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Re:Link between inflammation and mental sluggishness shown i... by bitL on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @08:58PM (#21654044)
I use sauna; 10-15 minutes in hot, followed by a short break (1-2 minutes), then up to 2 minutes immersed in cold water. Repeat 5-6x. I feel like a new person afterwards, total mental clarity and many ideas immediately. Also removes stress. It might take you a few months to get adapted to that cycle though (2-minute cold immersion is not trivial at first). If you start feeling bad, abort, you can try next time.
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Re:Link between inflammation and mental sluggishness shown i... by thomk on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @10:27PM (#21654380)
This is no joke. After a shower, I turn off the hot water and just stand there under the cold water for a while. It makes a big difference for me. So does not eating late.
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Re:Link between inflammation and mental sluggishness shown i... by Buttons840 on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @09:13PM (#21654107)
If knowingly taking a placebo can affect a person, I have no doubt that the ritual you described can also have an effect.
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Re:Link between inflammation and mental sluggishness shown i... by friendlybus on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @10:11PM (#21654324)
Heat shock forces some cells or proteins to rejuvenate themselves. Dr Rhonda Patrick and the anti-aging guy have talked about similar ideas for hours in depth on joe rogan's podcast but I never remember the details in full.
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Re:Link between inflammation and mental sluggishness shown i... by sharedfrog on Thursday November 28, 2019 @03:49AM (#21655644)
> the anti-aging guy

Aubrey de Grey?

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Re:Link between inflammation and mental sluggishness shown i... by friendlybus on Thursday November 28, 2019 @11:24PM (#21662036)
David Sinclair
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Re:Link between inflammation and mental sluggishness shown i... by bitL on Thursday November 28, 2019 @05:59AM (#21656223)
This came from trial and error from about 6 months of trying different things in sauna. Just heating myself multiple times in hot sauna didn't work that well, but once I started to rigorously follow >1 minute cold water immersions, after 3-4x cycles I almost always ended up in a stress-less state of mental clarity (not when I felt bad/sick or didn't sleep well though). After ~4 cold immersions I also look like my skin was full of veins, connected red patches over white patches everywhere. YMMV
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