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Contrast Therapy — Hot + Cold Together
TempRx Series | Part 11 of 12 So far, we’ve treated heat and cold as separate interventions. Sauna for cellular repair and cardiovascular health. Cold for neurochemical activation and metabolic boost. But what if you did both? Contrast therapy — alternating between hot and cold — isn’t a modern biohack. It’s ancient practice. Roman baths…
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Brown Fat Activation — Cold as a Metabolic Tool
TempRx Series | Part 6 of 12 You have two types of fat. One stores energy. The other burns it. Most people only know about the first kind — white adipose tissue, the stuff you’re trying to lose, the insulation that accumulates around your midsection and thighs. White fat is a storage depot. Its job…
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The Søberg Protocol — 11 Minutes That Change Everything
TempRx Series | Part 4 of 12 Everyone wants to know the minimum effective dose. How little can I do and still get the benefits? For cold exposure, we actually have an answer. And it comes from Dr. Susanna Søberg, a Danish researcher who analyzed dozens of cold exposure studies to find the threshold where…
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Cold Shock Proteins — The Other Side of the Coin
TempRx Series | Part 3 of 12 If heat shock proteins are the repair crew, cold shock proteins are the rapid response team. Different trigger. Different mechanism. Equally powerful. While heat stress tells your body to hunker down and fix what’s broken, cold stress tells your body to wake up, pay attention, and prepare for…
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Why Temperature is Medicine
TempRx Series | Part 1 of 12 You already know exercise is good for you. Sleep too. Maybe you’ve even accepted that vegetables aren’t optional. But temperature? Most people think of heat and cold as things to avoid. We climate-control our homes, our cars, our offices. We’ve engineered discomfort out of daily life. Which is…