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I actually had my blood pressure measured this morning during a routine examination at the hospital. At first I thought something was wrong because the nurse made a surprised "Oh!" but then I realised she was just positively surprised by the very good blood pressure and heart rate results. "That's what we want to see," she congratulated me.
I want to believe that my cold showers and my other routines (sleep! etc) have contributed to it. I have actually rarely felt so well, physically and mentally...
lol what about diet and exercise??
Yes, that too, but to be frank, I believe sleep is paramount.
Team Sleep!
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What is that benefit?
This blog post appeared on my oura app today.
Cold showers act as a hormetic stressor: the initial chill kicks your sympathetic “alert” response into gear, then your body rebounds with a surge of parasympathetic activity—stimulating the vagus nerve and releasing mood-boosting neurochemicals.
This is exactly my experience with cold showers, I wrote about it here:
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Moar energy
No, but I wanted the lower resting heart rate benefit.