#024 Dr Thomas Seager - How Ice Baths Boost Testosterone & Rewire Your Brain
Thomas P Seager, PhD is an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering at Arizona State University and co-Founder of the Morozko Forge ice bath company. His latest book "Uncommon Cold: The Science & Experience of Cold Plunge Therapy," describes the use of ice baths to heal from metabolic and autoimmune disorders, inhibit tumor growth, balance hormones, and improve psychological resilience.
His expertise in resilient infrastructure systems and environmental sustainability has made him a popular speaker and a consultant to the Army Corps of Engineers and the Office of Naval Research. Nonetheless, Dr. Seager's research in human resilience, leadership, entrepreneurship, organisational communication, and metabolic health has prompted him to reorganise his career around a novel concept called Self-Actual Engineering, in which he applies engineering principles to a fuller realisation of human potential.
> During our discussion, you’ll discover:
(00:06:46) Why do so many engineers get into the health and wellness space
(00:18:30) How Morozko got its start
(00:24:59) The issues with Morozko’s branding
(00:27:51) What happens when your body gets cold
(00:36:28) Does the cold help your body use oxygen more efficiently
(00:40:14) What is PGC-1alpha and how it works in the body
(00:51:12) Sauna
(00:54:33) The hormetic stress curve
(01:19:49) How the cold helps build mental resilience
(01:27:43) How the cold affects the glucose ketone index
(01:28:37) Are cold showers a good starting point
(01:31:34) Does Dr Seager still follow the Keto diet
(01:35:22) The worst myth about cold therapy
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