim do you think under 5 minutes of cold is best to keep muscle growth?

[@marlahernandez9267]

The pool in our complex is not heated and i am the only person who swims in it, lol. Obviously, it's colder in the winter, and my neighbors think I'm nuts.

[@GiveandTakeCare]

So awesome that you are getting all of those amazing benefits 🥶👏🥶

[@yousseflhlimy9855]

A'm afriad from cold water

[@user-fb1ys2lj9c]

Can we get sick coming out from having a ice cold bath. I know we don't get sick from showers, and going outside, we get sick from germs. I am an asthmatic 56-year-old woman, and I often go outside after a shower and wet hair, and a few days later, I catch a cold or running nose.

[@Jackbat12356]

I Do Cold Shower Only, my Body Works With Cold!

[@mayerjurgen7697]

what temperature would be ideal for a ten minute water bath

[@yousseflhlimy9855]

I think to water cold its my couse porblems health same poeple

[@user-qk1mb2uv8r]

I have COPD PAIN SYNDROME 24/7. I have sleep apnea COPD AND SLEEP APNEA are both killers. There is no cure for sleep apnea. I stop breathing 7 to 14 times within an hour Finally, cold is a No go. I have pain 24 /7 and Athrist my hands are affected hands feet back ( the back I had 3 operations and three vertebrae are fused together with Nine large screw and my whole body can not take

[@MrJamesdryable]

"What is brow fat?"

[@Ashhermizbroker]

I think it should say brown fat

[@irynaYe]

😍😍😍

[@ladyravenandcrow7143]

Cold showers - only if someone can handle it and does not have chronic health conditions that forbade it, e.g., Raynaud's, POTS, sensory processing disorders.

[@thomashunt6000]

I have Raynaud's and I do them. They increase circulation.

[@gerdsfargen6687]

Not always healthy. Can raise blood pressure