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You've seen it everywhere. Guys jumping You've seen it everywhere. Guys jumping into ice baths, taking freezing cold into ice baths, taking freezing cold into ice baths, taking freezing cold showers, claiming it's boosting their showers, claiming it's boosting their showers, claiming it's boosting their testosterone, [music] and giving them testosterone, [music] and giving them testosterone, [music] and giving them rock hard erections. And you're probably rock hard erections. And you're probably rock hard erections. And you're probably thinking, "How could freezing my body thinking, "How could freezing my body thinking, "How could freezing my body possibly help me get hard when we all possibly help me get hard when we all possibly help me get hard when we all know cold water causes [music] know cold water causes [music] know cold water causes [music] shrinkage?" Well, stay with me because shrinkage?" Well, stay with me because shrinkage?" Well, stay with me because the science behind this is actually the science behind this is actually the science behind this is actually fascinating. And yes, cold exposure can fascinating. And yes, cold exposure can fascinating. And yes, cold exposure can genuinely improve your erectile genuinely improve your erectile genuinely improve your erectile function, but not in the way you think. function, but not in the way you think. function, but not in the way you think. I'm Dr. Dr. Emma Blake, your trusted I'm Dr. Dr. Emma Blake, your trusted I'm Dr. Dr. Emma Blake, your trusted men's health advisor, and today we're men's health advisor, and today we're men's health advisor, and today we're breaking down the real science of cold breaking down the real science of cold breaking down the real science of cold therapy for sexual performance. Does it therapy for sexual performance. Does it therapy for sexual performance. Does it work? How does it work? And should you work? How does it work? And should you work? How does it work? And should you actually be doing it? Hit that subscribe actually be doing it? Hit that subscribe actually be doing it? Hit that subscribe button because this is going to change button because this is going to change button because this is going to change how you think about your morning shower. how you think about your morning shower. how you think about your morning shower. All right, let's address the obvious All right, let's address the obvious All right, let's address the obvious question first. Cold water causes question first. Cold water causes question first. Cold water causes shrinkage. We've all experienced it. shrinkage. We've all experienced it. shrinkage. We've all experienced it. Jump in a cold pool and everything Jump in a cold pool and everything Jump in a cold pool and everything retreats immediately. So, how could cold retreats immediately. So, how could cold retreats immediately. So, how could cold exposure possibly help with erections? exposure possibly help with erections? exposure possibly help with erections? It seems completely backwards, right?
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It seems completely backwards, right? It seems completely backwards, right? Here's what's actually happening. Cold Here's what's actually happening. Cold Here's what's actually happening. Cold exposure isn't about what happens to exposure isn't about what happens to exposure isn't about what happens to your body in the moment you're cold. your body in the moment you're cold. your body in the moment you're cold. It's about what happens after. It's It's about what happens after. It's It's about what happens after. It's about the adaptive response your body about the adaptive response your body about the adaptive response your body creates when it's repeatedly exposed to creates when it's repeatedly exposed to creates when it's repeatedly exposed to cold stress. And that adaptive response cold stress. And that adaptive response cold stress. And that adaptive response affects multiple systems that are affects multiple systems that are affects multiple systems that are critical for erectile function. critical for erectile function. critical for erectile function. mitochondrial energy production, nitric mitochondrial energy production, nitric mitochondrial energy production, nitric oxide levels, dopamine release, and oxide levels, dopamine release, and oxide levels, dopamine release, and inflammation reduction. Let me break inflammation reduction. Let me break inflammation reduction. Let me break this down. When you expose your body to this down. When you expose your body to this down. When you expose your body to cold water, whether it's a cold shower, cold water, whether it's a cold shower, cold water, whether it's a cold shower, an ice bath, or even just being outside an ice bath, or even just being outside an ice bath, or even just being outside in cold temperatures without a jacket, in cold temperatures without a jacket, in cold temperatures without a jacket, your body goes into fight orflight mode. your body goes into fight orflight mode. your body goes into fight orflight mode. Your system releases norepinephrine, Your system releases norepinephrine, Your system releases norepinephrine, which is basically your adrenaline which is basically your adrenaline which is basically your adrenaline hormone. This signals your mitochondria, hormone. This signals your mitochondria, hormone. This signals your mitochondria, which are the powerhouses of your cells, which are the powerhouses of your cells, which are the powerhouses of your cells, to start working overtime. Your to start working overtime. Your to start working overtime. Your mitochondria start burning more fuel, mitochondria start burning more fuel, mitochondria start burning more fuel, producing more energy, and generating producing more energy, and generating producing more energy, and generating heat to keep your body warm. And here's heat to keep your body warm. And here's heat to keep your body warm. And here's where it gets interesting for erectile where it gets interesting for erectile where it gets interesting for erectile function. When your mitochondria are
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function. When your mitochondria are function. When your mitochondria are functioning at a higher level, your functioning at a higher level, your functioning at a higher level, your entire vascular system works better. entire vascular system works better. entire vascular system works better. Your blood vessels become more Your blood vessels become more Your blood vessels become more efficient, your cells produce more efficient, your cells produce more efficient, your cells produce more energy, and critically your body becomes energy, and critically your body becomes energy, and critically your body becomes better at producing nitric oxide. better at producing nitric oxide. better at producing nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is the molecule that makes Nitric oxide is the molecule that makes Nitric oxide is the molecule that makes erections possible. It signals your erections possible. It signals your erections possible. It signals your blood vessels to relax and dilate so blood vessels to relax and dilate so blood vessels to relax and dilate so blood can flow into your penis. Without blood can flow into your penis. Without blood can flow into your penis. Without adequate nitric oxide, you don't get adequate nitric oxide, you don't get adequate nitric oxide, you don't get hard. It's that simple. And a study hard. It's that simple. And a study hard. It's that simple. And a study published in the journal of published in the journal of published in the journal of biomolelecules in 2021 found that whole biomolelecules in 2021 found that whole biomolelecules in 2021 found that whole body cold exposure actually increased body cold exposure actually increased body cold exposure actually increased the activity of nitric oxide synthes in the activity of nitric oxide synthes in the activity of nitric oxide synthes in older men. That's the enzyme responsible older men. That's the enzyme responsible older men. That's the enzyme responsible for producing nitric oxide. So cold for producing nitric oxide. So cold for producing nitric oxide. So cold therapy is literally enhancing your therapy is literally enhancing your therapy is literally enhancing your body's ability to create the molecule body's ability to create the molecule body's ability to create the molecule you need for erections. But it gets even you need for erections. But it gets even you need for erections. But it gets even better. Cold exposure also releases better. Cold exposure also releases better. Cold exposure also releases dopamine about 2.5 times your baseline dopamine about 2.5 times your baseline dopamine about 2.5 times your baseline levels. Dopamine is your passion
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levels. Dopamine is your passion levels. Dopamine is your passion hormone. It's what drives desire, hormone. It's what drives desire, hormone. It's what drives desire, anticipation, and excitement. It's what anticipation, and excitement. It's what anticipation, and excitement. It's what makes you want to have sex in the first makes you want to have sex in the first makes you want to have sex in the first place. Compare that to chocolate or sex place. Compare that to chocolate or sex place. Compare that to chocolate or sex itself, which only gives you about twice itself, which only gives you about twice itself, which only gives you about twice your baseline dopamine. Cold exposure your baseline dopamine. Cold exposure your baseline dopamine. Cold exposure gives you more. So, not only are you gives you more. So, not only are you gives you more. So, not only are you improving the physical mechanisms of improving the physical mechanisms of improving the physical mechanisms of getting hard, you're also boosting the getting hard, you're also boosting the getting hard, you're also boosting the mental drive that makes you want to be mental drive that makes you want to be mental drive that makes you want to be intimate. Now, here's another critical intimate. Now, here's another critical intimate. Now, here's another critical benefit. Cold exposure reduces benefit. Cold exposure reduces benefit. Cold exposure reduces inflammation and improves insulin inflammation and improves insulin inflammation and improves insulin resistance. And this matters because resistance. And this matters because resistance. And this matters because insulin resistance is one of the hidden insulin resistance is one of the hidden insulin resistance is one of the hidden causes of erectile dysfunction in men causes of erectile dysfunction in men causes of erectile dysfunction in men over 50. When you're insulin resistant, over 50. When you're insulin resistant, over 50. When you're insulin resistant, which shows up as belly fat, feeling which shows up as belly fat, feeling which shows up as belly fat, feeling sleepy after eating carbs, or struggling sleepy after eating carbs, or struggling sleepy after eating carbs, or struggling to lose weight despite exercise, your to lose weight despite exercise, your to lose weight despite exercise, your blood vessels can't produce nitric oxide blood vessels can't produce nitric oxide blood vessels can't produce nitric oxide efficiently. Insulin resistance causes efficiently. Insulin resistance causes efficiently. Insulin resistance causes what's called endothelial dysfunction, what's called endothelial dysfunction, what's called endothelial dysfunction, which is basically damage to the lining which is basically damage to the lining which is basically damage to the lining of your blood vessels. And those blood
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of your blood vessels. And those blood of your blood vessels. And those blood vessel cells are supposed to be vessel cells are supposed to be vessel cells are supposed to be producing nitric oxide. When they're producing nitric oxide. When they're producing nitric oxide. When they're damaged, nitric oxide production drops damaged, nitric oxide production drops damaged, nitric oxide production drops and your erections suffer. Cold therapy and your erections suffer. Cold therapy and your erections suffer. Cold therapy has been shown to improve insulin has been shown to improve insulin has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity, which means your blood sensitivity, which means your blood sensitivity, which means your blood vessels can function better and produce vessels can function better and produce vessels can function better and produce more nitric oxide. But wait, there's more nitric oxide. But wait, there's more nitric oxide. But wait, there's more. Your testicles are designed to more. Your testicles are designed to more. Your testicles are designed to hang away from your body specifically to hang away from your body specifically to hang away from your body specifically to stay cooler than your core temperature, stay cooler than your core temperature, stay cooler than your core temperature, about 2° C cooler. This temperature about 2° C cooler. This temperature about 2° C cooler. This temperature difference is critical for testosterone difference is critical for testosterone difference is critical for testosterone production and sperm quality. When your production and sperm quality. When your production and sperm quality. When your testicles are too warm from sitting all testicles are too warm from sitting all testicles are too warm from sitting all day, wearing tight underwear, or day, wearing tight underwear, or day, wearing tight underwear, or carrying extra weight, their function carrying extra weight, their function carrying extra weight, their function decreases. You produce less testosterone decreases. You produce less testosterone decreases. You produce less testosterone and lower quality sperm. Cold therapy, and lower quality sperm. Cold therapy, and lower quality sperm. Cold therapy, especially targeted cooling of the especially targeted cooling of the especially targeted cooling of the testicles, has been shown to improve testicles, has been shown to improve testicles, has been shown to improve sperm quality and quantity. And while sperm quality and quantity. And while sperm quality and quantity. And while there's not definitive data yet on there's not definitive data yet on there's not definitive data yet on whether it boosts testosterone whether it boosts testosterone whether it boosts testosterone production, the logic is clear. If your
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production, the logic is clear. If your production, the logic is clear. If your testicles function better when they're testicles function better when they're testicles function better when they're cooler and cold exposure keeps them cooler and cold exposure keeps them cooler and cold exposure keeps them cooler, it should support testosterone cooler, it should support testosterone cooler, it should support testosterone production. We're waiting for the production. We're waiting for the production. We're waiting for the large-scale studies, but the anecdotal large-scale studies, but the anecdotal large-scale studies, but the anecdotal evidence for men doing daily cold evidence for men doing daily cold evidence for men doing daily cold exposure is extremely promising. Now, exposure is extremely promising. Now, exposure is extremely promising. Now, here's the practical part. You don't here's the practical part. You don't here's the practical part. You don't need to jump straight into an ice bath. need to jump straight into an ice bath. need to jump straight into an ice bath. You can start with contrast showers, You can start with contrast showers, You can start with contrast showers, which is what I recommend for most guys. which is what I recommend for most guys. which is what I recommend for most guys. Here's how you do it. Start with your Here's how you do it. Start with your Here's how you do it. Start with your normal warm shower. Get comfortable. normal warm shower. Get comfortable. normal warm shower. Get comfortable. Then, switch to cold water for 30 Then, switch to cold water for 30 Then, switch to cold water for 30 seconds. Breathe through it. Focus on seconds. Breathe through it. Focus on seconds. Breathe through it. Focus on deep breathing. In through your nose, deep breathing. In through your nose, deep breathing. In through your nose, out through your mouth. Then switch back out through your mouth. Then switch back out through your mouth. Then switch back to warm. Repeat this cycle three times. to warm. Repeat this cycle three times. to warm. Repeat this cycle three times. What you're doing is training your body What you're doing is training your body What you're doing is training your body to adapt to stress. You're activating to adapt to stress. You're activating to adapt to stress. You're activating your mitochondria. You're releasing your mitochondria. You're releasing your mitochondria. You're releasing dopamine. You're improving your vascular dopamine. You're improving your vascular dopamine. You're improving your vascular function. And over time, this builds a function. And over time, this builds a function. And over time, this builds a foundation for better erectile function, foundation for better erectile function, foundation for better erectile function, more energy, and stronger sexual
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more energy, and stronger sexual more energy, and stronger sexual performance. Now, cold therapy works performance. Now, cold therapy works performance. Now, cold therapy works even better when combined with the right even better when combined with the right even better when combined with the right nutritional support. Because while cold nutritional support. Because while cold nutritional support. Because while cold exposure boosts nitric oxide synthes exposure boosts nitric oxide synthes exposure boosts nitric oxide synthes activity, you still need the raw activity, you still need the raw activity, you still need the raw materials to produce nitric oxide. materials to produce nitric oxide. materials to produce nitric oxide. That's where Lcitroline comes in. That's where Lcitroline comes in. That's where Lcitroline comes in. Lcitrilline is an amino acid that your Lcitrilline is an amino acid that your Lcitrilline is an amino acid that your body converts into nitric oxide. And the body converts into nitric oxide. And the body converts into nitric oxide. And the best natural source is watermelon. best natural source is watermelon. best natural source is watermelon. If you're looking for a simple, natural If you're looking for a simple, natural If you're looking for a simple, natural way to support nitric oxide production way to support nitric oxide production way to support nitric oxide production alongside your cold therapy routine, alongside your cold therapy routine, alongside your cold therapy routine, organic watermelon extract is clinically organic watermelon extract is clinically organic watermelon extract is clinically proven to improve erectile function in proven to improve erectile function in proven to improve erectile function in men with mild ED. It's gentle, it's men with mild ED. It's gentle, it's men with mild ED. It's gentle, it's safe, and it works synergistically with safe, and it works synergistically with safe, and it works synergistically with what cold exposure is already doing in what cold exposure is already doing in what cold exposure is already doing in your body. You'll find a link to high your body. You'll find a link to high your body. You'll find a link to high quality organic watermelon extract in quality organic watermelon extract in quality organic watermelon extract in the description below. But if you want the description below. But if you want the description below. But if you want comprehensive support that addresses comprehensive support that addresses comprehensive support that addresses multiple aspects of erectile function, multiple aspects of erectile function, multiple aspects of erectile function, nitric oxide production, testosterone
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nitric oxide production, testosterone nitric oxide production, testosterone optimization, and blood flow optimization, and blood flow optimization, and blood flow enhancement, there's an advanced formula enhancement, there's an advanced formula enhancement, there's an advanced formula that combines lcitrine with macaroot, that combines lcitrine with macaroot, that combines lcitrine with macaroot, nettle root, iicarin, and tonad ali. nettle root, iicarin, and tonad ali. nettle root, iicarin, and tonad ali. This formula attacks erectile This formula attacks erectile This formula attacks erectile dysfunction from every angle. And when dysfunction from every angle. And when dysfunction from every angle. And when combined with cold therapy, you're combined with cold therapy, you're combined with cold therapy, you're giving your body everything it needs to giving your body everything it needs to giving your body everything it needs to perform at its peak. that's also linked perform at its peak. that's also linked perform at its peak. that's also linked in the description below. Here's what in the description below. Here's what in the description below. Here's what you need to remember. Cold exposure you need to remember. Cold exposure you need to remember. Cold exposure isn't about what happens in the moment. isn't about what happens in the moment. isn't about what happens in the moment. Yes, you'll experience shrinkage when Yes, you'll experience shrinkage when Yes, you'll experience shrinkage when you're cold. It's about the long-term you're cold. It's about the long-term you're cold. It's about the long-term adaptive response your body creates. adaptive response your body creates. adaptive response your body creates. Regular cold exposure improves Regular cold exposure improves Regular cold exposure improves mitochondrial function, boosts nitric mitochondrial function, boosts nitric mitochondrial function, boosts nitric oxide production, releases dopamine, oxide production, releases dopamine, oxide production, releases dopamine, reduces inflammation, and improves reduces inflammation, and improves reduces inflammation, and improves insulin sensitivity. insulin sensitivity. insulin sensitivity. All of these factors contribute to All of these factors contribute to All of these factors contribute to better erectile function. Start with better erectile function. Start with better erectile function. Start with contrast showers. Three cycles of hot to contrast showers. Three cycles of hot to contrast showers. Three cycles of hot to cold, 30 seconds each. Do this
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cold, 30 seconds each. Do this cold, 30 seconds each. Do this consistently and pay attention to how consistently and pay attention to how consistently and pay attention to how you feel afterward. Most guys report you feel afterward. Most guys report you feel afterward. Most guys report feeling energized, focused, and more feeling energized, focused, and more feeling energized, focused, and more driven. And when you combine this driven. And when you combine this driven. And when you combine this practice with the right supplements, practice with the right supplements, practice with the right supplements, whether it's the organic watermelon whether it's the organic watermelon whether it's the organic watermelon extract for mild support or the advanced extract for mild support or the advanced extract for mild support or the advanced formula for comprehensive benefits, formula for comprehensive benefits, formula for comprehensive benefits, you're building a powerful foundation you're building a powerful foundation you're building a powerful foundation for sexual performance. Thanks for for sexual performance. Thanks for for sexual performance. Thanks for watching.
