The Science Behind Cold Plunges, Explained in Four Minutes

Ғылым және технология

Cold plunges are exalted for their health benefits, like increasing metabolism and reducing the risk for chronic conditions. But does scientific research actually back these claims up?
WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez explains what’s known (and what’s not) about the science of cold exposure.
0:00 So what’s the evidence that going into the cold has health benefits?
0:40 How cold exposure works on human metabolism
2:23 How cold exposure works on physical and mental stress
2:55 Unknowns around cold exposure
I’m Daniela Hernandez, a health and science reporter for WSJ, and on this channel I’ll be covering a variety of subjects from neuroscience to the science of food and public health. If you’re interested in science and health and how cutting edge research impacts our lives, don’t forget to subscribe.
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  • @DanielaHernandezWSJ
    @DanielaHernandezWSJ Жыл бұрын

    For what benefits would you put yourself through cold temperatures?

  • @hansolowe19

    @hansolowe19

    Жыл бұрын

    Our body temperature doesn't actually go down, not for a while anyway. Trust me hypothermia is not desirable, _at all_ .

  • @luisconcha8202

    @luisconcha8202

    Жыл бұрын

    @danielahernandez Thank you for producing this video. Would you mind sharing the articles you referenced in the video, please ?

  • @charderblandt3182

    @charderblandt3182

    Жыл бұрын

    to be richer and better looking

  • @carolyndawn2160

    @carolyndawn2160

    5 ай бұрын

    My mood mostly!

  • @joemonroe9456

    @joemonroe9456

    4 ай бұрын

    pain relief, mood, and cycles the circulatory system which has countless benefits.

  • @sjwimmel
    @sjwimmel Жыл бұрын

    I wasn't educated in the US but I still grinned at "Mitochondria are the powerhouses of cells".

  • @DanielaHernandezWSJ

    @DanielaHernandezWSJ

    Жыл бұрын

    hahaha :D

  • @Capcoor

    @Capcoor

    5 ай бұрын

    Aren’t they?

  • @bill9989

    @bill9989

    4 ай бұрын

    It's gotten to the point where mitochondria is never mentioned without that phrase.

  • @dapper189

    @dapper189

    12 күн бұрын

    I yelled out NO WAY SHE DID THE MEME! But it's so true. USA education is a joke.

  • @thesodathief
    @thesodathief6 ай бұрын

    This is life changing, give it a try! I used to be severely anxious and with mild depression before I started...

  • @ZukoTheShinigami

    @ZukoTheShinigami

    2 ай бұрын

    Are you still cold plunging?

  • @saulg195

    @saulg195

    24 күн бұрын

    Bruh you good?

  • @anandavisakha9529
    @anandavisakha9529 Жыл бұрын

    Really love your content, its very concise and comes from an objective stand point. I was curious about this topic but most of the videos i came across were all very biased. Good job 👍

  • @kurilladesign
    @kurilladesign Жыл бұрын

    MY 3rd year doing this . hooked after healing my L4& L5 herniated disks in the ocean april 2020 16 days!!! I had a feeling it would work. I am an athelete plenty of ice packs for all injurys . I am hooked cold showers daily and ocean plunges as much as possible.

  • @jerecai2059

    @jerecai2059

    10 ай бұрын

    Las hernias discales L4 yK5 las curaste con agua helada? Es posible?

  • @joemonroe9456

    @joemonroe9456

    7 ай бұрын

    what water temperature and duration?

  • @JT-st9yj

    @JT-st9yj

    5 ай бұрын

    @@joemonroe9456 He can not answer you right now, he has pneumonia!

  • @K1ngAlexander

    @K1ngAlexander

    3 ай бұрын

    @@jerecai2059as el intentó nunca sabes

  • @spiritualwolfey

    @spiritualwolfey

    2 ай бұрын

    How did you heal it? Just by going in the ocean

  • @dyegsitsw954
    @dyegsitsw954 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video! Link studies?

  • @dasalsakid
    @dasalsakid Жыл бұрын

    great series Diana!!!

  • @johnreidy2804
    @johnreidy280410 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the video

  • @maxbluto
    @maxbluto4 ай бұрын

    Funny the science always seems uncertain and slow when the solution isn’t pharma

  • @Shox2727

    @Shox2727

    3 ай бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing. “Safe and effective” interventions that come out in 2 months are fine but ice plunges that humans have been doing for thousands of years bad

  • @trevorpirtle4411

    @trevorpirtle4411

    2 ай бұрын

    There's plenty of science about sauna's health benefits

  • @WildandFree4

    @WildandFree4

    Күн бұрын

    🎯🎯😂😂 They dont want us well. Free.

  • @theexperimentalartist
    @theexperimentalartist10 ай бұрын

    Been doing this 3.5 years and it doesn't seem to be cold enough anymore. 😂

  • @snowbird1831

    @snowbird1831

    5 ай бұрын

    Wow, and I was just going to ask if 'cool' water is cold enough.

  • @michelleahrens3359
    @michelleahrens3359 Жыл бұрын

    I just do cooler water after my nice warm shower . I have always done this on my hair to shut down oil glands. Now I do it over my whole I was doing ice cold ,then heard I could turn it up so I did for some reason I stopped ,let's just say ,I just got over Bronchitis over two months sick .I am back to using the cold water method . .......good life 😊

  • @paulydigital8827
    @paulydigital88272 ай бұрын

    After I experimented with cold water exposure I can tell you there are noticeable benefit's. After the xposure the warming back up period is super relaxing. I really enjoyed the thawing out factor. The body was very relaxed as if I just got full body massage or a 12 minute hot tub exposure.

  • @CorySpitznagel
    @CorySpitznagel8 ай бұрын

    Gotta get those shoulders down in the water too

  • @commandernoodles2367
    @commandernoodles2367 Жыл бұрын

    What are your thoughts on the horse stance practice of Wim Hof every after ice bath? Is it necessary?

  • @electricaltimelapsetest5713
    @electricaltimelapsetest5713 Жыл бұрын

    Omg daniela is back. Yay!

  • @DanielaHernandezWSJ

    @DanielaHernandezWSJ

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @zukacs
    @zukacs Жыл бұрын

    in my part of the world this has been common for centuries. even without research benefits to stress/mind are obvious, especially after 210f+ sauna

  • @lancelotf.x3619

    @lancelotf.x3619

    Жыл бұрын

    as you are too cold to think anything other than how to get warm.. stres.. not a issue before the possibility of death

  • @Mawyman2316

    @Mawyman2316

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean while it may have its basis, lets remember we used to think sickness was caused by miasma and that flowers could prevent the plague. Just because its been done for centuries does not make it valid.

  • @AsdeEspadas.Fernando

    @AsdeEspadas.Fernando

    2 ай бұрын

    Where r u from? (General area)

  • @jwkm55
    @jwkm557 ай бұрын

    I just got one and have tried it 5 times so far but each time I’m in there my head feels like it’s about to explode then have a headache the remainder of the day. I’m hydrated, supplement with vitamin D daily and have also tried to quickly submerge my head at the beginning which I know Huberman has suggested to prevent this feeling from happening. None of the above works though! Really hoping someone has advice to prevent this from happening otherwise I need to go back to cold showers.

  • @frankn2080

    @frankn2080

    3 ай бұрын

    Have you tried Wim Hof breathing before getting in?

  • @Ccescui
    @Ccescui9 ай бұрын

    I swim at the gym in the winter and they never keep a comfortable temp. cuz "its AZ" its always cold and I know its good for skin and anxiety BUT if its really cold then I grt ear and jaw pain to the point that it lasts almost all day. If I go to snowy places I feel like I injured again my neck and 1 shoulder, its lasts for days. I've tried the cold showers when I suffered anxiety but thats it, I just can't pass that point of being comfortable or not getting the pain for days😢

  • @WildandFree4

    @WildandFree4

    Күн бұрын

    Do you do the breathing? Like Wim Hof?

  • @Ccescui

    @Ccescui

    4 сағат бұрын

    @@WildandFree4 I actually didn't know what that was, I went to check it and did the exercise for the first time and got dizzy but I didn't need to breath like for a little more than a minute and I was like wth? Lol. Thanks for introducing me to it, I'll read more about it.

  • @Marieparawho
    @Marieparawho7 күн бұрын

    All I got from the video- “Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.” lol.

  • @esprit009
    @esprit0095 ай бұрын

    You're supposed to immerse your hands as they are one of the three temperature-sensing areas of the body.

  • @ronaldoleon48
    @ronaldoleon48 Жыл бұрын

    Well damn I’m cold every day at work lmao

  • @eugenemonaghan8943
    @eugenemonaghan8943 Жыл бұрын

    Is it effective in dementia prevention? This is a common benefit that's quoted.

  • @phoenixrising1675
    @phoenixrising167510 ай бұрын

    Putting your arms all the way in… closing your eyes and surrendering… it’s pure bliss… cold is my God….

  • @johnreidy2804

    @johnreidy2804

    10 ай бұрын

    Jesus Christ is my God

  • @saulg195

    @saulg195

    24 күн бұрын

    @@johnreidy2804 Preach brother

  • @elijahshepley7434

    @elijahshepley7434

    17 күн бұрын

    @johnreidy2804 Amen

  • @neoxyte
    @neoxyte Жыл бұрын

    You have the same exact name as my sister. Was confused for a second.

  • @tiniestmonkey5915
    @tiniestmonkey5915 Жыл бұрын

    Correct me if im wrong but wouldnt staying still be counter intuitive? Because your creating a thermal sheath around yourself. Also by moving your in continous contact with cold water and also your myelin isnt insulatung as well meaning more energy is generated increasing metabolism?

  • @CorySpitznagel

    @CorySpitznagel

    8 ай бұрын

    You are correct in a still water tub or bath but those high dollar ones such as the one she is in has circulating water which is constantly moving around and breaking the thermal barrier one would naturally create.

  • @Beth-ju7nb

    @Beth-ju7nb

    7 ай бұрын

    @@CorySpitznagelor just swim in the sea!

  • @angrybudgie96

    @angrybudgie96

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@Beth-ju7nb Not everyone can swim. Also you aren't gonna get any diseases or parasites from going to a place like she is in the video.

  • @juliovargas5029
    @juliovargas50297 ай бұрын

    Love You

  • @freewillwelt1248
    @freewillwelt1248 Жыл бұрын

    Can you use celsius?? and can you use cm, m, km???

  • @eugenemonaghan8943

    @eugenemonaghan8943

    Жыл бұрын

    Metric is much better. America is one of the only countries to use imperial and their version of imperial is different to the old English imperial in some cases. Freezing = 0C = 32F To convert 39 f to C. first minus 32 from 39 = 7. Then multiple 7 by 5/9 = 35/9 = 3.89C. Or search convert f to C in your search engine and get a convertor calculator.

  • @Mawyman2316

    @Mawyman2316

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eugenemonaghan8943 America does not use imperial it uses the United States Customary System (also known as United States Customary Units) slight difference to the brits, but most noticeable in weight scales, where we do not use stones. And yes it sucks and its all because people got all pro america and stonewalled the conversion. Today there is Public Law 94-168 Dec. 23 1975, which states that there is a voluntary conversion. You can see how well making it voluntary went.

  • @josephschuster7181
    @josephschuster71813 ай бұрын

    Someday, I’ll try it, but for now I will use a cold shower rinse. It’s what’s available for now. And, it’s free…zing!🥶

  • @wiz3010
    @wiz3010 Жыл бұрын

    Is it possible to lose weight if you eat healthier food and cold shower?

  • @xxproklipmenxx

    @xxproklipmenxx

    Жыл бұрын

    Bro if you eat less calories then you need, even without a shower you are going to lose weight

  • @jesseloving277
    @jesseloving2776 ай бұрын

    Norepinephrine release isn’t exactly a healthy or safe thing. Amphetamines for example will stimulate the release of catecholamines like NE, what are the citations for these claims? I’m legitimately interested and want to believe. I just haven’t found an answer yet.

  • @todd_horne

    @todd_horne

    5 ай бұрын

    The protocols and studies are all cited in this episode of Dr Andrew Hubermans podcast.

  • @gregoryjones5890
    @gregoryjones58909 ай бұрын

    Why are we here in Syracuse NY and the North Country so terribly unhealthy then?

  • @GeordieGamerGuy

    @GeordieGamerGuy

    3 ай бұрын

    Because of your diet more than likely.

  • @fredbatschelet

    @fredbatschelet

    3 ай бұрын

    Agree. Stop eating plants.

  • @iggyalcaraz1845
    @iggyalcaraz1845 Жыл бұрын

    Is that a gym? What’s the name of that gym?

  • @JasonSmith-nw3rz

    @JasonSmith-nw3rz

    2 ай бұрын

    This place she’s at is called Remedy Place. This location is in NY somewhere, they also have a spot in West Hollywood on Sunset Blvd.

  • @krishnanarayanasamy8056
    @krishnanarayanasamy80565 ай бұрын

    3:44 to 3:51 That is true.

  • @rickardrocks2160
    @rickardrocks216017 күн бұрын

    Maybe this can help you decide to do it. I got sick all the time, cold and flues you name it. 1 and a half year ago i started taking 5 minute cold bath every day and i havent been sick since.

  • @Blackmamba42069
    @Blackmamba420698 ай бұрын

    The only crime here is keeping socks on lol

  • @pablojimenez8837
    @pablojimenez88374 ай бұрын

    Submerging into a controlled environment is not the same than the open water swimer exposure to freezing temperatures, that typically finish with hipotermia in the hospital. Did you tree to swim in freezing water?

  • @tibetanmma
    @tibetanmma8 ай бұрын

    I shower in cold water for about a minute. Does that count as cold plunge ?

  • @JnIII16

    @JnIII16

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes, I, too, began with cold showers and they are absolutely effective for accomplishing cold therapy benefits. Ice baths are on a completely different level and are what I currently do for cold therapy. The benefits are similar but with the ice, are radically increased.

  • @LDFort

    @LDFort

    6 ай бұрын

    I would guess health benefit wise likely, but after recently buying a tub and keeping water in freezing cold weather, the true 32 degree cold plunge is a lot colder than the coldest setting in the shower

  • @Shairy_Rahman_Aurni
    @Shairy_Rahman_Aurni2 ай бұрын

    Fun fact: I exposed myself to icy baths without knowing the terminology lol😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @iplayguitarmain7670
    @iplayguitarmain76706 ай бұрын

    Idk, works for me. I’m sure if you live a sedentary lifestyle it doesn’t matter. Definitely speeds up recovery and reduces muscle soreness. Also improved alertness for me. All just my experience, no science. Id say a 50 degree cold shower isn’t the same as an ice bath.. so not sure if turning your shower almost all the way down is the same. Can’t speak on weight loss or brown fat blah blah bc idk

  • @curtisstewart3179

    @curtisstewart3179

    2 ай бұрын

    Around here in summer the municipal water is around 70⁰F. We call it rodeo cold.

  • @simonbeer5259
    @simonbeer5259Ай бұрын

    I started sea swimming when Covid shut the pools,we thought we would see how long we could keep going without putting on our wetsuits,we made it through the winter swimming 4times a week for 5-1o minutes coldest temp 6degrees by February my polymyalgia and asthma disappeared and off all my steroids and I wasn’t even thinking about the benefits from a health perspective so please try it,at least finish off your hot shower with a couple of minutes on cold 💪🏼💪🏼👍👍

  • @Part-Time-Larry
    @Part-Time-Larry3 ай бұрын

    38°F 7 minutes every morning while I meditate, and I definitely don't wear protective gloves or socks. I start by holding my breathe and doing a full immersion for about 15-30 seconds then stay in up to my neck. Is it magic? Nope. But I spent almost 3K on the system, so I use it everyday to avoid hearing my wife complain that I wasted money. Also I don't think it reduces stress as much as it helps you manage it.

  • @KamikaCh

    @KamikaCh

    2 ай бұрын

    😅😅 I only spent €70 , love it 😅

  • @saulg195

    @saulg195

    24 күн бұрын

    I call that an escape, worth it.

  • @Mr.BobsDog
    @Mr.BobsDog Жыл бұрын

    Yo, y'all need to lookup Wim Hof

  • @antip0is0n
    @antip0is0n3 ай бұрын

    My feet really hurt during ice baths😭

  • @acertvicer6678
    @acertvicer667810 ай бұрын

    И проблемы с щитовидной железой, может начаться гипертиреоз

  • @AEGISAOE
    @AEGISAOE5 ай бұрын

    why not take a not so warm shower instead?

  • @timmot123
    @timmot1236 ай бұрын

    I think people do it for the adrenaline kick and relaxed state afterwards

  • @joshbent653
    @joshbent6534 ай бұрын

    She sound just like everybody on the mainstream media

  • @davidnelson5381
    @davidnelson5381Ай бұрын

    Shows over. Bring in the newest look-better-quickly fad. We've got a new audience to snag!

  • @davidjr3769
    @davidjr3769Ай бұрын

    I like to turn the shower on cold for like 60 seconds it’s amazing … not sure if I can handle this though

  • @danielserrano2801
    @danielserrano280123 күн бұрын

    2 hours of daily cold exposure?! You'll never make it to that fourth week!

  • @scott-hr3hd
    @scott-hr3hd Жыл бұрын

    Not brown fat. Beige fat. Brown fat is something we have as children and slowly goes away through time. Beige fat is triggered through cold exposure. As the bodies response moves mitochondria to white fat and discolor it. Mitochondria burn the fat for heat.

  • @korelly

    @korelly

    Ай бұрын

    The brown fat never completely disappear. You can restore it to its original size. The beige fat is made of white fat cells that mutated into beige cells by creating new mitochondrias.

  • @scott-hr3hd

    @scott-hr3hd

    Ай бұрын

    @@korelly it’s not grown in the fat. It’s a response to cold exposure. When you get goosebumps from the change of temperature the blood rushes to the muscle then when it subsides melts into fat causing a thermogenic reaction for about 4 hours.

  • @petertomasovic1772
    @petertomasovic17729 күн бұрын

    If I take an ice bath, in a few minutes I feel like I could go again. Has anyone tried taking an ice bath, for example, 20 times a day? If so, what did it bring you?

  • @isabellezoey
    @isabellezoey5 ай бұрын

    I was like "Woman, are you trying to bpil yourself alive??" before realising it's Fahrenheit.

  • @leelunk8235
    @leelunk82359 ай бұрын

    DOWN TO YOUR NECK DONT CHEAT

  • @hendrixvirus
    @hendrixvirus Жыл бұрын

    I do this i end up in the er immediately

  • @danbujor5991
    @danbujor59915 ай бұрын

    Is it supposed to, or does it have benefits ? You are not sure.

  • @aleahhaven7323
    @aleahhaven732328 күн бұрын

    I believe ice baths give the placebo effect 😂😂😂😂 facts

  • @jackbailey7037
    @jackbailey703711 ай бұрын

    What if you don't wear lipstick your whole life?

  • @SUPERLINER
    @SUPERLINER11 ай бұрын

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  • @MOliveira-m5h
    @MOliveira-m5h5 күн бұрын

    I think it's stuff that people who never really worked do. If you don't do cold plunges and just work all day in hot weather the parts of your body that get the hottest don't grow, and the parts that can manage heat do. You become thermally more efficient if you work in heat. It's like your ball dropping to stay cool and keep everything alive. With muscle you're legs and back and forearms will get stronger but not so much neck and chest. You start to look like slaves in slave pictures. They have big arms and big legs but lean torsos. I wouldn't do cold plunges if I was a professional soccer player, or an olympic rower. You're legs don't need cold plunge. If you're trying to have a watts to kilogram or a watts to thermal efficiency number high I wouldn't do cold plunge except maybe in season of before races.

  • @billthestinker
    @billthestinker Жыл бұрын

    Shrinkage

  • @chuckgerling2605

    @chuckgerling2605

    7 ай бұрын

    Like a frightened turtle!

  • @lab4389
    @lab4389Ай бұрын

    😳🥶🙄

  • @gevorkbabayan
    @gevorkbabayan4 ай бұрын

    So how do you know the benefits if there is not enough studies and its different protocols. From scientific perspective this is useless

  • @aleahhaven7323
    @aleahhaven732328 күн бұрын

    Source trust me bro changes colors of your fat 😂😂😂😂

  • @DocMoney_
    @DocMoney_5 ай бұрын

    Hell ya that’s my boi mitochondria

  • @nightshadehelis9821
    @nightshadehelis98217 ай бұрын

    If anyone wants my ice tub it's all yours! I swear to god this is 100% bullshit.

  • @krishnanarayanasamy8056
    @krishnanarayanasamy80565 ай бұрын

    Mitochondria don't provided the energy in the cells by itself. The ATP stored in the mitochondria provides the energy for the cell. The ATP is the actual energy source, which in turn activates the mitochondria to function as a cells "powerhouse".

  • @armitageshanks2499
    @armitageshanks2499 Жыл бұрын

    Men of culture, here we meet again

  • @bradflynn-uc7bt
    @bradflynn-uc7bt10 ай бұрын

    wearing masks while standing in cryogenic apparatus....wow.

  • @dotexe4981
    @dotexe498126 күн бұрын

    There are no health benefits at all.

  • @aleahhaven7323
    @aleahhaven732328 күн бұрын

    This didn’t explain anything 😂

  • @MikeHawkPEN15
    @MikeHawkPEN1511 ай бұрын

    Homie says "still years of research for it to be concrete" and this is just 3 minutes in cold water. covid vaccine was designed, tested and administered in 6 months... let that sink in.

  • @jitterspec

    @jitterspec

    Ай бұрын

    EXCELLENT POINT! F the conman decreed "I am science!"

  • @timolson9722
    @timolson97224 ай бұрын

    Do you know you should really be careful with these cold plungers people have died heart attacks during this

  • @ah__xmr
    @ah__xmr Жыл бұрын

    At least there is one thing out there that brown beats white.

  • @currentaf8455

    @currentaf8455

    Жыл бұрын

    Brown is always better

  • @SpaceStealth

    @SpaceStealth

    Жыл бұрын

    I love racing

  • @ah__xmr

    @ah__xmr

    Жыл бұрын

    @@currentaf8455 😂 😂 in your dreams

  • @ah__xmr

    @ah__xmr

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SpaceStealth racing with monkeys 🙊 🙊

  • @MsSemki

    @MsSemki

    11 ай бұрын

    WTF?

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