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The Life Stylist

575. Soaking In Science: The Definitive Ice Bath MasterClass W/ Cold Coach Thomas P. Seager Ph.D.

The Life Stylist

Luke Storey

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Spirituality, Alternative Health, Religion & Spirituality

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 163 minutes

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Summary

Discover how ice baths can transform your health with Thomas P. Seager, Ph.D., co-founder of Morozko Forge Ice Baths. In this episode, we unpack the science behind cold therapy, its powerful benefits for stress reduction, metabolic health, and recovery, and debunk common myths. Dr. Seager breaks down how full-body cold exposure reduces inflammation, enhances brain function, and even supports cancer suppression. With practical tips for finding your ideal routine, this conversation is your ultimate guide to unlocking the physical and mental benefits of cold therapy.

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MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:00:08) How Cold Therapy Can Support You Through Dark Times

(00:13:40) Four Psychological Benefits of Ice Baths

(00:31:54) Metabolism, Ketosis, & Brain Health

(00:49:39) The Ketogenic Diet & Tumor Suppression

(01:00:41) Mitochondrial Health & Ketosis Myths

(01:32:58) Experimenting with Structured & Ozonated Water

(01:43:51) How to Create Your Optimal Regimen

(02:14:54) Exploring Brain Benefits & Comparing Cryotherapy

(02:29:34) Debunking Cold Therapy Myths

Resources:

• Website: morozkoforge.com

The Life Stylist is produced by Crate Media.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Tom, I am so stoked to have this conversation.

0:11.4

Thanks for having me here.

0:12.9

We've got your book here.

0:14.4

I love the title.

0:15.6

Uncommon Cold.

0:17.2

It's all about cold therapy, cold thermogenesis, ice baths, all the things.

0:23.4

I've got my ice bath, sauna, breathwork, repeat, shirt on.

0:28.9

You can get that folks at LukeStorymerch.com.

0:32.1

But in all seriousness, I've been doing some form of cold or hot and cold therapy since I was a little kid,

0:42.0

long before I heard about anything like biohacking or any of that business.

0:46.4

And I still don't have any clue about the science of why it feels so good.

0:53.4

So I'm excited to have a show with someone who's

0:56.5

really put in the work to understand, you know, how this affects us biologically. And I don't even

1:06.4

know where to start. There's like, you have so much information in your skull that I think, yeah, I mean,

1:14.1

let's just start out with, I know where we can start out with. Let's start out what got you

1:18.3

interested in jumping in super cold water in the first place. I can't say that it was anything more

1:25.2

than an accident. I was separated from my wife. We were headed for

1:29.2

a divorce and I started reading everything. All the men's self-help literature, trying to figure

1:35.3

myself out. What am I going to do? And one of those books said, oh, you should take cold showers,

1:40.1

toughen yourself up. So I did that. I hated every minute of every cold shower i've ever had but if i'm

1:46.4

going to be tough that's what i got to do the thing is i live in phoenix arizona and the tap water

1:52.2

there gets up to like 90 degrees in the summertime so there's no cold shower option and then a

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