Welcome to the Commune podcast. My name is Jeff Krasno. Today I am featuring an excerpt from the audio version of my new book, Good Stress, The Health Benefits of Doing Hard Things.

This book distills the hundreds of interviews I've had here on the podcast and a

whole lot of me search into a consolidated guide for well-being. My simple thesis is this. Our culture has

hijacked our biology and it's making us sick. But there's good news. There's an answer.

Good stress.

In order to realign with our biology and thrive,

we must now self-impose the right dosage of paleolithic stress.

So in the book, I outlined the protocols and benefits of 10 use stress practices from fasting and cold therapy to how to have

stressful conversations. There's also a good amount of philosophy in the book as I bridge the medical

with the mystical. If you like what you hear today and are inclined to support my work, I'd be

very appreciative. The audio version of Good Stress is available on

Audible, and you can listen to it for free as part of your premium Spotify membership. If you

prefer the old school analog option, well, you can purchase a book at Goodstress.com and get a bunch

of additional goodies thrown in, including $900 worth of

courses, with some of my biggest influences, including Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Zach Bush, and Gabor

Mante. In this specific excerpt, I explore the history, the protocols, and the benefits of getting

deliberately cold. I describe some of the ancient rituals

as well as the training regimen of Navy SEALs. I unpack the metabolic benefits as well as the

impacts of the cold on dopamine production and mood regulation. And I reveal how the most potent benefit to jumping into an ice plunge may not be physiological,

but actually psychological.

Okay, get ready for a sneak peek of good stress right after this short break.

Okay. after this short break. Hey, it's Jeff, and I'm aiming to take better care of my skin, which we should all be doing. After all, it's our largest organ.

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