"Nothing Spikes Dopamine Like 1 Minute of This" - Andrew Huberman

Deliberate cold exposure leads to a prolonged rise in dopamine and norepinephrine above baseline levels. What's particularly interesting is this boost in dopamine occurs without an apparent subsequent drop in dopamine below baseline levels which is in stark contrast to drugs of abuse. Those substances cause large and rapid spikes in dopamine followed by drops below baseline levels (the crash), which can be quite detrimental.
In this video, Andrew also details:
• Why he "counts walls" during deliberate cold exposure
• Why cold exposure enhances stress tolerance
• Why deliberate cold exposure may benefit stress resilience by cultivating an interoceptive sense of overcoming or "moving through" stress
• Why Dr. Andrew Huberman believes early-day adrenaline from cold-water immersion may enhance nighttime sleep quality, particularly REM sleep
• Effective cold plunges alternatives for boosting dopamine
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[@samb7925]

I have been taking cold shower for last 9 months Its really not comfortable in winter here in Canada But its doable and rewarding

[@camwells9726]

I’m in an area of Australia that does get cold in winter , probably not the extreme you experience, I started doing the cold showers every morning during summer and I found it quite refreshing, but man it’s a different experience now in winter , it actually hurts 😂

[@samb7925]

@camwells9726 it does actually hurts Specially the head

[@Eli_B3000]

The problem with mine is how bad it stings, it feels like individual needles. Getting in a cold body of water is much more doable at any level of cold for me.

[@LukeLendrum]

In Australia in low winter it's the feet that I find hurt the most. Cold tiles plus ice water over the top is brutal.

[@Gerbyq]

Yeah... that's different from people taking cold showers in San Diego

[@superflyguy4488]

My pool from around November to May, straight after waking up (05:45) and drinking a litre of water i take a dip (06:00), then head off to the gym (07:00). By 08:00 I'm ready for the day.

[@xrayded5037]

I do the same thing but work out 2x a day lol I’m never tired. There is 1 thing that no one is talking about I figured it out. It’s way better than a cold plunge

[@superflyguy4488]

@@xrayded5037 Depending on what training program I'm following (I change completely every 8 -12 weeks) I might split a session so say strength and conditioning push in the morning and pull in the evening for 35 minutes each session,

[@mrmurphy895]

@@xrayded5037i do that but workout 8x a day and only sleep 8mins and complete by 8:08.. I call it the 8 by 8 stategy “lol”

[@pedestrian_0]

i do the same except i don't do any of that i just get up groggy and eat poptarts, 0 sunlight, and mcdonalds

[@sfg206]

I'm addicted to cold plunges, especially in the sea 😊

[@semacaa]

You are a hero

[@nikolaykolev5125]

You will live 473 years

[@mickygchannel]

I'm also addicted to cold plunges, especially in the ass 😊

[@bosquo310]

the sea is so special for me... I gotta move to a shore at some point...

[@ExecutiveZombie]

Me also! I’m so grateful to have the opportunity to be near an ocean for this! 🙏🏽😎

[@jonathanjones2435]

I've seen people get addicted to running, working out, sauna, fasting.... not cold plunge.

[@superflyguy4488]

99% of people will never get addicted to squats and deadlifts

[@PersononYT56]

I don't know what people mean by "addicted" but I can tell you In the last several years I only take 1 warm shower a month and I do cold plunges often

[@niclans82]

I do cold showers everyday, so much invigorating and heck of a pick-me-up stimulation. So much better than drinking coffee in the morning

[@richardharrison1910]

@@niclans82 I'm on 2 1/2 years of cold showers straight from bed.....changed by life, and changed me! For the better.

[@kdjourney51]

Wow- mental walls. Great visualization.

[@karlkrassnitzer6819]

I take a old plunge minimum 3 times per week. I experience, that the surge of dopamine will flattens somewhat after doing this very regularly. I do it mainly to refresh after long endurance exercise. And it works, so I stay at that regime. regularly.

[@stavrio3074]

Glad to hear that since I‘m experiencing that too rn… I feel like I got addicted to the feeling and the cold even tho it still gives me chills but it’s just refreshing and way less uncomfortable than in the beginning.

[@marc31415]

I like a 20 min run in the 60'F rain in swim shorts (i carry my warm cloths for when i've had enough fun)

[@kittendkat5100]

The thought of lightning doesn't bother you?

[@deadbrother5355]

I was doing a steam room for heat exposure at roughly 120°F and hit a wall where I thought I was gonna die and bailed. Lol

[@BROEWCOIN-mi1op]

"i have not explored every single one"

[@wanderlustchannel-gw2yn]

p 0 r n

[@Melanie-le6mw]

Thanks for the upload. I’m looking into me a cold plunge myself 😊❤️‍🔥

[@Lions_Forever71]

Could something like this benefit someone with Parkinson’s? Since People with Parkinson’s have low dopamine levels? I have PD and have been intrigued about cold plunges. Would love to hear your thoughts on this?

[@sultanofswingdrift3021]

look into carnivore diet and parkinsons, I think there have been several cases documented on KZbin where it helped a lot (I hope I didn't get it mixed up with Alzheimer's! Hard to say it's too many videos)

[@CanyonMitchell]

I've heard great results from Carnivore diet for Parkinsons

[@lahicks9773]

Check out Wim Hof for more information about the cold plunge. He is who actually started all this. He has a wealth of information. He is on utube.

[@howliboy1]

anecdotal here...i do CWS at 38-59 F 4-5 times per week and i can tell you that it contributes to weight loss 100%. Also, great for brain for and energy for 4-8 hours. May or may not help me sleep better. I realize there is a study that shows it doesnt do much for weight loss, but i must say it leans me out big time. Calories is a measurement of kcal (heat)...thus burning calories. On the flip side, it increases my appetite. All mentioned benefits especially evident if i warm up w/out naturally and without a hot shower. Only keep hands in water a % of the time (it just hurts) and always wear socks (just enough thermal barrier to be effective from toes on fire). Tightens skin too. It sucks every single time, but as Joe Rogan said...if they sold a CWS pill at convenience stores, it would fly off the shelves.

[@evanmcgloughlin]

Its incredibly important to know that the study Huberman mentions here is for plasma concentrations of dopamine. Plasma dopamine stays in our periphery and does not access our brain as it cannot cross the blood brain barrier. This makes plasma concentrations of dopamine a useless biomarker for the mental benefits he talks about. While the feel-good psychological effects of cold exposure are obvious to anyone who has tried it the direct relationship between CNS dopamine and cold exposure is very limited. Although this isn't the way Huberman portrays it.

[@tomikomo]

But is it that we dont know or is it disproven?

[@squamish4244]

Huberman's views on dopamine, dopamine fasting, dopamine stacking etc. have basically been called pseudoscience by actual experts. He's full of sh*t on the subject and keeps quoting single studies or misrepresenting studies. And I wonder what the effect of having five girlfriends is on the dopamine levels in your brain? Or using PEDs?

[@merelymaterial]

Surely activating the sympathetic system would release dopamine in the brain too? Cold plunges have such a profound effect on frame shift that surely this is the case.

[@squamish4244]

@@tomikomo Huberman's nonsense about dopamine has been discredited by experts. He does this all the time - cites one study, doesn't mention the limitations of it, extrapolates wildly etc.

[@austinlittke7688]

​@@squamish4244 yea huberman is a joke. In response to the plasma dopamine etc etc, id posit regardless of its inability to cross the blood brain barrier, individuals practicing this do obtain dopamine benefits for the same reason i get dopamine spikes after i clean my house, the cold water may not necessarily have anything to do with it, although in my opinion the cold water isnt a placebo (as is shown by the high plasma dopamine which a control is doubtful to replicate) and in some way or another, whether it be the plasma dopamine breaking down into arginine/L-Dopa/glutamine or some precursor that does cross the BBB, it provides some of these benefits

[@HarryFenton6124]

I have a small pool in my garden. During the winter is is ridiculously cold but by April it is just bearable to get in. I go in every single day until late September when it is too cold again. It is generally between about 10-12 degrees C. I stay in for about 5 minutes. A bit of underwater swimming. It`s not particularly painful but does me so much good. I don`t think it needs to be freezing just cold enough to be 'zinging'.

[@HarryFenton6124]

@MealTeam6 That'll be it. A real mousey type.

[@michaeldepaikel]

Indeed there have been studies on this, also from a less scientific point of vies for instance Wim Hof I believe puts the barrier at around 14 C for a couple minutes.

[@HarryFenton6124]

@@michaeldepaikel That makes sense. If my pool warms up a few degrees the zinging feeling isn`t as powerful. If it was freezing I just couldn`t bare to go in. Maybe body fat makes a big difference, too.

[@ZekeSage3]

I use my toilet plunger 2 times a week

[@kittendkat5100]

Have you ever had use it while at someone else's house? Adrenaline rush guaranteed👌.

[@jfrog1979]

Rookie😝

[@naej1977]

Should it benefit people with Parkinsons disease?

[@joshuakohn4408]

I'm not a doctor But I've seen a lot of doctors speculate that parkinsons comes from brain inflamation and cold therapy does help to fight inflamation so my guess would be: ABSOLUTELY YESS

[@overkillblackjack2910]

Are cold plunges contra-indicated for those with trauma?

[@-Cristian_12]

Dopamine IV push baby

[@VERITASPUREBLOOD]

i like hot plunges in my 105 degree jacuzzi

[@FootlooseFishing]

guys.. fasting, working out, intense learning, intense exercising etc. - all the same.... u experience pain temporarily then relief for a while from that pain. For example, when u work out or fast both are the same essentially, ur body is lacking nutrition and begins the autophagy process (very healthy for you). You don't need to think of cold plunge, exercise, fasting etc. as Gods. Choose one or two u like (u dont need to do cold plunge for ex. if its too cold) - all the bnefits are the same. Temporary stress for longevity. Mental, physical, doesn't matter, it's like a law.

[@thegreattheone]

The tension between these two is palpable.

[@tommydinob]

I think he’s wondering if she’s wearing a thong

[@howliboy1]

definite attraction and respect there

[@camwells9726]

I have cold showers every morning before I dress , and saunas 3 times a week . All up , probably around 15 mins a week cold showers and 1 hour a week in the sauna . I find the cold much tougher , I actually enjoy the sensation of a good sweat but the cold I don’t enjoy at all but it feels good when I stop 😂

[@tracygeorge6994]

Is this different for women in general? Or women at any specific phase of the menstrual cycle?

[@clicgear100]

I’ve been diagnosed with PD. Would this help with my lack of dopamine ?

[@Eric-ve9pc]

So , stay in Walmart for 30 seconds during the summer months?

[@NatsFan18]

When I do cold exposure, then try to work out my muscles get all tight and one time I pulled something. What am I doing wrong?

[@galapalafala]

Has anybody replicated the Palmer cooling studies? I'm not talking I'm talking about experiments not anecdotes.

[@michealklee8844]

I teach to make your mouth small like drinking Through a straw and enter the cold on a long exhale and keep breathing with focus on strong long exhales

[@howliboy1]

otherwise known as the cold water pucker

[@barakau]

Ok the short answer is we don’t know. The long answer is everybody’s different and every scenario is not exactly the same.

[@marble296]

This Fahrenheit unit is a mess

[@DeusEx3]

2 Fahrenheit is about 3,14 kilometers

[@asun1419]

Says someone not in the states.

[@kenlewis2253]

You don’t need to consume American content.

[@cheffroggo4363]

What about meth though

[@OnSergLine]

You should try some methylenedioxypyrovalerone then

[@riverbeee9643]

I get cold hives. Should I try practicing this anyway?

[@chriswakoski6430]

Spoiler- they don’t know

[@RS-uo2nd]

That and another booster shot, right Rhonda?

[@LOVEisTHEultimateLAW]

wasnt it a study on rats that showed cold exposure was cardio and nephrotoxic ? if i need a crdio and kidney killer stimulant im just gonna do amphets lol

[@iluvyunie]

if you freeze the hell out of anything beyond its capable resistances they will experience negative effects are people rats? no

[@darryljones3864]

I’ve been doing 3.5 minutes of Cryotherapy -176 degrees for 3.5 minutes … I assume this the same or is it different being in cold water instead?

[@Trahzy]

-176 degrees????

[@darryljones3864]

Yes

[@Trahzy]

@@darryljones3864 Don't know much about Cryotherapy but that just sounds unsafe lol. How does it work?

[@paull9086]

Came here for the thumbnail…when your content is no longer drawing viewers.

[@jbone5465]

Oh yes the myth of cold plunges. Scant evidence with questionable study methodology. Other studies show it has the opposite effect. Hurting recovery ability from exercise like weight lifting.

[@max801]

It's not a myth. Just don't do it straight after your workout if you want to gain muscle as cold shower reduces inflamation and inflamation is necessary to muscle growth.

[@christianpappas2918]

Different things, he just says at the beginning of the video that some athletes do it before workout, and there are studies that prove that hot exposure is good after exercise cause promotes good blood flow. So is not a myth

[@jbone5465]

@@max801 nope equally as many studies show cold therapy has a host negative effects on bodies ability to recover. All the huberman cult zealots really getting riled up i would suggest actually studying the research instead of blind-fully adhering to what your favorite youtube cult leader tells you.

[@max801]

@@jbone5465 that's why elite athletes use cold therapy to recover... Because it doesn't work and they love wasting time with useless things.

[@CanyonMitchell]

I've been doing cold showers for two years now. If they didn't make me feel so much better do you think I would be torturing myself for 5-10 minutes a day. My guess is you're not mentally tough enough to try it.

[@MrWhatever1234567]

Who wants to rob Andrew? Not you Hube

[@GruneD]

I’ve taken cold showers all my life and it has never been easy. 😅

[@nikolaykolev5125]

Only the first one and a half seconds is not easy. Afterward you enter in different dimension and the pain move from 100% to 0

[@GruneD]

@@nikolaykolev5125 it’s that first step the toughest. Relative to every challenge.

[@MrWhatever1234567]

What’s a shower?

[@rakeomartinMe]

​@@MrWhatever1234567 what do you mean?

[@bigjuice5821]

Sorry for being a simp but Rhonda is hot

[@gavinbrinck]

isn't this natural, because bathing in an icy stream has always been our option ? Makes sense to have a spike in these things, so we don't stay in the water and die ? cold water = life what's the first scientific paper you'd read on this ?

[@brlyalve]

So I have a big question and I really hope Dr. Patrick will answer this.. when we are talking about getting these huge bumps in dopamine and norepinephrine - do people with ADHD and/or depression still get the same response, or is it diminished due to the nature of those conditions?

[@HenryLeonhard]

I have ADHD and doing cold exposure for over 3 years now because it works for me😊

[@4ourthofjuly]

I don't believe anyone has studied that. The study he refers to is actually pretty small as well, if IIRC. I do the ice cold showers bc I have the exact response he's talking about, though, not bc a study says it works. It's insanely effective for ADHD, in my experience.

[@m85475]

I’ve heard that cold plunges, fasting, and animal based diets help reverse depression and/or ADHD symptoms so I think you could get the same effect

[@rakeomartinMe]

​@@m85475 really? Thanks for sharing! Very good to know it.

[@rakeomartinMe]

​@@4ourthofjuly wow! I've read so many bad comments on it, I was almost done searching for a good one. Now that I read yours, I'll give it a try! Awesome to know it works for you. Thanks 👍

[@lordjim3109]

Haha, you mean like 1 private minute of one-to-one with Andrew Huberman?

[@franciscobernardo95]

cold shower is defenitely harder, the water keeps moving, coolinbg you faster, and feeling colder

[@ForlornFreddy]

Especially after the steam room. 🥶🥶

[@jaedonlong4084]

have you tried a cold plunge with jets installed at a gym? because you might retract that statement if you ever try it

[@eatsurfsleeprepeat5485]

To get over the wall I just close my eyes and do 4/8 count breaths and by the 10th round Im not feeling any walls until maybe somewhere between 20 and 30 rounds of 4/8 breathing. It works out to be about 5-6 minutes in the water, 4 counts in, 8 counts out s 20-30 breaths.

[@CassyC253]

Winter swimming at sunrise…There is nothing better!!!

[@Naonicat]

Ready for my cold shower 😂 I only do cold exposure (in water) in Korean saunas and it does feel great afterwards

[@CB-zs2nu]

A little Hawk Tuah doesn’t spike it as much??

[@joshuakohn4408]

THis is such a goated comment lmfao 🤣

[@Sheeeeshack]

Down to the kooks rabbit hole again

[@bulletproofkarma]

The woman in this video was pro vx, took 2 or 3 herself, just so you know.

[@n.umadeviadic6059]

Try cold showers, it's miraculous😅

[@ismayilvaliyev358]

Why does he always mention Stanford? It is kinda too much.

[@iluvyunie]

because he works there genius

[@surrealistidealist]

Any book recommendations about cold exposure and the brain?

[@dmtjnani9951]

Jai, ganga. Courage, people. Courage. Near zero, little water, deep sleep breathing and 5:30 minutes. Seal training? Nonsense. Jai, Ganga.

[@bettysutton2913]

Fist up , the early wake exercise.. it out in cold or etc. has always been most grounding and mind freeing . Right before dawn in somewhat cold air and I cannot explain the hopeful , exhilaration. It truly is a gift to feel that.

[@gregoryjames7976]

Not quite a cold plung but get some of the effects. Showering after workout in the summer and by the time I got to the car I’m sweating again. So at the end of the shower I turned the shower as cold as it would go. Very restorative especially for achieving joints.

[@erichumber3831]

Jump in the shower turn it on very cold sit in it for a while and enjoy it. Then brush your teeth and go to the gym and lift weights

[@Jerrymc1975]

My souse and I used to jump in the ocean in Nantucket every morning before we would have coffee. Best way to start your day out of bed

[@tmanblue]

Can you link to the full talk?

[@FoundMyFitnessClips]

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[@bartcop2742]

Thanks Rhonda

[@BrotherShalom]

Lying to multiple women raises dopamine as well.

[@JJ-lj9yu]

What does research show when you compare Cyrotherapy vs a cold plunged? Same results?

[@howliboy1]

good question

[@bjm4905]

Heroin?

[@kookpatrol7490]

Surfing>

[@diegobrignone]

Crack

[@mikejohnson9118]

I think the Russians have a tradition of this. Also isn't there a Scandinavian guy (Hoft) that does this in his regiment?

[@bradweakly6306]

Win Hof

[@vinceocratic]

Show the data

[@jasonforsyth2157]

Sounds good

[@daNgLez888]

except glucose

[@Youttubeuser20932]

Blah blah blah dopamine this dopamine that. Too much too little. It’s always something with this guy

[@DanielosVK]

What a smart comment

[@Youttubeuser20932]

@@DanielosVK he has to make it out to be done big ordeal otherwise nobody would watch his long speeches but none of this is as big a deal as he makes it seem

[@joshuairwin3385]

Sounds like you got your Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of California, Davis and completed your postdoctoral training at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. Wait nvm Andrew did that and you sound like an idiot.

[@ForlornFreddy]

😂😂

[@nonfictionone]

and serotonin is what we want, not so much dopamine.

[@chillgruber2371]

What is he saying at 7:30 ?

[@StandedJ]

Bupropion I think

[@DopeyDetector]

He's so creepy. Never seen a man more taken with himself

[@Amanda_Blair]

Bryan Johnson is tested everyday on everything and he tried cold plunges but it didn’t benefit him enough. I guess it’s different for everyone

[@BennyHillLeavesComments]

Just started 10 days ago. Working down to low 40's. Honestly, so far, no change whatsoever on dopamine or energy. Coming from someone who is already exercising daily and in good cardiovascular shape. It may be because i haven't been in long enough yet at a colder temperature. Or this is all a sugar pill and my body isn't buying into it. 🙂

[@Youttubeuser20932]

Cold showers are nice, if your body can handle them safely, and they make a lot of people feel good, but they are also not as amazingly powerful as many people who take them like to claim. They help a little bit. People act like they give you superpowers. Almost nobody would watch a 3 hour podcast episode without some overextrapolated protocol that sounds like a total game changer.

[@iluvyunie]

@@Youttubeuser20932 in research the effects of a cold shower are negligible as opposed to a full body immersion a cold plunge is not a cold shower

[@Monicalala]

Forget this charlatan dude

[@goodstuff7786]

So you cannot learn from him anymore????

[@brlyalve]

@@goodstuff7786 It's better to invest in people that are good and positive and make a better impact on the world as a whole as to support someone like him with the recent controversy in mind. Dr. Patrick and Huberman are good example. I would so much rather support her.

[@Ainttrippin]

How is he a charlatan. Dude is in the trenches doing real research

[@Malepresentingtimelord]

All this sudden Huberman hate seems like a giant psyop.

[@Monicalala]

@@Malepresentingtimelord of course you would think that, look at your cringe username

[@skaterdude14b]

Hot take: cold plunges are a useless trend. You’re better doing a warm plunge or napping. Could be worse though

[@TheDbaru]

lol this is my suspicion as well. I never see advocates of this practice point to any RCTs on actual human outcomes, or even epidemiological evidence. It's always anecdotal hype. There's a lot of real evidence for sauna benefits; I literally can't find any for cold plunge.

[@flyingosom202]

Science literally says you're "hot take" is wrong.

[@stndrd_dev]

Cold take wins

[@kaizen916]

And where do you get these "facts" from?

[@DaleCrommie]

Have you done it? I highly doubt it.

[@ExecutiveZombie]

Tell them HBoob! 🧊🥌