Sleep, Cold Showers, and Parasites

Thx, Hoagie. Interesting about cold showers “exercising” your autonomic system. I’ve been trying a little bit of cold contrast at the end of my showers. It’s uncomfortable but I tolerate it okay. Takes my breath away momentarily but afterwards my body feels like it heats up quickly.

My dad took cold showers year round for years. He had a strong immune system and lived one day shy of 94 years.

So, sleep and cold showers. That’s short and sweet - only 2 points to remember

I try to get a splash of cold at the end of every hot shower. I think it stimulates the release of Luteinizing Hormone.

And most definitely Sleep is the Great Healer. I don't seem to get enough. It's like I'm not even allowed to convalesce because I know there's work to do and bills to pay.

After seeing this video, saying humans are too sheltered and weak...well there is something to being in the elements that resets the human animal back to its wild natural healthy state.

But ironically that means exposure to very pesky nasty critters like ticks and mosquitoes that carry these persistent parasites and bacteria.

I wish I could get back to my old self, active and enjoying the outdoors. But I like a comfy bed too. Sleep and cold showers, is sort of free, I guess if you are afforded access, able to pay rent, or given housing.

Being ill puts these basic things in jeopardy, well the way the system is set up, it barely affords a human time and space, and the creature comforts to properly convalesce.

Reminds me, I used to rent an apartment in a house that was built in the early 1900's and sometimes the water heater and old plumbing didn't work. Cold morning showers were the norm. I guess it was healthy. I thought of it as rudely invigorating at the time.