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I really think that having your face dipped in a bowl of cold water... can stimulate the mammalian dive reflex ... Even just covering your face—that can, in theory, I suppose, at least trigger an autonomic response that upregulates the parasympathetic system via the vagus nerve, and that can tone down the sympathetic system.
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Peter Speculates Dipping Your Face in Cold Water Upregulates the Parasympathetic Nervous System

Peters key takeaways on bone health, calorie restriction and energy balance, dopamine and addiction, gene editing, and testosterone therapy safety with a prostate cancer diagnosis | Quarterly Podcast Summary #3

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Peter Speculates Dipping Your Face in Cold Water Upregulates the Parasympathetic Nervous System

Peter Speculates Dipping Your Face in Cold Water Upregulates the Parasympathetic Nervous System

Peters key takeaways on bone health, calorie restriction and energy balance, dopamine and addiction, gene editing, and testosterone therapy safety with a prostate cancer diagnosis | Quarterly Podcast Summary #3 - Peter Attia
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Peter Speculates Dipping Your Face in Cold Water Upregulates the Parasympathetic Nervous System
Peters key takeaways on bone health, calorie restriction and energy balance, dopamine and addiction, gene editing, and testosterone therapy safety with a prostate cancer diagnosis | Quarterly Podcast Summary #3
Peters key takeaways on bone health, calorie restriction and energy balance, dopamine and addiction, gene editing, and testosterone therapy safety with a prostate cancer diagnosis | Quarterly Podcast Summary #3 - Peter Attia
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