Essentials: Cold & Heat Exposure for Metabolic Health | Dr. Susanna Søberg

Welcome to Huberman Lab Essentials. Where we revisit past episodes. for the most potent and actionable science-based tools for mental health, physical health, and performance. I'm Andrew Huberman, and I'm a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. And now for my discussion with Dr. Susanna Soberg. Doctor Susanna Soberg, welcome.

Thank you. So great to have you here for many years. I've been interested in cold thermogenesis. Again, you're bringing so much quality information about this area that for a long time I think was kind of niche. And is now becoming

more and more mainstream. So my first question, is there any way that we can start to gauge What is the best way to approach a deliberate cold exposure. protocol, I mean, should it feel uncomfortable? If the temperature is uh very cold and you feel that and you're also feel very cold, then you could you should stay in the water a little bit longer. So I think it's just you should get uncomfortable cold. So as long as you get uncomfortable cold, it's cold enough and you get this what we call the cold shock. So the cold shark is activation of your

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